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Chicago pianist Mark Valenti to perform Feb. 15 at Monmouth College A "gifted pianist" from Chicago will be on Monmouth College's campus Feb. 15-16 to present a concert and share his expertise with students. Mark Valenti will perform at 7:3...
Feb 8, 2019, 10:28am EST
Willhardt named Monmouth College dean and vice president for academic affairs
Veteran educator Mark Willhardt has been named Monmouth College dean and vice president for academic affairs. Willhardt, who has been an English professor at the College since 2000 and has served as interim dean since June, will assume the office fu...
Feb 7, 2019, 5:00pm EST
Rankin to 'coach' Monmouth College's production of 'The Wolves,' Feb. 21-24
One way to look at the next Monmouth College theater production is that it's a war movie, only with an ensemble cast of 16-year-old female soccer players. That's how the play's author, Pulitzer Prize-finalist Sarah DeLappe, has said she originally s...
Feb 7, 2019, 10:14am EST
College 'duo' sharpens leadership skills at National Panhellenic Conference Academy
A pair of Monmouth College students recently strengthened their leadership skills at a national conference. Emily Krueger '21 of Chicago and Mollie Paisley '21 of Mount Sterling, Ill., attended the National Panhellenic Conference Academy, held in Ja...
Feb 7, 2019, 9:47am EST
Monmouth College students disappointed by underwhelming Super Bowl ads
Roughly half of the students in an advertising class at Monmouth College used the word "disappointing" to describe the commercials aired during Sunday's Super Bowl LIII. Others in professor Tom Prince's class were similarly let down by this year's c...
Feb 5, 2019, 6:07pm EST
Nuclear negotiations on the table for Great Decisions at Monmouth College
Can "the art of the deal" apply to stabilizing our nuclear future? That will be one of the questions posed Feb. 6 as the Great Decisions program at Monmouth College tackles the issue of nuclear negotiations. Political science lecturer Jessica Viv...
Feb 1, 2019, 3:43pm EST
Stewart's interview success with top accounting companies provides model to emulate
As students at Monmouth College began thinking in earnest about plans for the end of the spring semester, it's a good bet that acing an interview with an employer will play an important role. Jeren Stewart '20 of Peoria, Ill., recently did just that...
Feb 1, 2019, 9:52am EST
Hubbard combines three STEM majors to explore 'huge research opportunities' at Monmouth College
Two years into her study of chemistry at Monmouth College, Esther Hubbard '20 made an important discovery - she wanted to learn more about physics. So Hubbard added physics to her existing majors of chemistry and mathematics (her self-described "fun...
Jan 31, 2019, 5:20pm EST
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