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Thanks for giving: Monmouth College professor Michael Connell recognized for reaching 10-gallon mark in blood donations
Monmouth College business and economics professor Michael Connell gave his first pint of blood when he was a high school student in Flora, Illinois. For the years of his generosity that have followed, Connell recently received a special pin from the Am...
Nov 29, 2023, 11:23am EST
Scots Lose Late Lead, Game at Lake Forest
The Monmouth College women's basketball team led for most of the game but ultimately fell short in a 59-57 loss at Lake Forest on Tuesday night in their Midwest Conference opener. Lake Forest scored first but Ashley Jones (Abingdon, Illinois) tied th...
Nov 28, 2023, 11:17pm EST
Plumer's Career High Leads Scots Past Foresters
Playing without their leading scorer on the season, the Monmouth College men's basketball team opened Midwest Conference play with a 75-62 win at Lake Forest on Tuesday. The Scots (3-3, 1-0) got a career-high 22 points from Turner Plumer (Canton, Illin...
Nov 28, 2023, 8:55pm EST
Update: Monmouth College Midwest Matters Lecture Scheduled for Dec. 6 Has Been Postponed
EDITORS: The Midwest Matters Lecture scheduled for Dec. 6 has been postponed. It is anticipated that it will be given in early 2024. A release will be posted when a new date is known. -- Duane Bonifer, Office of Communications and Marketing Monmouth C...
Nov 27, 2023, 2:28pm EST
Goodrich Paces Four Scots in Double Figures in Win
The Monmouth College women's basketball team picked up their first win of the season with a 74-60 victory at Dominican on Saturday. The Scots used a 14-0 run in the first half to take control of the game and finished with four players in double figures...
Nov 25, 2023, 6:19pm EST
Cold temps, warm hearts: Wetterling '96 has spearheaded local food drive for 23 years
An idea that started in Iowa has taken roots in Monmouth, and that's thanks to a Monmouth College graduate with a passion for helping her community. Vanessa Treat Wetterling '96 has spearheaded the community's enormously successful Freezing For Food ...
Nov 22, 2023, 11:39am EST
Scots Put Four in Double Figures to Beat Blackburn
The Monmouth College men's basketball team put four in double figures to beat Blackburn College 79-70 on Tuesday night. The Scots (2-3) are off for the holiday before starting conference play next Tuesday. Jordan Hill (Chicago, Illinois) started the g...
Nov 21, 2023, 10:46pm EST
Scots Rally to Force OT but Fall to Eureka
The Monmouth College women's basketball team rallied from 17 points down to force overtime but ultimately lost at home to Eureka College 72-68 on Tuesday night. The Scots put two players in double digits and will next be in action on Saturday at Domini...
Nov 21, 2023, 9:22pm EST
Top Work in Monmouth College Student Art Show Calls Attention to 'Society's Indifference' Toward Military Veterans
Monmouth College student Joshua Hinkle hopes his award-winning artwork will not only inspire those who view it but lead them to support change. Hinkle's mixed media piece, America's Veteran, received two honors in the College's annual Juried Student A...
Nov 21, 2023, 11:31am EST
Three opportunities in early December to celebrate Christmas at Monmouth College
The holiday spirit will be in abundance at Monmouth College in December, with three Christmas events scheduled in a five-day span. All three events - the traditional "Christmas at Monmouth" concert, a Jazz Ensemble concert titled "A Jazz Christmas?" ...
Nov 21, 2023, 9:57am EST