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Pictured at the campaign kickoff event Friday are, from left: John Osterlund, vice president for development and college relations; the Rev. Dr. Teri Ott, chaplain; Mary Corrigan '82, president of the Alumni Board; Maggie Bruckner '20, president of the Associated Students of Monmouth College; board of trustees member Gus Hart '68; psychology professor Joan Wertz, chair of Faculty Senate; First Lady Lobie Stone; and President Clarence Wyatt.

Monmouth College launches 'Light This Candle' campaign to increase endowment by at least $75 million

The candle is lit. Monmouth College has launched a campaign to significantly bolster the national liberal arts college's endowment. "Light This Candle: The Campaign for Monmouth College" aims to raise a minimum of $75 million by Dec. 31, 2022. More ...

Mar 18, 2019, 9:43am EDT

Monmouth College students took a break from their trash removal work at Lake McKellar in Memphis to pose for this group photo. Twenty-nine of the College's 57 Stockdale Fellows participated in the service trip earlier this month.

Monmouth College students won't soon forget Memphis, 14 tons of trash and their bus in a ditch

Ask any of the 29 Monmouth College students who traveled to Memphis on an Alternative Spring Break service trip what their most memorable moment was, and they will surely reply, "When our bus slid into a ditch on I-55." That accident, in which no Mo...

Mar 15, 2019, 11:12am EDT

Monmouth College fraternity and sorority members assembled on the steps of the Huff Athletic Center during last year's Greek Week. This year, the week will be held March 17-23.

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Monmouth's Greek Week a time to foster connections, enhance sense of community An air of mystery surrounds this year's Greek Week at Monmouth College, which will be held March 17-23. The week celebrating fraternity and sorority life on campu...

Mar 14, 2019, 5:15pm EDT

On its spring break tour of Texas, the Monmouth College Chorale made a stop in San Antonio, where the group sang on the city's famous River Walk and also at the Alamo, which was celebrating the 183rd anniversary of its famous time in Texas history.

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Pair of lectures to celebrate legacy of legendary Monmouth professor Thompson This year's Monmouth College Samuel M. Thompson Lecture will bring back to campus two former students of the legendary philosophy professor. Ann Garry '65 will de...

Mar 8, 2019, 9:21am EST

This file photo shows Boy Scouts from western Illinois and eastern Iowa in a Merit Badge University session. Monmouth College will once again host scouts from the region on March 9.

Monmouth College to host its eighth Merit Badge University for Boy Scouts on March 9

More than 400 Boy Scouts from Illinois and Iowa will gather March 9 at Monmouth College to hone their skills during a day-long Merit Badge University. This is the eighth year that Monmouth College has hosted the Boy Scouts of America's annual confer...

Mar 6, 2019, 8:37am EST

'Wild Things' art exhibit at Monmouth explores conflict between human and animal

Where the wild things are will be Monmouth College when a new art exhibit opens this month. "Wild Things: Nature and the Social Imagination," the works of University of Nebraska art professor Sandra Williams, will be on display March 11-April 5 in t...

Mar 4, 2019, 9:25am EST

Monmouth College Students on Chartered Bus Involved in Sunday Morning Accident

A chartered bus carrying a group of 29 Monmouth College James and Sybil Stockdale Fellows and Assistant Director of Leadership Development Jake McLean was involved in an accident Sunday morning, according to Monmmouth Vice President Student Life & Dean...

Mar 3, 2019, 6:12pm EST

Monmouth College Chorale to perform in major Texas cities March 2-9

The Monmouth College Chorale will shake the bonds of a harsh Midwest winter when it travels to Texas March 2-9 on its annual performance tour. Some of the selections - which will include works by a range of classic and contemporary composers - will ...

Feb 25, 2019, 10:42am EST

Poet John McCarthy will read from his new collection of poetry, "Scared Violent like Horses," on Feb. 25 at Monmouth College.

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Poet John McCarthy to read as part of Writers@Monmouth series on Feb. 25 When you ask John McCarthy why he writes poems, he's quick to point to the landscape that has shaped him. In McCarthy's words, he writes "to showcase and illuminate the...

Feb 21, 2019, 4:50pm EST

The cast for Monmouth College's production of "The Wolves" pose on the Wells Theater set. Brie Stumbo is pictured on the far left in the second row. Hannah Lingle is second from the left in the front row.

Women's soccer players Lingle, Stumbo making stage debuts in 'The Wolves'

Two of the cast members in Monmouth College's production of The Wolves will make their stage debut this week, but neither is new to performing in front of a live audience. Hannah Lingle '19 of Muscatine, Iowa, and Brie Stumbo '22 of Shelley, Idaho, ...

Feb 20, 2019, 12:15pm EST

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Founded in 1853 and affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Monmouth College provides a transformative educational experience within a caring community of learners. A residential liberal arts college that is the birthplace of the women's fraternity movement, Monmouth College empowers students to realize their full potential, live meaningful lives, pursue successful careers, and shape their communities and the world through service and leadership.