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These four Monmouth College alumni are working hard to make Aledo, Illinois, a haven for high-tech jobs. Pictured from left are Shayne Sendera '21, Kyle McEwen '13, Mitchell Perez '21 and Kenzi Lafferty '19.

Monmouth College alumni hope high-tech jobs will lead to economic growth in Aledo

Monmouth College graduates have a presence up the road from campus in Aledo, and there's room for more. That's a message that Kenzi Lafferty '19 wants to convey. Lafferty is the programs manager for High-Tech Small Town in downtown Aledo. The new comp...
Dec 2, 2021, 12:03pm EST
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Monmouth College's popular holiday concert "Christmas at Monmouth" returns to the Dahl Chapel stage at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4.

'We're back live': College's popular 'Christmas at Monmouth' concert set for Dec. 4

"Christmas at Monmouth" is back in front of a live audience this year, and Monmouth College choral director Tim Pahel is thrilled for the underclassmen in the College's various musical ensembles. "Many of our students haven't had the in-person 'Christ...
Dec 1, 2021, 11:16am EST
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Robin Ottenad Galloway -- a 1990 Monmouth College graduate and the liberal arts college’s newest trustee -- is president of the ice cream division of DFA Dairy Brands, a national milk marketing cooperative owned by family dairy farmers and based in Kansas City, Missouri.

Robin Ottenad Galloway, president of the ice cream division of DFA Dairy Brands, named Monmouth College trustee

The career of Monmouth College graduate Robin Ottenad Galloway is a testament to the power of liberal arts degree. A three-decade veteran of the ice cream industry, Galloway has also worked in the oil and automotive industries. Galloway -- who is pres...
Dec 1, 2021, 7:38am EST
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Oradiegwu Scores 30 but Scots Fall at Lake Forest

The Monmouth College men's basketball team dropped the Midwest Conference opener 94-85 at Lake Forest on Tuesday night. The Scots return to action Saturday afternoon at home against Beloit College. Jonathan Oradiegwu (Richmond, Texas) got the Scots o...
Nov 30, 2021, 11:50pm EST
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Morgan Nets Career-High 20 as Scots Win at Lake Forest

The Monmouth College women's basketball team put three players in double figures as they won the Midwest Conference opener 72-63 at Lake Forest Tuesday night. The win moves the Scots to 4-2 overall, 1-0 in MWC play as Josie Morgan (Washington, Illinois...
Nov 30, 2021, 11:30pm EST
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Legendary Monmouth College emeritus professor Gary Willhardt '59 remembered for helping build College's English Department with '18th-century elegance'

Emeritus professor of English Gary Willhardt slipped into the "Realms of Light" on Nov. 27. He was 84 at the time of his death in Clarksville, Iowa. In addition to teaching English at Monmouth for 33 years, Willhardt was a 1959 Monmouth graduate. "...
Nov 29, 2021, 6:17pm EST
Connor Dickenson '22 of Chatham, Illinois, poses with his sculpture, which was awarded Best of Show at the annual Juried Student Art Exhibition at Monmouth College.

Dickenson awarded top honor at Monmouth College's Juried Student Art Exhibition

Recording artists have sung about it, and poets have written about it. This semester, Monmouth College senior Connor Dickenson of Chatham, Illinois, created a sculpture about it, and it took home the Best of Show honor at the Annual Juried Student Art...
Nov 29, 2021, 11:47am EST
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Monmouth College psychology professors Carolyn Liesen, far left, and  Sydney Greenwalt, far right, took seven Monmouth students to the Tri-State Undergraduate Psychology Conference, held earlier this month in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. From left: Liesen, Abigail Schaeffer ’24, Hannah Jones ’22, Kaid Landon ’24, Ivair Pacheco ’23, Samantha Weidman ’22, Hannah Rossmiller ’23, Michaela Jelenova and Greenwalt.

Monmouth College Students Get a Boost at Psychology Conference

Learning and fun can go hand in hand. That was the case for the seven Monmouth College students who attended the 30th-annual Tri-State Undergraduate Psychology Conference, held earlier this month in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Psychology professors Sydney Gr...
Nov 24, 2021, 1:59pm EST
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Morgan Scores Career-High 18 as Scots Win by 40

The Monmouth College women's basketball team won their third straight home game with a dominating 74-34 victory over Illinois Tech on Saturday. The Scots used one of the best quarters in school history to sprint out to a 25-point lead and never looked ...
Nov 20, 2021, 4:11pm EST
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The final round of the 11th annual Monmouth College Moot Court competition was held Nov. 10. Pictured are the four student finalists and the three judges who presided over the competition. From left are Grant Miller ’22, Gabriela Peterson ’23, judges Andrew Stuckart, Andrew Doyle and Elisa Nelson, Matthew Datlof ’22 and Owen Mane-Davies ’23.

In his final year of moot court at Monmouth College, Datlof sweeps top awards

The past four winners of Monmouth College Moot Court are hoping for careers in law. Next year, Matthew Datlof '22 of Las Vegas, Nevada, plans to move that number to five by starting law school. Datlof took home both awards that were presented earli...
Nov 19, 2021, 11:16am EST
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Founded in 1853 and affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Monmouth College provides a transformative educational experience within a caring community of learners. A residential liberal arts college that is the birthplace of the women's fraternity movement, Monmouth College empowers students to realize their full potential, live meaningful lives, pursue successful careers, and shape their communities and the world through service and leadership.

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