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St. Ledger celebrated for 45 years of service to Monmouth College faculty, students
Nancy St. Ledger didn't expect to receive a permanent position when she was hired in 1973 to be a part-time secretary for Monmouth College's chief fundraiser. But 45 years to the day after she started work at the College on Sept. 6, 1973, the Monmou...
Sep 7, 2018, 11:00am EDT
New lecture series will 'kick off' prior to Monmouth's first home football game
Fighting Scots football coach Chad Braun won't be the only Monmouth College faculty member delivering an important pre-game speech this fall. An addition to the College's pre-game activities is the Great Lectures Series. It will debut Sept. 8 in con...
Sep 5, 2018, 4:19pm EDT
Young adult literature author Faith Harkey to speak Sept. 11 at Monmouth College
Fans of young adult literature have an opportunity to hear about the craft from one of the genre's exciting new voices. Faith Harkey, the author of two recent novels aimed at middle-grade students, will give a talk at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11, in Room 273...
Sep 5, 2018, 12:57pm EDT
FusionFest V on Sept. 7-8 will ease Monmouth students into campus theatre scene
For the fifth consecutive year, Monmouth College will open its theatre season with a 24-hour play festival that also serves as an icebreaker for a new group of theatre students. FusionFest V opens at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Fusion Theatre, 230 S. M...
Sep 4, 2018, 2:50pm EDT
Fulbright experience a growth opportunity for Monmouth College's Jeren Stewart
Jeren Stewart '20 hoped his experience as a Fulbright student in Scotland would set him up for a strong second half to his Monmouth College education. It did that, and then some. "It was a really great experience," said Stewart, a Peoria, Ill., r...
Sep 4, 2018, 2:45pm EDT
Monmouth College professor a keen observer of new prime minister of Pakistan
Can a celebrity with limited political experience successfully lead a nation? With the Aug. 18 election of Imran Khan as their prime minister, the people of Pakistan will find out. And Monmouth College political science professor Farhat Haq, who als...
Sep 4, 2018, 2:40pm EDT
Seven sets of sibling students making news at Monmouth College
At the start of this century, the rate of twins born in the United States was on a rapid rise. Monmouth College can vouch for that increase, and then some. Among its 280 new students, the College welcomed seven sets of twins - or, to be more accu...
Aug 30, 2018, 12:15pm EDT
Monmouth College's SOFIA students get early start on 'living and learning' community
Classes are now underway at Monmouth College, but for a group of more than 50 students, serious academic endeavors began three weeks earlier through the College's Summer Opportunity for Intellectual Activity (SOFIA) program. Each of 57 students, mos...
Aug 24, 2018, 3:37pm EDT
Exhibit that examines life in Myanmar on display at Monmouth College
A traveling exhibit that examines art, culture, education and politics in the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar has made a stop at Monmouth College. "Altered States: Painting Myanmar in a Time of Transition" features pieces from the collection of Ia...
Aug 24, 2018, 11:36am EDT
Monmouth College's academic year officially begins with traditional matriculation ceremony
As the minutes ticked down to the official start of their Monmouth College education, members of the Class of 2022 collected in groups of five or six, eagerly and anxiously awaiting the College's traditional matriculation ceremony in front of Wallace H...
Aug 20, 2018, 9:49am EDT