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U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos to speak on 'future of rural America' at Monmouth College's fifth annual Wiswell-Robeson Lecture on Sept. 7
A politician with deep roots in Illinois agriculture will present Monmouth College's fifth annual Wiswell-Robeson Lecture on Sept. 7. U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, who serves the 17th Congressional District in Illinois, will speak at 7 p.m. in the College's...
Aug 26, 2021, 2:37pm EDT
Exhibit from Monmouth College art collection now on display; reception is Aug. 27
More than six dozen works from Monmouth College's art collection, some of which have not been seen by the public in years, will be on display through Sept. 17. "Highlights from the Monmouth College Art Collection" is currently on display in the Len G....
Aug 25, 2021, 10:52am EDT
Men of Monmouth College's Phi Delta Theta fraternity receive national honor for chapter excellence
Monmouth College's Illinois Gamma chapter of the national men's fraternity Phi Delta Theta received several national honors at the organization's 83rd General Convention, held last month in Pittsburgh. Monmouth's Phi Delts received a Silver Star in th...
Aug 24, 2021, 10:54am EDT
Monmouth College to Hold Tailgating on Campus Before This Year's Home Football Games
Tailgating will return to Monmouth College for football games this season. Tailgating will be held at the College's parking lot on the corner of Euclid Avenue and Fifth Street, across from the city's North Park, for the Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Oct. 30 and N...
Aug 23, 2021, 1:59pm EDT
Corsaro will wear many hats at Monmouth College - chaplain, companion, engager
The Rev. Monica Corsaro, Monmouth's new interim chaplain of community engagement, is grateful for a word that's not in her job title. "They often use the word 'director' in the job titles of people in positions like mine, but we don't direct, we 'comp...
Aug 23, 2021, 1:04pm EDT
One journey ends, another begins for Monmouth College's Class of 2025
A funny thing happened to incoming first-year student David Dessin as he made his way from Bradenton, Florida, for the start of his Monmouth College experience, joining more than 200 other members of the Class of 2025 who officially matriculated at a S...
Aug 22, 2021, 12:26pm EDT
Monmouth's new students to be welcomed Aug. 21 by enthusiastic orientation leaders
Before this week is over, more than 200 new first-year students will arrive at Monmouth College, where they will be welcomed by the entire campus community in what College officials hope will be "as normal an orientation as possible." Chief among thos...
Aug 17, 2021, 3:58pm EDT
Monmouth College students, faculty, staff and guests will be expected to wear face masks while inside buildings' public spaces
Monmouth College President Clarence R. Wyatt sent the following message Thursday morning about COVID-19 protocols to the College community. *** August 5, 2021 Dear Fellow Scots, As we prepare what promises to be an exciting 2021-22 school year, I ...
Aug 5, 2021, 2:39pm EDT
Illinois Native Megan Jones Named Monmouth College Women's Basketball Head Coach
Central Illinois native Megan Jones has been named Monmouth College women's basketball head coach. Jones comes to Monmouth from Luther College in Iowa where she was an assistant coach for the last three seasons while also serving as the Assistant Coor...
Aug 5, 2021, 6:00am EDT
Monmouth graduate Ouellette named College's interim chaplain
Monmouth College did not have to look far to find the right person to serve as interim chaplain for the 2021-22 academic year. The Rev. Brandon Ouellette, pastor of Faith United Presbyterian Church, just one block south of campus, will fill the role a...
Aug 4, 2021, 11:48am EDT