27 Jan 2021

Monmouth's Bond Part of Research Team That's Received $600,000 National Science Foundation Grant

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 27, 2021) — A Monmouth College professor is part of a national study that seeks to better understand student attitudes toward learning about statistics and data science.

26 Jan 2021

Monmouth College's Student Senate Starts Scots Care Fund for Students Hit Hard by Pandemic

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 26, 2021) — Monmouth College's student government has continued a campus tradition of “looking out for each other,” raising more than $23,000 for an emergency fund to help students who have been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

25 Jan 2021

Monmouth College Prepares to Start Spring Semester with Weekend of COVID-19 Testing

By Duane Bonifer

 

Monmouth College students wait in line during the first of three days of testing for COVID-19, January 22-24.

05 Jan 2021

Emily DeWitt of Rock Island, Illinois, Graduates From Monmouth College

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 5, 2021) — Emily DeWitt, an art major from Rock Island, graduated from Monmouth College in December. DeWitt is the child of Kevin and Wendy A DeWitt of Rock Island, Illinois.

23 Dec 2020

COVID-19 Pandemic Gives Monmouth College Psychology Majors Research Opportunities

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 23, 2020) — The COVID-19 pandemic affected college students in numerous ways during the recently-completed fall semester. For three Monmouth College psychology seniors, it presented research opportunities.

10 Dec 2020

Monmouth College Receives Grant from Community Health Foundation of Warren and Henderson Counties to Administer COVID-19 Tests

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 10, 2020) — Monmouth College has received a grant to help the Monmouth-Warren County community intensify its battle against the COVID-19 virus.

The College has received a $150,000 grant from the Community Health Foundation of Warren and Henderson Counties to purchase 5,000 SHIELD Illinois tests, which the College will help administer to the Monmouth-Warren County community for a nominal fee.

16 Nov 2020

Chicago Native Dr Harvey Echols Named to Monmouth College Board of Trustees

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (November 16, 2020) — Dr Harvey Echols of Jacksonville, Florida, has been named to the Monmouth College Board of Trustees.

A 1981 graduate of the liberal arts college, Echols has worked in the medical profession for more than 25 years.

10 Nov 2020

Monmouth Theatre Students Hope Next Production Reaches Out and Touches Audiences

By Duane Bonifer

 

Clockwise from left: Student directors Amelia Chavez, Richard Eyre, Noah Harshbarger, and Allie Bryan

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (November 10, 2020) — Since the invention of cell-phones as brick-sized monstrosities in the 1970s, they have risen in prominence and their use has become ubiquitous.

09 Nov 2020

Monmouth College Students Reflect About Voting in Their First General Election

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (November 9, 2020) — When current Monmouth College students prepare to vote in the Election of 2060, they might think back to what a crazy time when they voted for the first time — the Election of 2020, held during a global pandemic when US political polarization was high.

06 Nov 2020

Monmouth's Bob Simmons Honored for Classics Day with Prestigious Outreach Prize

By Duane Bonifer

 

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (November 6, 2020) — Bringing ancient Greece and Rome to life through his ambitious Classics Day events has earned Monmouth College professor Bob Simmons the 2020 Society for Classical Studies Outreach Prize.

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