04 Sep 2025

Monmouth College Engineering Program Earns Prestigious ABET Accreditation

By Barry McNamara

In 2023, Preston Rousey, Caden Stasko, and Reed Wilson were the first graduates of Monmouth's engineering program

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 4, 2025) — Monmouth College's engineering program has achieved a major milestone - official accreditation by ABET, the global standard in engineering and technology education — marking a significant moment for both the college and its STEM ambitions.

03 Sep 2025

Beyond the Counter: Cedarville Connects Pharmacy Education with Innovation

By Jordan Foley

Students in Cedarville University's Doctor of Pharmacy program work on measuring pharmacy prescriptions in its laboratory

02 Sep 2025

Sacred Heart University Partners with Bigelow Tea for First-Year Student Wellness Bag Initiative

By Kimberly Swartz

FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT (September 2, 2025) —

02 Sep 2025

Works by Carl Sandburg College Art Professors Nikki Ponce, Lisa Walker on Display at Monmouth College

By Barry McNamara

“Historical Fiction,” Lisa Walker

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 2, 2025) — "Historical Fiction," a collection of works by Carl Sandburg College art professors Nikki Ponce and Lisa Walker, is currently on display in the Len G Everett Gallery at Monmouth College.

02 Sep 2025

Marshall University Partners with CGE to Release Exclusive Codenames Edition

By Tiffany Davis

HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA (September 2, 2025) — Marshall University has partnered with CGE, an international board game company, to create a Marshall University edition of the award-winning party game Codenames.

This partnership marks the first of its kind for CGE, blending the fun of a globally beloved game with the purpose-driven mission of Marshall University.

29 Aug 2025

Grace Lawrence of Le Claire, Iowa, is Cornhusker Marching Band Member

By Sean Hagewood

Members of the pit raise their mallets amid a percussion performance during the Cornhusker Marching Band's annual exhibition concert August 22 at Memorial Stadium. The band will make its regular-season debut September 6 at the stadium with pregame and halftime performances during Nebraska's football home opener against Akron

29 Aug 2025

Forbes Names Augustana One of 25 Private Colleges with Generous Financial Aid

By Joushua Blount

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 29, 2025) — On the Forbes list of Top Colleges again this year, Augustana College has been recognized as one of 25 private colleges around the country that offer students generous financial aid and scholarships. For all 25 schools on the Forbes list, scholarships cover at least half of the total cost of tuition.

27 Aug 2025

Monmouth Graduate Robin Galloway ('90) to Deliver College's Wiswell-Robeson Lecture

By Barry McNamara

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 27, 2025) — A member of Monmouth College's Board of Trustees with an extensive career as an executive in the food industry will deliver the college's Ninth Annual Wiswell-Robeson Lecture.

Robin Ottenad Galloway, a 1990 graduate of Monmouth, will speak at 7PM, September 8, in Dahl Chapel and Auditorium. Free and open to the public, her talk is titled "Consumer Food Trends, Food Labeling and the Supply Chain."

27 Aug 2025

Des Moines University to Host Virtual Pre-Health Summit for High Schoolers

By Denise Lamphier

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (August 27, 2025) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences is inviting high-school students to a free virtual Pre-Health Summit on Saturday, October 25, 9AM-12PM. The event is designed for students who are interested in exploring careers in health-care.

26 Aug 2025

Monmouth College's First Class of Nursing Students Has Started Fall Semester

By Barry McNamara

Ava Landon (left) and Lydia Overcash will be nursing students and members of the Fighting Scots softball team, which is a major benefit of Monmouth's new partnership with OSF HealthCare

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 26, 2025) — If this year's Fighting Scots softball team finds itself short on athletic trainers, the squad can take comfort in the fact that it boasts two members of Monmouth College's inaugural class of nursing students.

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