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The personal touch: Monmouth College alumni team up to help their clients reach their fitness goals in Peoria
Part of the Monmouth College mission statement reads to "empower students to reach their full potential ... and shape their communities." A group of Monmouth alumni, led by 2014 graduate Patrick Thompson, is helping to shape the Peoria, Illinois, com...
Feb 9, 2024, 12:33pm EST
Monmouth College alumni trio to share their unique agribusiness story at Feb. 15 Associates luncheon
Three Monmouth College alumni who run local farms have joined forces to become small business partners, as well, and the trio will discuss their unique story at the next meeting of Monmouth Associates. Julie Larson Martin '00 and Jared '07 and Rachel...
Feb 8, 2024, 4:21pm EST
'The Putback': A most memorable shot for a most interesting Fighting Scot
The player his men's basketball teammates call "the most interesting man in the world" just hit the most memorable shot of the season, lifting Monmouth College to a 65-64 victory over archrival Knox Tuesday night. Sophomore center Turner Plumer of Ca...
Feb 8, 2024, 3:23pm EST
Monmouth College launches marketing major, minor with focus on 'creativity informed by data'
Monmouth College students have learned about marketing for years, but beginning this fall, they'll have the opportunity to focus on the growing discipline as a marketing major or minor. Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, Monmouth will offer an in...
Feb 7, 2024, 10:03am EST
Beach and Stearns in Double Figures in Loss at Knox
The Monmouth College women's basketball lost 69-53 at Knox on Tuesday night. The Scots host Ripon on Saturday in the home finale. Knox scored the first four points before Kynlee Stearns (Gilson, Illinois) scored in the lane on a feed from Ashley Jone...
Feb 6, 2024, 11:26pm EST
Plumer's Tip-In at Buzzer Gives Monmouth 65-64 Win at Knox
The Monmouth College men's basketball team got a tip in at the buzzer from Turner Plumer (Canton, Illinois) to beat rival Knox 65-64 on the road Tuesday night. The Scots (13-9, 7-6) moved into a tie for third place in the Midwest Conference standings w...
Feb 6, 2024, 9:50pm EST
Monmouth College to stage Julia Cho's 'The Language Archive' Feb. 15-18 in new space, the Hewes Library Studio Theater
Although Valentine's Day will have come and gone earlier in the week, the next Monmouth College theatre production will focus on love languages, or the lack thereof. Playwright Julia Cho's bittersweet comedy The Language Archive, which its director, ...
Feb 6, 2024, 10:48am EST
Boley's Two Season Highs Lead Scots at Keck Select
The Monmouth College track and field teams competed at Saturday's Keck Select at Illinois Wesleyan. The meet included Division I and Division III teams with Monmouth's competitors racking up 18 personal events on the day. Women Maddie Boley (Beecher,...
Feb 3, 2024, 9:12pm EST
Monmouth College Moves Enrollment Deposit to June 1 to Help Families Frustrated by FAFSA Delays
In response to numerous delays with the U.S. Department of Education's Free Application for Federal Student Aid, Monmouth College has extended the deadline for its enrollment deposit to June 1. The decision, which extends the College's deadline by one...
Feb 2, 2024, 12:09pm EST
Monmouth College's Fasano to help physics students chart their careers as an APS Career Mentoring Fellow
For years, Monmouth College professor Chris Fasano has been an advocate of studying physics, calling the field "great career preparation, and great preparation for life." Now, Fasano will continue that advocacy in an official role, as he's been named...
Feb 2, 2024, 10:36am EST