25 Apr 2023

Monmouth College President Wyatt To Retire at End of 2023-24 School Year

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 25, 2023) — Monmouth College President Clarence R Wyatt has announced that he will retire at the end of the 2023-24 school year, upon completion of his tenth year as Monmouth's president.

21 Apr 2023

“Passionate” Monmouth College Student Leader Anita Gandara Named Newman Civic Fellow, Will “Keep Pushing for Change”

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILL. (April 21, 2023) — At the heart of the Newman Civic Fellowship is honoring and empowering students who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for challenges facing their communities.

20 Apr 2023

Book by Monmouth College Professor Petra Kuppinger Explores the Role of Major Cities in a Globalized World

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 20, 2023) — The development, transformation, and role of major cities and regional centers in a globalized world is the topic of the latest book by a Monmouth College professor.

Monmouth anthropology professor Petra Kuppinger has authored Cities and Spaces: An Introduction to Urban Anthropology, a college-level textbook published by Waveland Press.

20 Apr 2023

Monmouth College Wind Ensemble to Perform World Premiere of Paideia Fanfare, a Celebration of the Liberal Arts in the Midwest, at April 28 Concert

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 20, 2023) — The world premiere of a piece commissioned by Monmouth College music professor Justin Swearinger will be featured during the Monmouth Wind Ensemble's final concert of the academic year.

18 Apr 2023

Award-Winning Ocean Explorer Erika Bergman to Speak April 24 on Eve of Monmouth College's Scholars Day

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 18, 2023) — On the eve of its Scholars Day celebration, Monmouth College will host a guest speaker who explores places in the ocean few people have ever seen.

Deep-sea submersible pilot Erika Bergman will speak at 7PM, April 24, in the Dahl Chapel and Auditorium. The College's biology and chemistry departments are sponsoring the pre-Scholars Day talk, which is free and open to the public.

17 Apr 2023

Monmouth Receives $1 Million Gift from Geneseo Family with Long Association to the College

By Duane Bonifer

From left: 2007 Monmouth graduate Sarah Zaleski Degarmo and her parents, Jane Turnbull-Zaleski and Steve Zaleski

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 17, 2023) — Monmouth College has received a $1 million gift to support faculty development, technology, and campus improvements.

The gift is from the Turnbull-Zaleski family, which includes 2007 alumna Sarah Zaleski Degarmo and her parents, Jane Turnbull-Zaleski and Steve Zaleski of Geneseo, Illinois.

14 Apr 2023

Seven Seals Scots Day 2023 at Monmouth College

By Duane Bonifer

Seven members of the Monmouth College Scots Day of Giving Committee celebrate a successful conclusion of the seventh-annual event, which was held for eighteen hours, 53 minutes on April 13. The day raised more than $300,000 from all 50 U.S. states to support the College's students

13 Apr 2023

Midwest Correspondent for The Economist to Speak About Region He Covers during April 18 Talk at Monmouth College

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 13, 2023) — A journalist who has worked on four continents will report on a subject much closer to home when he presents Monmouth College's next Midwest Matters Lecture.

Daniel Knowles, who is based in Chicago as the Midwest correspondent for The Economist, will deliver a talk titled "Impressions of a New Midwesterner" at 7PM, April 18, in Room 276 of the Center for Science and Business. The event is free and open to the public.

13 Apr 2023

Tickets Nearly Sold Out for Monmouth College production of “The Little Mermaid” at Wells Theater, April 20-23

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 13, 2023) — Tickets are selling briskly for the five performances of The Little Mermaid at Monmouth College's Wells Theater, April 20-23.

12 Apr 2023

Monmouth College Student Connects “The Last of Us” to Relationships in Regional Conference Presentation

By Duane Bonifer

Karli Strom (right) poses with Monmouth College communication studies faculty member Shweta Srivastava at the recent CSCA conference in St Louis

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 12, 2023) — At a recent academic conference, a Monmouth College student demonstrated the academic benefit of video games, and two Monmouth faculty members won an award.

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