06 Dec 2021

Book Due Nearly a Half-Century Ago Returned to Monmouth College Library by Alumnus Living in Orland Park

By Duane Bonifer

More than 49 years after his original due date at Monmouth College, Battles on the Monsoon is put in its proper place by Hewes Library Director Sarah Henderson

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 6, 2021) — John Carlson and his 1974 Monmouth College classmate Lynette Johnson Carlson have been married for 46 years.

03 Dec 2021

“Novel concept” Allows Monmouth College Students to Work as Short-Term Substitute Teachers

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 3, 2021) — Monmouth College's educational studies department is already on top of a major issue, helping prepare its graduates to work in rural school districts, where there has been a shortage of teachers.

02 Dec 2021

Monmouth College Alumni Hope High-Tech Jobs Will Lead to Economic Growth in Aledo

By Duane Bonifer

Pictured from left are Shayne Sendera ('21), Kyle McEwen ('13), Mitchell Perez ('21), and Kenzi Lafferty ('19)

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 2, 2021) — Monmouth College graduates have a presence up the road from campus in Aledo, and there's room for more.

02 Dec 2021

Grace Stephan of Davenport, Iowa, Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

By Marla Elsea

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (December 2, 2021) — Grace Stephan of Davenport, Iowa, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Stephan was initiated at The University of Kansas.

02 Dec 2021

Upper Iowa University Introduces New “Peacock Promise” Tuition Award

By Andrew Wenthe

FAYETTE, IOWA (December 2, 2021) — A new "Peacock Promise" tuition award at Upper Iowa University (UIU) will make college free for many Iowa students. Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, the Peacock Promise will eliminate tuition for any eligible student for the Iowa Tuition Grant. The Peacock Promise turns the $6,800 Iowa Tuition Grant into a $32,589 tuition award for eligible students new to UIU's Fayette Campus.

02 Dec 2021

“We're Back Live”: College's Popular 'Christmas at Monmouth' Concert Set for December 4

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 2, 2021) — "Christmas at Monmouth" is back in front of a live audience this year, and Monmouth College choral director Tim Pahel is thrilled for the underclassmen in the College's various musical ensembles.

01 Dec 2021

Robin Ottenad Galloway, President of the Ice Cream Division of DFA Dairy Brands, Named Monmouth College Trustee

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 1, 2021) — The career of Monmouth College graduate Robin Ottenad Galloway is a testament to the power of liberal-arts degree. A three-decade veteran of the ice-cream industry, Galloway has also worked in the oil and automotive industries.

01 Dec 2021

Iowa Student Loan-Scholarships Are Free Money for College

By Julie Pingel

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 1, 2021) — If your family will have a new college freshman next year, this is a great time to look for scholarships that will help offset the cost of an education. Scholarships are considered "gift aid," meaning that they do not need to be repaid later. Some are one-time awards that can be used while a family's college savings continues to grow; others are renewable as long as the student remains eligible.

30 Nov 2021

Legendary Monmouth College Emeritus Professor Gary Willhardt ('59) Remembered for Helping Build College's English Department with “18th-Century Elegance”

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (November 30, 2021) — Emeritus professor of English Gary Willhardt slipped into the "Realms of Light" on November 27. He was 84 at the time of his death in Clarksville, Iowa.

In addition to teaching English at Monmouth for 33 years, Willhardt was a 1959 Monmouth graduate.

24 Nov 2021

Monmouth College Students Get a Boost at Psychology Conference

By Duane Bonifer

Monmouth College psychology professors Carolyn Liesen, far left, and Sydney Greenwalt, far right, took seven Monmouth students to the Tri-State Undergraduate Psychology Conference, held earlier this month in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. From left: Liesen, Abigail Schaeffer ('24), Hannah Jones ('22), Kaid Landon ('24), Ivair Pacheco ('23), Samantha Weidman ('22), Hannah Rossmiller ('23), Michaela Jelenova, and Greenwalt

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