07 Apr 2025

Racer, Author Dennis Noyes ('67) Used Monmouth College as “Jumping Off Place” to the World

By Barry McNamara

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.

04 Apr 2025

“Cinderella” Continues Monmouth College's Partnership with BCA, Community, and Kids

By Barry McNamara

When Monmouth College staged a collaborative production of "The Little Mermaid" in 2023, several of the roles were played by children from the community

31 Mar 2025

Monmouth's Order of Omega Chapter Ranks as One Of Top Four among All Colleges

By Barry McNamara

From left, Monmouth students Bronte de Zwart, Maddie Boley, Shannon Smith and Lea Selquist were the Order of Omega chapter's executive leadership team in 2024

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 31, 2025) — Monmouth College's Order of Omega chapter was named one of the top four among all colleges and universities for the 2024 calendar year.

25 Mar 2025

Monmouth's Patrick J Curry Aspires to Have His Voice Heard in the World of Sports Media

By Barry McNamara

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 25, 2025) — Patrick J Curry Jr has a nice ring to it, similar to one of his role models in the sports media industry, ESPN's Stephen A Smith.

Or maybe Curry, a Monmouth College junior, will one day choose another means of identification, something along the lines of Rusty Buckets or Swishout, two YouTubers finding success in sports talk. Together, they have more than 600,000 subscribers.

24 Mar 2025

Crowning Achievement: Monmouth's McKinley Rexroat Reflects on Her Experience as a Pageant Queen

By Barry McNamara

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 24, 2025) — A communication studies major, McKinley Rexroat ('27) of Monmouth knows all about the value of a first impression.

21 Mar 2025

Artist, Activist, Scholar Trina Robinson to Present Monmouth College's Thompson Lecture

By Barry McNamara

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 21, 2025) — San Francisco-based artist, activist, and scholar Trina Robinson will help Monmouth College honor one of its legendary professors on March 27.

19 Mar 2025

Monmouth Chorale to Present “Home” Concert; Next Maple Leaf Community Concert Series (MLCCS) Event a Tribute to The Beach Boys

By Barry McNamara

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 19, 2025) — Two different styles of vocal music will be on tap later this month in the Kasch Performance Hall of Monmouth College's Dahl Chapel and Auditorium.

The Monmouth Chorale and Chamber Choir will present the "home" concert of this year's spring tour at 3PM, March 23, followed by a 7PM, March 25, event featuring the music of the Beach Boys, which is part of the Maple Leaf Community Concert Series.

13 Mar 2025

Monmouth College Art Exhibition is an Opportunity to Talk about Türkiye

By Barry McNamara

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 13, 2025) — To be "in flux" is an expression that means something is in a state of constant change or instability.

For Türkiye — where even the official spelling of the country's name changed in 2021 — much of that instability is near its borders.

10 Mar 2025

Counting Down the Speakers: Monmouth College Class of '25 to Hear from Country Music's Lon Helton ('72)

By Barry McNamara

MONMOUTH, ILINOIS (March 10, 2025) — During their four years on campus, Monmouth College's Class of 2025 has had the opportunity to hear some outstanding Commencement speakers.

Their freshman year, it was Morningstar CEO Kunal Kapoor, a 1997 Monmouth graduate. The next year featured former Congressman and presidential candidate Dick Gephardt. Last year, it was actress Sigourney Weaver and her husband, writer/director Jim Simpson.

27 Feb 2025

Keri Dodson Returns to Alma Mater to Serve as Monmouth College's Senior Marketing Director

By Barry McNamara

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (February 27, 2025) — Keri Dodson, a 2018 graduate of Monmouth College, has been named the school's new senior marketing director. She will start her position on March 3.

Since November 2021, Dodson has worked for Bridgeway, serving as the behavioral health clinic's community engagement director and implementing a strategic marketing plan for its seven central Illinois locations.

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