Peter Pitts
Regional Director of Admission
309-457-2131
630-551-0926
PPittsMonmouth1@comcast.net

Hometown:  Clinton, Iowa

Education:  M.A., University of Iowa, 1977; B.A., Wartburg. College, 1974.

Territory:  Recruit students from Cook, Kendall, and Will counties. I also organize bus trips and receptions for students and their families. I visit high schools and attend college fairs throughout the Chicago area.

Peter Pitts' Personal Ponderings:
Everyone Tells me I should write a book. Perhaps I should. I have recruited students for a total of 30 years (the last 16 years for Monmouth College), so there are plenty of fun stories to tell. Monmouth students are what I term "hyper-involved"...involved in so many outside activities I wonder how they can fit all those activities in a 24 hour day! One of my hyper-involved recruits is now an Army chaplain in Iraq. One is now a principal of a grade school (at the tender age of 30)! One has been voted the top young lawyer in the City of Chicago.

There are too many of these stories to tell. Perhaps I should write a series of books! I already know the adjectives that will fill its pages: The adjectives most often used to describe our students are: kind, caring, involved, fun-loving, friendly, easy-going, social, dedicated, engaged, helpful, enthusiastic, ambitious, and diverse.

As I work with prospective students and their families, I try to make sure there is a good "fit" between the student and Monmouth College. I view every student as a new chapter in my book!