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College 'duo' sharpens leadership skills at National Panhellenic Conference Academy
A pair of Monmouth College students recently strengthened their leadership skills at a national conference. Emily Krueger '21 of Chicago and Mollie Paisley '21 of Mount Sterling, Ill., attended the National Panhellenic Conference Academy, held in Ja...
Feb 7, 2019, 9:47am EST

Monmouth College students disappointed by underwhelming Super Bowl ads
Roughly half of the students in an advertising class at Monmouth College used the word "disappointing" to describe the commercials aired during Sunday's Super Bowl LIII. Others in professor Tom Prince's class were similarly let down by this year's c...
Feb 5, 2019, 6:07pm EST

Nuclear negotiations on the table for Great Decisions at Monmouth College
Can "the art of the deal" apply to stabilizing our nuclear future? That will be one of the questions posed Feb. 6 as the Great Decisions program at Monmouth College tackles the issue of nuclear negotiations. Political science lecturer Jessica Viv...
Feb 1, 2019, 3:43pm EST

Stewart's interview success with top accounting companies provides model to emulate
As students at Monmouth College began thinking in earnest about plans for the end of the spring semester, it's a good bet that acing an interview with an employer will play an important role. Jeren Stewart '20 of Peoria, Ill., recently did just that...
Feb 1, 2019, 9:52am EST

Hubbard combines three STEM majors to explore 'huge research opportunities' at Monmouth College
Two years into her study of chemistry at Monmouth College, Esther Hubbard '20 made an important discovery - she wanted to learn more about physics. So Hubbard added physics to her existing majors of chemistry and mathematics (her self-described "fun...
Jan 31, 2019, 5:20pm EST

Monmouth College musician qualifies for National Trumpet Competition in March
A strong second effort has allowed Monmouth College to blow its own horn for one of its music students. Nick Thomas '21 of Elmhurst, Ill., has qualified to compete at the National Trumpet Competition March 15-16 in Lexington, Ky. One of 64 college t...
Jan 31, 2019, 12:12pm EST

Monmouth College Offices to Close 3:30 p.m. Wednesday; Classes to Resume Noon Thursday
Monmouth College offices will close at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 30, and the College will not resume its normal campus schedule until noon on Thursday, January 31. All classes, events, activities and practices prior to noon Thursday, January 3...
Jan 30, 2019, 2:27pm EST

Monmouth College Campus to Close 7 p.m. Tuesday; College's Classes, Campus Events and Activities Canceled on Wednesday
All Monmouth College classes, campus events and activities are canceled from 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 29, through Wednesday, January 30. Campus buildings will close at 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 29. Campus buildings will open at their normal hours on We...
Jan 28, 2019, 10:25pm EST

Monmouth College to host Great Decisions program, Archaeology Lecture
A pair of series will continue at Monmouth College Jan. 30-31, when the College hosts a Great Decisions discussion forum and an Archaeology Lecture, both led by Monmouth faculty. Anthropology professor Petra Kuppinger will take a closer look at the ...
Jan 25, 2019, 10:06am EST

Monmouth College students' study of phage takes major step with genome sequencing
Monmouth College students continue to contribute to a "tremendous resource to the scientific community" by helping unlock mysteries about a virus. Phage are viruses that infect bacteria, and they "are everywhere that bacteria are found," said Monmou...
Jan 24, 2019, 3:28pm EST