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Local student conducts summer research at Monmouth College
Seth Croslow, a sophomore physics and chemistry major from Lawrenceville, Ill., recently spent eight weeks as a Kieft Summer Research Student at Monmouth College. Croslow worked on a project titled "Effects of Divalent Transitional Metal Ions on Ins...
Jul 27, 2018, 4:58pm EDT
Local student conducts summer research at Monmouth College
Lexi Tibbs, a senior biochemistry major from New Holland, Ill., recently spent eight weeks as a Kieft Summer Research Student at Monmouth College. Tibbs worked on a project titled "Synthesis of Lignin Monomer Alcohols." "Through the potential syn...
Jul 27, 2018, 4:56pm EDT
Working at Monmouth College garden and farm has opened the world to Howey
Olivia Howey '19 had to take a quick break from an interview. On a beautiful, sunny July morning, fellow members of the summer crew at Monmouth College's Educational Garden were struggling to open one of two storage sheds on the property. Howey, who...
Jul 27, 2018, 11:09am EDT
Smithhisler enhances her leadership skills at prestigious Mount Vernon institute
Immersed in a highly selective summer institute with other talented rising college juniors, Monmouth College's Hadley Smithhisler learned a lot about her herself and about leadership. "Leadership can be quiet or loud," she said, after spending six w...
Jul 27, 2018, 11:06am EDT
Monmouth College Launches Three STEM Programs as Part of Major Academic Innovation
Monmouth College has launched a major academic innovation that will further position its students to be competitive in careers related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Beginning in fall 2019, the liberal arts college will offer S...
Jul 24, 2018, 4:43pm EDT
Monmouth grad to pursue translator studies at leading university
No matter which language you use to say it, Monmouth College graduate Bota Yergaliyeva has an exciting future. A member of Monmouth's Class of 2018, Yergaliyeva is headed to one of the top graduate schools in the nation to prepare to be a translator...
Jul 24, 2018, 4:07pm EDT
Monmouth College Launches Three STEM Programs as Part of Major Academic Innovation
Monmouth College has launched a major academic innovation that will further position its students to be competitive in careers related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Beginning in fall 2019, the liberal arts college will offer S...
Jul 24, 2018, 3:18pm EDT
Monmouth's Kieft Scholars benefit from summer of dedicated chemistry research
Whether looking to create materials, produce better biofuels, treat diabetes or simply enhance the experience of buying bread, Monmouth College's group of Kieft Scholars had an interesting and productive summer. The 11 students, who will complete th...
Jul 17, 2018, 4:47pm EDT
Monmouth alumna Owen to lead Kappa Kappa Gamma into its sesquicentennial
For Gail Simpson Owen '74, membership in Kappa Kappa Gamma was a life-changing experience. That's why as she becomes its national president, she is eager to help the women's fraternity continue to be a source of empowerment for women. "It is an hono...
Jul 13, 2018, 4:13pm EDT
Monmouth College group will never forget the elephants of Sumatra
Monmouth College biology professor James Godde and the four students he recently led to Sumatra will never forget their three-week study-abroad trip to the Indonesian island, especially because of an animal that never forgets. "I thought the elephan...
Jul 9, 2018, 11:42am EDT