MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 13, 2025) — October is a time for hayrack rides, pumpkin spice — and Homecoming weekend at Monmouth College.

The college will host its annual event that celebrates alumni October 17-18, featuring several award ceremonies, as well as a spirit shout, a parade, a football game, and pre- and post-football game gatherings. Reunions will be held throughout the weekend for the classes of 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020.

From left: Chris Fasano, Audra Goach, Bob Simmons, Chris Goble, Tiffany Springer, and Mike Connell

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 9, 2025) During the summer, Monmouth College announced the creation of six academic schools to better align its strengths and create new opportunities for collaboration and student success. This week, after a competitive process, the college announced the appointment of the schools' six inaugural chairs:

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 6, 2025) — The latest art exhibit in Monmouth College's Len G Everett Gallery is by a 2007 alumnus of the school — John Carroll of Polo, Illinois.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 2, 2025) — Monmouth College has been awarded a highly competitive TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant from the US Department of Education, totaling $1.3 million over five years. This funding will allow Monmouth to expand its commitment to supporting students who are first-generation, low-income, or have disabilities as they work toward earning their Bachelor's degree.

As part of a September day spent working with area high school students, Tim Pahel led the college's choral students in a selection. The Fall Choir Concert will be held October 4

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 29, 2025) — The Fall Choir Concert and the first Maple Leaf Community Concert Series event of the season are both on tap for early October at Monmouth College. Both concerts will be held in the Kasch Performance Hall of Dahl Chapel and Auditorium.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 29, 2025) — Monmouth College student Taylor Whitaker has already built a strong foundation for a future career in politics and public service.

The senior from Germantown Hills, Illinois, recently added another layer to her résumé when she was named a 2025-2026 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 25, 2025) — About sixty years ago, a song by the legendary Johnny Cash detailed how he'd been "everywhere, man" — "Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota," and on and on.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 15, 2025) — In her concluding remarks after Monday evening's Ninth Annual Wiswell-Robeson Lecture, Monmouth College President Patricia Draves neatly summarized the presentation by alumna Robin Ottenad Galloway ('90), a member of Monmouth's Board of Trustees and chair of its finance committee.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 11, 2025) — The fall semester at Monmouth College is now in full swing and the events calendar is heating up. The next few days will feature the first concert of the academic year, an update on the college by President Patricia Draves, and a wellness fair that will involve the entire campus.

The Fighting Scots Marching Band makes it way down Broadway during the Warren County Prime Beef Festival Parade earlier this month. The band's numbers are up this year, which is also the case for the college's Chorale and Wind Ensemble

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