Front Page
16 September 2005
Volume 118, Number 1
A fresh perspective
MC to help Hurricane Katrina victims
On Sept. 7, President Mauri Ditzler announced MC will open its doors to students and faculty who have been displaced due to Hurrsicane Katrina’s massive destruction. This tropical cyclone has affected thousands of lives in Louisiana, Mississippi, the Florida Panhandle and Alabama.
It is estimated that over 100,000 students and 1,000 faculty members in the Gulf Coast region have been hurt by this disaster. Institutions such as the University of New Orleans, Tulane University and Loyola University, all located in New Orleans, LA were forced to close for the fall semester to all incoming as well as returning students because of Hurricane Katrina’s damage. Read More...
A fresh perspective
MC’s Annual Matriculation and Freshmen Walkout
At 4p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, Monmouth College held its 152nd Annual Matriculation ceremony on Wallace Hall Plaza.
Speakers for the ceremony were Rev. Dr. B. Kathleen Fannin, chaplin; John Klockertager, vice president for enrollment; Dr. Rajkumar Ambrose, vice president for academic affairs; Brandie Miller, Student Senate President; Margaret Donnelly, President Tau Pi Chapter of Mortar Board and, making his first matriculation appearance, President Dr. Mauri Ditzler... Read More...
MC’s 13th President
Introducing Dr. Mauri Ditzler to campus
The walls of Wallace Hall have seen 12 presidents come and go since 1853 and this year it has opened its doors to yet another: Dr. Mauri Ditzler, Monmouth College’s 13th president.
“I look forward to spending the upcoming months learning the core values of the college,” Ditzler stated. “As a community, we will develop strategies to sustain the existing momentum and explore ways to make an excellent college even better.” Read More...
