BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (April 16, 2025) — Ingrid Hofmann of Pleasant Valley, Iowa, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at University of Michigan.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 16, 2025) — Monmouth College has been awarded nearly $1 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch an ambitious new program aimed at increasing the success of Pell Grant eligible students pursuing degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).

Students (left to right): Mark Nemcek, Jackson Watson, Tanner Kelm, Donald Walk and Lane Mulder

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (April 10, 2025) — Kaleb Goodlow of Milan, Illinois, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Bradley University.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 9, 2025) — Local theatregoers will have the opportunity to experience an "enchanted" evening this month when Monmouth College stages a community production of Cinderella.

From left: Kay Pence, Grace Ludwig. Devan Riberdy, and Toby Paone

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 9, 2025) — The Scott County Democrats have awarded two Kirschbaum-Fitzsimmons scholarships worth $1000 each to Grace Ludwig from Pleasant Valley High School and Devan Riberdy from North High School.

Grace Ludwig of Bettendorf, Iowa, plans to attend New York University and major in marketing and journalism.

PELLA, IOWA (April 9, 2025) — A pillar of a Central College education is community service and civic engagement. In Spring 2025, 44 Central students are participating in a service-learning opportunity to build civic engagement.

Anna Dennis of Davenport (52802) is serving Pella Community High School- Special Education classroom in Pella, Iowa. Dennis is an English major in the Class of 2027.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 9, 2025) — “Broadway on Broadway” is returning to campus on April 12, as the Monmouth College Chorale hosts one of its annual fundraising events.

"Each year, Chorale holds a ‘Broadway on Broadway’ concert, where solos, duets and ensembles from Broadway shows are performed in Dahl Chapel," said Chorale director Tim Pahel.

HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA (April 9, 2025) — Marshall University is proud to announce that long-time broadcast journalist, author and philanthropist Soledad O’Brien will deliver the university’s keynote address for the 2025 graduation ceremonies scheduled for 9AM and 2PM, Saturday, May 10, at the Marshall Health Network Arena.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 7, 2025) — "It sounds like I'm making up a novel," said Dennis Noyes ('67), as he recalled the time in war-torn Guatemala that he narrowly escaped gunfire, sliding in the nick of time like a baseball player under a tavern's closing aluminum door. He wound up at the feet of a stranger — a CIA operative, as it turns out — who would have a major influence on his life.

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