MONMOUTH, IL (May 13, 2019) — A popular site for tourists, Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula has also been the site for the past three springs of a semester-abroad experience for Monmouth College students.

At the final Monmouth Associates program of the academic year on May 16, Monmouth faculty members Ken Cramer and Trudi Peterson will discuss what Monmouth students experienced in and around the beautiful and vibrant host city of the program, Mérida.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (May 8, 2019) — Longtime Monmouth College psychology professor Kristin Larson is retiring, but she won't stay idle for long.

Starting June 10, Larson will begin training to be a staff-member with Mercy Ships, an organization that serves "the world's forgotten poor" in West Africa. Her first assignment will be in Dakar, Senegal.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (May 7, 2019) — Monmouth College's baccalaureate service will once again be a festive affair, featuring several special music performances.

The service will be held at 2PM May 11 in Dahl Chapel and Auditorium, the day before the College's 162nd Commencement Exercises. The public is invited.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 24, 2019) — The author of a newly-published book about the chief justices of the United States Supreme Court will return to his alma mater to speak to students on April 26.

Dan Cotter ('88) will speak at 2PM in Mellinger Commons on the first floor of Monmouth College's Center for Science and Business. Free and open to the public, the title of his talk is "The Chief Justices: Our Nation's History Through the Center Seat on the Supreme Court."

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 23, 2019) — The following area students were inducted into Monmouth College's Alpha Lambda Delta honor society, a national honorary scholastic-fraternity for freshmen who earn a 3.5 GPA during the first semester or maintain a 3.5 average over the first academic year.

Karlie Drish of Milan

Hannah Jones of Davenport

Katelynn Mickle of Bettendorf

Elexus Mowery of Moline

Savanah Strunk of Buffalo

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 23, 2019) -- Michelle Zelnio, from Bettendorf, who is majoring in accounting, was inducted into Monmouth College's Blue Key honor-society, an honorary fraternity recognizing outstanding character and ability and distinction in service, leadership, and scholarship.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 23, 2019) — The following area students were recently inducted into Monmouth College's Mortar Board honor-society, a senior honorary to which students are elected in the spring semester of their junior year, on the basis of leadership, service, and scholarship.

William Carius of Bettendorf

Michelle Zelnio of Bettendorf

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 23, 2019) — Hunter de la Rosa, from Moline, who is majoring in physical education, was chosen to participate in Monmouth College's prestigious Honors Program. The Honors Program is designed for intellectually-curious, motivated, and disciplined students who are seeking an intellectual community in which they can thrive.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 17, 2019) — Although they share the common bond of being senior art majors at Monmouth College, the six artists currently featured in the Everett Gallery of Hewes Library are a diverse group.

Monmouth, IL (April 8, 2019) — When the four senior theatre majors who are appearing this week in Monmouth College's production of Oliver! gathered recently, Amanda Grissom likely spoke for most of them when she said she came to campus as a "terrified" freshman.

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