31 Jul 2023

Monmouth College SOFIA Program Gives First-Year Students Opportunity to Experience Campus Life Early While Being Immersed in Research Project

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (July 31, 2023) — The 2023-24 Monmouth College school year unofficially got underway on Sunday afternoon with the arrival of nearly two dozen members of the Class of 2027 and nearly a dozen returning students.

18 Jul 2023

Through Doc Kieft Program, Monmouth College Students Conduct Summer Research, From Investigation of Neurological Diseases to Making Better Sourdough Bread

By Duane Bonifer

Pictured from left in the front row are Kieft summer research students Ivy Hawkins, Cassandra Nolasco, Alejandro Arteaga, Julia Bean, Riley Kalnins, Hannah McGhee, Elizabeth Schmidt and Lina Jursa. In back are, from left, are the faculty members overseeing this year's program: Audra Goach, Michael Prinsell, Janet Ugolino, and Laura Moore

17 Jul 2023

Monmouth College's Yahnke Fund Continues to Be a Blessing for Students Seeking Internships

By Duane Bonifer

Mason Martisauskas (left) is from Merrillville, Indiana. Owen Wolfe is from Galesburg, Illinois

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (July 17, 2023) — Mason Martisauskas has done the math, and the rising Monmouth College senior from Merrillville, Indiana, can confirm this fact: Housing expenses and gas aren't cheap for a college student.

13 Jul 2023

Monmouth College's Kristy Krisher Visits Galapagos Islands to Work with Local Teens on Careers

By Duane Bonifer

The Monmouth College banner has been on the Galapagos Islands before through a biology study abroad trip, and it returned in June with staff member Kristy Krisher, who worked with local teens on career options

30 Jun 2023

What Might Life Be Like in 2100? Monmouth College Professors Discuss the Topic, Again

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (June 30, 2023) —

"The purpose of this book is to help start the debate that will determine how this century unfolds." — Michio Kaku, author of the 2011 book Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100

30 Jun 2023

Monmouth College President Clarence Wyatt's Statement on Supreme Court Ruling

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (June 30, 2023) — Monmouth College President Clarence R Wyatt released the following statement today to the Monmouth community in response to the US Supreme Court's opinion on Students for Fair Admissions Inc v President and Fellows of Harvard College:

30 Jun 2023

Averi Rangel of Moline, Illinois, Creates Winning Design for Next Year's Scholars Day at Monmouth College

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (June 30, 2023) — While Scholars Day 2023 was a success, with scores of students receiving awards at the Honors Convocation in the morning and presenting their research in the afternoon, the event also looked ahead a year, as a logo for the Scholars Day 2024 was selected.

29 Jun 2023

Monmouth Chaplain Credits 'Amazing' Kids and Mentors for Successful LUX Summer Institute for Youth Leadership

By Duane Bonifer

The Monmouth College students who assisted the Rev. Dr. John Huxtable (far right) were, from left, Lina Jursa, Emma Romano, Anna Brunner, Alyssa McDaniel, and Kelsey Holtgrave

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (June 29, 2023) — The students and mentors who attended Monmouth College's LUX Summer Institute for Youth Leadership June 26-28 walked some literal paths, and they also walked the broader path of building community.

29 Jun 2023

Local Students Named to Monmouth College Spring 2023 Dean's List

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (June 29, 2023) — The Monmouth College students on this list all earned a grade-point average of at least 3.5 for the Spring 2023 semester while maintaining at least 3.0 course credits.

Zane Beebe of Davenport (52806)

Neo Colter of Geneseo (61254)

Xanthia Colter of Geneseo (61254)

Madison Coopman of Rock Island (61201)

Anna Davison of Bettendorf (52722)

Riley Fetterer of Milan (61264)

Sara Francescon of Coal Valley (61240)

28 Jun 2023

Life Credits (and Blueberries) in Abundance at Monmouth College's Farm

By Duane Bonifer

Biology professor Eric Engstrom (right) is pictured with this year's student interns at Monmouth College's farm and garden. From left are Michael Andal, Madyson Goodwin, Kaid Landon, and Becka Croasdale. Not pictured is Emma Seybold

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