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Internships provide Monmouth students valuable experiences, sharpen their professional skills
For three seasons, Anna Caster '25 of Greenfield, Indiana, and Lea Selquist '25 of Peru, Illinois, shared playing time as goalkeepers on the Monmouth College women's soccer team. Their shared experience continued last summer, as they were both among ...
Sep 6, 2024, 11:43am EDT
Monmouth College Joins National Effort to Connect Illinois Students Who Often Miss Out on a College Education
Monmouth College took an important step today to create an easier path to college for underserved students in Illinois. Monmouth joined Common App's direct admissions program, which is focused on helping more first-generation and low- and middle-incom...
Sep 5, 2024, 2:27pm EDT
Nahrstadt to discuss his biography of forgotten 1904 presidential candidate Alton B. Parker
During the first week of September, a large headline at the top of a popular website proclaimed "It. Is. Close." when analyzing the 2024 presidential election. That's an election sentiment that a guest speaker at Monmouth College won't be using when ...
Sep 5, 2024, 10:29am EDT
Women's Soccer Falls to Millikin 2-0
The Monmouth College women's soccer team fell at home on Wednesday night 2-0 to Millikin. The Scots (0-2-1) will be back at home on Saturday morning in a non-conference game. The Big Blue scored the first goal of the game in the 12th minute. They add...
Sep 4, 2024, 9:24pm EDT
Celus Named Volleyball Performer of the Week
Monmouth College freshman Kaylee Celus (Annawan, Illinois) was named Midwest Conference Offensive Performer of the Week on Wednesday. The honor covers the opening week of the Monmouth season as Celus played in two of the four matches in Ohio Celus rac...
Sep 4, 2024, 4:35pm EDT
Selquist '25 named Monmouth College's Student Laureate of the Lincoln Academy
Although she's a self-described "numbers girl," accounting and Spanish double major Lea Selquist '25 of Peru, Illinois, has enjoyed opportunities to exercise the other half of her brain in college. In fact, her final act as a Monmouth College student ...
Sep 4, 2024, 12:32pm EDT
Scots Soccer Bags Four Goals in Second Half to Beat Panthers
The Monmouth College men's soccer team scored four unanswered goals in the second half to win at Greenville University on Tuesday night. The Scots (1-1) had four different goal scorers as they knocked off a Panthers team that represented the SLIAC in l...
Sep 3, 2024, 11:08pm EDT
Caster Named MWC Soccer Performer of the Week
Monmouth College senior goalkeeper Anna Caster (Greenfield, Indiana) was named Midwest Conference Defensive Performer of the Week on Tuesday. The honor covers the opening week of the Monmouth season with two games. Caster played all 90 minutes in the...
Sep 3, 2024, 5:48pm EDT
Golfers Start Season at Highland Championships
The Monmouth golf teams started the 2024-25 season at the Highland Championships in the Quad Cities on Sunday and Monday. The women's team did not record a team score while the men finished 18th. On the women's side, Annalyn Lovell (Oneida, Illinois)...
Sep 3, 2024, 5:01pm EDT
Wilson authors story of fellow Monmouth grad, who helped shape U.S.-Japan relations
A Monmouth College alumnus has authored a book on another graduate of his alma mater - a man who left an indelible stamp on U.S.-Japan relations, and a man whose story contains valuable lessons for today's world. Houston-based author James Mikel Wils...
Sep 3, 2024, 12:00pm EDT