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Collaborative escape room one of the highlights of Monmouth College's SOFIA projects
Without the "fire triangle," there's really no story. That was one of the many lessons from the recently completed three-week SOFIA program at Monmouth College. Forty-one Monmouth students participated in this year's SOFIA, which stands for Summer Op...
Aug 23, 2024, 9:55am EDT
Five faculty members among the new faces at Monmouth College in 2024-25
You may have heard that Monmouth College has a new president, as Patricia Draves has returned to the school where she taught chemistry from 2002-06 to lead the institution. Her inauguration ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. Oct. 4 on Wallace Hall Plaza a...
Aug 22, 2024, 2:09pm EDT
Monmouth College-ICC summer program exposes students to the power of research
For a few days this summer, the Monmouth College campus was turned into the solar system. Students who were participating in the inaugural Monmouth-Illinois Central College STEM Summer Scholars Program created a model solar system on campus to help ma...
Aug 21, 2024, 4:31pm EDT
'Seamless transition': Monmouth named to national list of transfer-friendly schools
For the fourth year in a row, Monmouth College has been named to the Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll. The list recognizes excellence in the development and support of dynamic and innovative pathways for community college transfer students. "PTK s...
Aug 20, 2024, 12:06pm EDT
Monmouth-Roseville Titans, Monmouth Scots both have sights set on a postseason repeat
Jeremy Adolphson and Chad Braun have overlapped as football coaches in Monmouth the past 13 years. Adolphson took the reins at Monmouth-Roseville High School in 2011, while Braun was an assistant coach at Monmouth College before getting the school's he...
Aug 19, 2024, 6:18pm EDT
Monmouth Alum Cooper Pauley Named New Cross Country Coach
Monmouth College alum Cooper Pauley has been named Monmouth College cross country coach. In addition to being the head cross country coach for both the men's and women's teams, Pauley will be an assistant coach for the track and field teams. Pauley ...
Aug 19, 2024, 5:52pm EDT
Monmouth College welcomes new students into their 'Monmouth Era'
Through applications, campus visits and registering for fall semester courses, students in the Class of 2028 and transfer students had already indicated their interest in attending Monmouth College. But Saturday afternoon's matriculation ceremony took...
Aug 18, 2024, 10:15pm EDT
Monmouth College Pipe Band to appear this fall in three parades, new gig in Iowa
International Bagpipe Day is not until March, but the local, unofficial version will occur the first week in September, which will feature four appearances by the Monmouth College Pipe Band. Directed by 2019 Monmouth graduate Aaron Kimzey, the band, ...
Aug 13, 2024, 2:50pm EDT
That's amore: Ravioli plays role in alumni wedding ceremony on Monmouth campus
The "spaghetti kiss" in Lady and the Tramp is an iconic moment from a love story on the big screen. For 2021 Monmouth College classmates Julia Sterr and Seth King, their memorable pasta was ravioli. Julia explained how the Italian dish fits into t...
Aug 12, 2024, 12:49pm EDT
Cikauskas Named Second Team Preseason All-American
Monmouth College football's defensive end Anthony Cikauskas (Oswego, Illinois) was named second team preseason All-American by D3football.com on Thursday. As a sophomore in the 2023 season, Cikauskas was named All-American by the Assosiated Press, Am...
Aug 8, 2024, 1:19pm EDT