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Monmouth College Athletics Suspended through December 31
Monmouth College athletics have been suspended through Dec. 31. The decision was made after the Midwest Conference Presidents' Council voted unanimously Monday morning to suspend all athletic competition in the 10-member conference through Dec. 31 beca...
Jul 27, 2020, 2:32pm EDT
Monmouth College receives $2 million estate gift to support the sciences
Monmouth College has received a $2 million gift to support the its science program. The gift is from the estate of Helen McNeel Wiener, a 1938 graduate who died in 2018 at the age of 102. In 2004, shortly after the death of her husband, Bernard, ...
Jul 24, 2020, 12:32pm EDT
Monmouth College receives gift to build Trubeck Amphitheater to enhance outdoor life on campus
Monmouth College students will soon have a new space for outdoor classes, fine arts performances and other campus events. Construction will begin later this summer on the Trubeck Amphitheater, which will be located behind the College's Center for Sc...
Jul 24, 2020, 9:22am EDT
Monmouth College alumna, food activist Nierenberg receives prestigious Julia Child Award
During her childhood, activist Danielle Nierenberg relied on books more than television during her leisure time. Still, the 1995 Monmouth College graduate did have a few favorite TV personalities, including one whose name is on the award that Nierenber...
Jul 23, 2020, 1:09pm EDT
Two Scots' Track Men, One Woman Earn National Academic Awards
A trio of Monmouth College track student-athletes - Austin Pfau (Leland, IL/Somonauk), Reed Wilson (Normal, IL/Community) and Cindy Ladner (Galesburg, IL/Galesburg) - are first-time recipients this year of the All-Academic honor, the highest academic h...
Jul 21, 2020, 4:00am EDT
Two Scots' Track Men, One Woman Earn National Academic Awards
A trio of Monmouth College track student-athletes - Austin Pfau (Leland, IL/Somonauk), Reed Wilson (Normal, IL/Community) and Cindy Ladner (Galesburg, IL/Galesburg) - are first-time recipients this year of the All-Academic honor, the highest academic h...
Jul 21, 2020, 4:00am EDT
Scots Earn Record Number of Midwest Conference All-Academic Selections
Nearly 190 Monmouth College student-athletes representing 29 majors and 17 of the 18 sports sponsored by the Midwest Conference earned a school-record 247 selections on the recently announced MWC All-Academic team for the 2019-20 academic year. The ...
Jul 20, 2020, 4:00am EDT
Monmouth College Makes Adjustments to Fall Events
Monmouth College has made adjustments to several 2020 fall semester events because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Matriculation -- the ceremony that marks students' formal entrance into the Monmouth community -- will be celebrated during students' fir...
Jul 16, 2020, 6:08pm EDT
Midwest Conference Member Schools Will Play League-Only Contests in Fall Season
With a majority of Midwest Conference member institutions including Monmouth College announcing their plans for the resumption of classes this fall, the conference's Presidents' Council met on July 15 to discuss the fall sports season. In a vote of ...
Jul 16, 2020, 11:00am EDT
Monmouth College students Arlt, Lopez join alumnus John Mas at Orange Bowl
This summer, it's a case of dos más for Monmouth College at the Orange Bowl. Students Kensey Arlt '21 of Wichita, Kan., and Jaylan Lopez '22 of Homestead, Fla., have joined 2002 Monmouth graduate John Mas, who has been with the Orange Bowl for 16 y...
Jul 14, 2020, 12:48pm EDT