MONMOUTH COLLEGE NEWS

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OTHER MONMOUTH COLLEGE NEWS

Student essay featured on Georgetown website
Beastrom '14 on faith and avlues


'Main Street, Illinois'
Lynn to speak March 28 about the 2,400 towns in Land of Lincoln


Washington Semester
Florio, Frye currently in D.C., more scheduled for next fall


Mexicon-Monmouth connection
Brady to speak about Jalisco/Zacatecas region at International Luncheon


$120,000 gift
Midwest Bank shows support for MC's Center for Science and Business


'A Night at the Opera'
Students to perform opera scenes, under post-baccalaureate direction of Feenstra '11


Is the future possible?
Lovins is optimistic that society can innovate its way out of problems


Final Great Decisions
Discussion forum ends tonight with Todd's talk on 'Energy Geopolitics"


Urban’s ‘Matchlocks to Flintlocks’ fills an important niche


New member of alumni staff
Cindy Robinson comes to MC as alumni relations coordinator


Cultural Awareness Week
Guest speakers include Wise on affirmative action, Keisling on LGBTQ


Competitive speech
Led by Miller (left), ScotSpeak finishes season on a high note


Alternative Spring Break
MC students volunteering in Des Moines, Louisville


'Loaves and Fishes'
MC to host regional NetVUE gathering March 23-24


Rattlesnake Mound
Cahokia Mounds burial site is topic of next Archaeology Lecture


Happy 100th, Girl Scouts!
To mark occasion, MC's Cordery has essay published in Wall Street Journal


Business case for sustainability
'Climate Capitalism' author Lovins to speak at Monmouth College


Author, author
Chemistry professors Sostarecz, Sturgeon published in journals


Windy City law
Chicago attorney Nahrstadt '89 (left) hosts students from MC's Pre-Law Club


'Our North Star'
President unveils guiding strategic plan, campus master plan


Three new exhibits
Bishop Hill artist, Asian scrolls, top ACM photos featured


Psi Chi inducts seven
MC's chapter of international psychology society welcomes new members


$10,000 PittCon grant
Money to be used to purchase new chemistry equipment


Sig Ep success
Illinois Gamma chapter reaps rewards at leadership event


Tune in tonight
Follow the Fighting Scots in their NCAA matchup vs. the University of Chicago


The economics of 'picking'
Connell draws lessons from popular reality show


Women's basketball featured by FCA


Something fishy
27th Fox Lecture to focus on tuna in ancient Grece


NCAA tourney-bound
Fighting Scots women draw unbeaten 'Maroon 5' from Chicago


Lit, hoops & physical chemistry
President's 'Breakfast with Mauri' blog returns


Choral concert
Chorale, Chamber Choir to perform March 2 in Dahl Chapel


Sen. Durbin visits class
Escalting prices of gas, higher education among Illinois senator's topics


Read all about it!
The Courier brings home 10 awards from ICPA competition


Unveiling the plans
President Ditzler to discuss new strategic plan, master plan with MC community


Summer international research
SIRT group headed to Southeast Asia in May, 12 others to Hawaii


'Fantastic' news
Harrison's scholarly article published in Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts


Hot off the press
Cordery's biography of Low released last week, book tour set to start


Wyoming, revisited
MC production an epilogue to 'The Laramie Project'


Instrumental concert
Monmouth Winds, Concert Band to perform Feb. 26 in Dahl Chapel


Urban's book fills gap
His 'Matchlocks to Flintlocks' covers warfare in Europe from 1500-1700


Calling all students!
Want to be in a video? Be at Dahl Chapel today at 2:15, or Stockdale Center at 5


What do tornadoes cost?
Simmons, international authority on economics of natural hazards, to speak at MC


MCC at MCC
Chorale performance at Monmouth Country Club to raise funds for Spain tour


Gospel Music Extravaganza
MC's Colorful Voices of Praise to be joined by WIU group on Feb. 18


Award-winning entrepreneur
Boykin '93, founder of SpokenVizions Magazine, to perform, visit classes


Simpson '98 wins prestigious 2012 Iowa Short Fiction Award
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Top international students at MC
Deliimam, Bin Farrakh on campus through highly-competitive programs


Chile today, pool tomorrow
Holm chose to miss part of senior swim season to study abroad


Spain's 'hidden secrets'
Students who took nine-day academic trip say they can't wait to go back


This week's talks
Leading marine ecologist to present McMullen Lecture; Great Decisions, Associates also on tap


Halpin joins staff
Distinguished '09 grad to work in development in Chicago; Maher promoted


A vocal treat
Steyer, award-winning soprano to present recital, accompanied by MC's Pahel


Right on schedule
Mild winter helping with construction of Center for Science and Business


MC receives $125,000
Estate gift from Helen Hicks '43 will endow scholarship


MC adds exercise science
Along with new major comes change from department of P.E. to kinesiology


Winning photo
Jessica Bingham claims top prize in contest sponsored by Far & Near


Lambda Pi Eta
MC's communication honor society inducts eight new members


Lead journal article
Hagley to be published in April 2012 issue of Politics and Policy


Dugan to join MC team
1995 Monmouth grad to serve as assistant director of external relations


Learning leadership
Chemistry major Rupp one of 17 undergrads to attend national ACS conference


Local support
MC is appreciative of its town-gown relationship, including Security Savings' gift


Celebrating King
Talk by WIU president headlines Monmouth's MLK events


$1 million gift
Kevin Goodwin '80 establishes Rod Lemon Faculty Excellence Fund


'Messages of equality'
LeBlanc, visiting professor, to present lecture Jan. 26


'Civic Engagement 2.0'
Lecture to focus on connecting students with local communities


New art exhibit
Photo albums from 1890s inspire Houzenga's works


Cordery's new book
MC history professor pens biography of Girl Scouts founder for centennial


Life in 2100, part II
One MC faculty member thinks 'out of this world' prediction could come true


Open auditions
Community invited to try out for parts for upcoming MC production


VITA returns for 13th year
MC's tax assistance program to start on Feb. 6


Stage presence
MC students attend regional theatre festival, bring home honors


Great Decisions
Twon-gown discussion forum is back for its 32nd year


Life in 2100
MC's Cramer, Godde weigh in on energy, aging issues


Dean's List
These MC students excelled in the classroom during fall semester


Alumnus promotes study abroad
Mitchell '67, veteran of Foreign Service, makes $50,000 gift to alma mater


Green tips for 2012
MC's own Danielle Nierenberg '95 publishes ideas in Chicago Tribune op-ed piece


The best of 2011
A look back at Monmouth College’s top stories and photos from past year


Caterpillar CEO to speak
Oberhelman to give MC's Whiteman Lecture in April


Another honor for Cole
Senior's photo from Florence among ACM contest selections


Capener tapped as business dean
VP for strategic planning leaving MC for Jacksonville University's school of business


Capener tapped by JU
Vice president for strategic planning leaving MC for Jacksonville


MC earns high marks
Increasingly, Monmouth using NSSE benchmarks to measure academic success


Big Red's gift ideas
Books, coffee, pens on list, which is topped by idea that can help change world


That's a wrap
Students put finishing touches on semester with projects, papers, exams


How does MC rank?
Increasingly, NSSE benchmarks being used to measure academic success


Merit Badge University
For next several years, MC to host area Boy Scouts


Meet the coach
Skrivseth to discuss Scots basketball at Associates luncheon


International push
Monmouth College anounces two new scholarships


Home of fulminologists
What don't we know about lightning? Surprisingly, a lot, says MC physics prof


Christmas at Monmouth
Popular holiday tradition, featuring several ensembles, set for Dec. 3


President's blog
Small-town banks and colleges still perform important role


Thanks for coming
MC recognizes four international exchange students


Business and science
Byrnes '72 a shining example of a Monmouth College education