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Retirement gives Welch another
problem to solve
Ask a college senior about his or
her plans for after commencement, and the reply might be, “I
still haven’t decided.” Ask Monmouth College mathematics
professor Lyle Welch that question, and his reply will be the
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More Fighting Scots in
Scotland as MC expands exchange agreement
When faculty member Bill Wallace was interviewed last year
for a story about Monmouth College’s student exchange
relationship with Scotland’s Perth College, he said, "We have
developed a relationship that seems beneficial to both our
campuses. Now comes the fun part of seeing where this might go." |
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Banking executive says crisis
is like 'Whac-a-Mole'
Diane
Casey-Landry, chief operating officer and senior executive vice
president of American Bankers Association in Washington, D.C.,
wasn’t in town on Wednesday to pitch her solution to the
financial crisis. However, she did help a classroom full of
Monmouth College students better understand what led to the
crisis and what they can do about it in the future. |
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Big loser helps kids be big
winners
Fighting
Scots football fans of the early 1980s will remember Nash as the
undersized nose guard who earned first team All-Midwest Conference
honors as a junior and senior. It was Nash who was smack in the middle
of a pivotal goal-line stand in his final game at Monmouth, stuffing a
quarterback sneak to preserve a 3-3 tie vs. Knox in the annual Bronze
Turkey Game. |
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Judd takes
time out to coach local team
When Kris Judd coaches
basketball games, he needs to be aware of time management – how much
playing time he gives each player, what his team does with the ball at
the end of quarters, and using his time-outs wisely. |
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Monmouth Winds kicks off spring
tour
In observance of the 200th birthday
of Abraham Lincoln, the Monmouth Winds, an elite ensemble of 40
Monmouth College student instrumentalists, will embark on a
three-state tour, beginning with an opening concert on March 8 at
7:30 p.m. at Faith United Presbyterian Church in Monmouth.
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Chemical Stability: Gebauer,
colleagues righted ship
Monmouth College’s chemistry department was once
the stuff of campus legend. There’s a good reason why the
science center bears the names of William Haldeman and Garrett
Thiessen: the distinguished pair of chemistry professors helped
put Monmouth on the national academic map more than half a
century ago. |
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Students told they can make a
difference
Social activist and author Paul Rogat Loeb, who
delivered a convocation lecture at Monmouth College, turned part of the lyric, "The difficult I’ll do right now.
The impossible will take a little while," into the title of his
latest book on activism. |
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Witness to history: MC Trio
attends inauguration
As a three-sport athlete for the Fighting Scots, Tanesha
Hughes is a wonderful example of a student whose college
education has been enhanced by participation in
extracurricular activities such as intercollegiate
athletics. |
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Fuel for though: MC in the process
of changing fleet to hybrids
Theatre professor Doug
Rankin ’79 has firsthand knowledge of much of the history of Monmouth
College and the stage. Growing up in Monmouth, he attended Crimson
Masque productions in the 1960s, starred in them in the ’70s, promoted them
in the ’80s and, since 1989, has been a full-time member of the
college’s theatre department. |
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