Pictured from left are Charlie Conkle, Z Kendall, Eli Douglass, Alivia Palicki, Grace Cornelius, Michael Gonzalez and Emma Seybold. Not pictured is Joshua Hinkle

CEDARVILLE, OHIO (April 4, 2024) — In an era where electric cars are gaining more interest among US consumers, there's still a place for gas-powered vehicles. That's why Cedarville University has built a car that could get up to 2,000 miles to a gallon, which it will test in the weekend's Shell Eco-Marathon Americas competition at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The competition is from April 3-7.

Derick Lavan discusses his chemistry research with Monmouth professors Audra Goach and Laura Moore

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 2, 2024) — Although beloved Monmouth College chemistry professor Richard "Doc" Kieft" died in 2009, his presence is still felt strongly in his department and on campus.

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (April 2, 2024) — Hannah Gault, an Elementary Middle Education major from Moline, IL, at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, is one of eleven student-athletes from Warhawk teams who were named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) for the 2023-24 winter season.

The CSC Academic All-District teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom.

PELLA, IOWA (April 2, 2024) — Central College Trustee Harry Smith, a Class of 1973 graduate, will join Central as the newest executive-in-residence. Smith, a multi-Emmy award-winning reporter, announced on air he'll be moving on to his alma mater after spending the past twelve years on NBC News. Smith plans to be on campus during the Fall 2024 semester working with students and teaching the course, Commencement: The Beginning.

SEWARD, NEBRASKA (April 2, 2024) — On Sunday, March 24, Concordia's music department hosted its spring chamber recital. Chamber recitals, given once each semester, allow students to facilitate, practice, and perform pieces of their choice in small, or "chamber," ensembles. Students' ability to choose their own pieces opens the recitals to a variety of musical genres, instrumentations, and arrangements.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (03/28/2024) — Augustana College junior Erik Bergren, a Economics, Public Health major from Geneseo (61254), has been awarded the Nils Hasselmo Award for Academic Pursuit.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 28, 2024) — Caleb Toberman navigated a potential travel snafu to have one of the more memorable spring breaks for a Monmouth College student.

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (March 28, 2024) — The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Amanda Aldridge of Davenport (52806) at Western Illinois University.

Amanda Buford of Davenport (52806) at Western Illinois University.

John Nonnenmann of Milan (61264) at Western Illinois University.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 27, 2024) — Patricia Draves has been named the fifteenth president of Monmouth College.

A veteran higher education leader and former chemistry professor at Monmouth, Draves was unanimously chosen president by the Monmouth College Board of Trustees after an extensive national search. Since 2017, Draves has served as president of Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa.

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