27 Oct 2023

Monmouth College Athletes to Hand Out Halloween Treats to Area Children

By Duane Bonifer

The Monmouth College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will hold a trick-or-treating event for area children and their family members 5-7PM on Halloween. This year's event will be held on East Broadway in front of Dahl Chapel and Auditorium

27 Oct 2023

Monmouth, Knox Colleges Combine to Donate Blood to Area Hospitals

By Duane Bonifer

Monmouth College student Sophia Swift ('24) of Port Byron, Illinois, is all smiles while giving blood Thursday afternoon in the College's Huff Athletic Center. Swift helped organize the blood drive, which raised 48 units of blood for area hospitals

26 Oct 2023

Monmouth College's Thompson Lecture to Explore Connections Between Religion and Nature

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 26, 2023) — An engaging speaker who specializes in the connections between religion and nature will present Monmouth College's annual Samuel M Thompson Memorial Lecture.

25 Oct 2023

Big Changes to Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Will Force Some College Students' Families to Play the Waiting Game, According to Monmouth College VP for Student Financial Planning Jayne Schreck

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 25, 2023) — Two very important abbreviations to consider as high school seniors prepared to go to college were GPA and ACT.

18 Oct 2023

Monmouth College Reception for Featured Artist Jesse Howard October 24; Works Focus on Plight of the Homeless and the Disenfranchised

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 18, 2023) — An artist whose work confronts "the most pressing issues of contemporary life" will be on Monmouth College's campus October 24 to discuss his current exhibition in the Len G Everett Gallery in Hewes Library.

17 Oct 2023

Monmouth College Guest Scholar Will Look Back 6,000 Years at Burial Practices in Israel, Palestine

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 17, 2023) — Earlier this month, Monmouth College hosted a ceremony to dedicate a headstone for respected nineteenth-century citizen Champion Miller, a former slave who bought his freedom.

But how were esteemed members of a community memorialized roughly 6,000 years ago?

16 Oct 2023

Like Nobel Prize-Winner, Monmouth College Professor Brian Park Has Studied Women in the Workforce

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 16, 2023) — Last week, the Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to Harvard University professor Claudia Goldin for research on the workplace gender gap. Goldin's research helps explain why women around the world are less likely than men to work (50% vs. 80%) and to earn less money (13% less) when they do.

12 Oct 2023

Monmouth College Wind Ensemble's October 21 Fall Concert Will Shine Spotlight on Alumni, As Well As Conductor Justin Swearinger's Musical Journey

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 12, 2023) — With its title piece composed by an alumnus, the Monmouth College Wind Ensemble will present its fall concert at 7:30PM, October 21, in the Kasch Performance Hall of Dahl Chapel and Auditorium, under the direction of Justin Swearinger.

12 Oct 2023

Hamas “Terrorist Playbook” Has Israel in Tough Position, According to Monmouth College's Jessica Vivian

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 12, 2023) — The surprise attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7 was "right out of the terrorist playbook," said Monmouth College political science professor Jessica Vivian.

What happens next, she said, depends on what play Israel runs in response.

11 Oct 2023

A Timely Addition: TimelyCare Provides Monmouth College Students Access to Mental and Physical Health Helplines

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 11, 2023) — Monmouth College students now have 24/7 access to mental and physical health.

Thanks to TimelyCare, an online health-care app, students have access to multiple resources that support their mental and physical health, including 24/7 helplines.

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