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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
Monmouth College program offers area residents free assistance with tax returns
Beginning Monday, Feb. 4, Monmouth College's free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program will once again be available to area residents. Through April 15, Monmouth accounting students and faculty will be available in the College's Center for Scien...
Jan 23, 2019, 9:37am EST
Monmouth College students 'explore new worlds' on one-week academic trip to the Bahamas
Monmouth College students "explored new worlds" on a one-week trip to the Bahamas over Christmas break. Led by faculty members Brad Sturgeon and Mike Sostarecz, six Monmouth students experienced the culture and beauty of the island nation while cond...
Jan 22, 2019, 12:07pm EST
Monmouth College begins annual day of service as part of Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration
"Everybody can be great ... because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love." - Martin Luther King J...
Jan 21, 2019, 7:02pm EST
Monmouth College's Wunderlich details the transformative wonders of running
At age 35, Monmouth College art professor Janis Wunderlich had high cholesterol and was overweight. Not helping matters was that she was "completely unathletic." "My 2-year-old was faster than me," said Wunderlich, who is in her second year on Monmo...
Jan 18, 2019, 9:56am EST
Great Decisions begins 39th year at Monmouth College on Jan. 23
The topic "Refugees and Global Migration" will kick off the 39th year of the Great Decisions series at Monmouth College on Jan. 23. Monmouth anthropology professor Megan Hinrichsen will introduce this year's opening topic at 7:30 p.m. in the Moot Bo...
Jan 16, 2019, 9:18am EST