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Monmouth College's Quirk interns with Burlington Bees in search of his own field of dreams
A late-summer evening, wispy clouds tempering the sun's rays just enough. Perfectly manicured lush green grass, immaculate white chalk lines, the pop of leather mitts, a cold drink and a hot dog. Is this heaven? No, it's Iowa. Burlington, Iowa, ...
Aug 12, 2019, 12:06pm EDT
Fighting Scots Fall Teams Ready to Kick-Start the Year
Nine Fighting Scots fall sports teams will soon be on Monmouth College's campus, and in less than a month the fall sports season will be underway. The football and women's golf teams begin practice Aug. 15. The following day, six other squads will s...
Aug 8, 2019, 2:00pm EDT
Bizarri, PGA Teaching Pro, To Lead Scots' Men's and Women's Golf Programs
The Monmouth College women's golf team will be under new management when the team debuts in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference this fall. Fighting Scots men's golf coach and PGA teaching professional Cory Bizarri will take the reins of ...
Aug 7, 2019, 11:00am EDT
Monmouth College English professor says Morrison's works 'are needed more than ever'
The voice and writings of Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison are more vital than ever. That's the assessment of Monmouth College English professor Marlo Belschner, who wrote her master's degree thesis on Morrison. Morrison died Monday at th...
Aug 6, 2019, 12:54pm EDT
Monmouth College 2019-20 theatre season offers something for all
A comedy, a murder mystery and a holiday performance are the full-length productions scheduled to hit the Monmouth College stage during the 2019-20 theatre season. The weekend before Thanksgiving, theatre-goers can immerse themselves in the holiday ...
Aug 5, 2019, 11:43am EDT
League Coaches Tab Scots as Favorites to win Division
A divisional realignment has put an interesting twist on the Midwest Conference football season where Monmouth and St. Norbert are again favored to battle for the league title in a vote of the conference's coaches. Monmouth leads the Midwest Conferenc...
Aug 1, 2019, 12:43pm EDT
Garden Crew put in 'rewarding' work while tending to Monmouth College crops
Coming around a bend down the gravel lane at the Monmouth College Market Farm, a shade-covered green hammock stretched invitingly between a pair of tree trunks. But on this gorgeous summer morning, the hammock remained empty - there was still much w...
Jul 31, 2019, 9:39am EDT
Smith's trip to Brazil increases her anticipation for upcoming Monmouth College basketball season
Playing in her first basketball game in Brazil, Monmouth College's Shayne Smith '21 did what she does best - contribute to a winning effort. Competing with a team of U.S.-based collegiate all-stars against a team from Brazil, Smith came on late to f...
Jul 26, 2019, 9:45am EDT
Monmouth, Knox awarded ACM FaCE grant for environmental education symposium
A team of seven faculty members from Monmouth College and Knox College has been awarded a grant from the Associated Colleges of the Midwest to discuss "Environmental Education and the Liberal Arts." The $15,530 Faculty Career Enhancement Program (Fa...
Jul 23, 2019, 4:21pm EDT
Monmouth's distinctive Kieft Summer Research Program concludes with students' chemistry talks
None of the dozen Monmouth College students who presented talks at the close of the Doc Kieft Summer Research Program wore a cap and gown, but that wouldn't have been out of the question. "You've officially graduated into mentorship," said Brad Stu...
Jul 23, 2019, 9:15am EDT