Do you ever wonder what your beloved editors of Monmouth College’s world-renowned student newspaper, The Courier, end up doing with their lives after college?

Even though your answer was probably a simple “no,” read on to learn about how successful we editors become after our tenure at The Courier.

Currently, The Courier only has four members from last year’s editorial board. This is because exactly half of our staff in 2006-07 was graduating seniors.

Included in the four graduated staff members were copy/layout editor John Skidmore, news editor Andrea Emery and online manager Pawel Nowacki.

Skidmore is using the experience he gained from The Courier and has found a stable job working for a publishing firm called “BG+h.” He is living in an apartment in Chicago right off of Lake Michigan. In addition to working for the publishing firm, he said he is working on three trade magazines; so he is keeping busy.

Skidmore, who was an affable and well-liked character (especially during late nights in the publications room), said he misses Monmouth College a lot, mostly because of “the people, the readily available food and the sleep.”

Nowacki also seems to be doing quite well, as he found a job as a consultant in a management consulting firm called Kolaja & Partners. Nowacki is currently living in Warsaw in his native Poland, and he said his job demands a lot of traveling; so, he spends most of his weekdays in various hotels.

In addition to work, Nowacki is also attending the Warsaw School of Economics on the weekends, working on his master’s in quantitative methods and information systems for business. He said he misses Monmouth College—especially the free time he had.

Emery also found a respectable job; she is currently working for Target Corp. in Des Moines, Iowa. She is working at ETL Hardlines (more commonly known as a department manager) at the South Des Moines store.

Emery said she enjoys living in Des Moines, but she is “missing home as well.” She has been back to Monmouth College twice this semester to see her friends and family.

The Courier made drastic improvements last year, and much of those improvements were due to these former editors.

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