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Pictured with Winifred and Stafford Weeks in front of Weeks House are three members of Monmouth College's philosopy and religious study department, from left, Hannah Schell, Anne Mamary and Kathleen Fannin. Weeks House is new home of MC academic department
December 19, 2008
The $150,000 estate gift that Monmouth College received earlier this fall from the late Harold and Muriel Conger has been used to name the new home of MC’s philosophy and religious studies department.
 
Image of Phi Delta Theta logo. As interest in fraternities grows at Monmouth, Phi Delt chapter to return after 123-year absence
 December 13, 2008
For the past several months, 18 Monmouth College students have been busy organizing a new fraternity chapter on campus. They assembled a group of strong individuals, prepared a mission statement and assigned officers. One thing they didn’t do until just recently, though, was decide which national fraternity they would select.
Image of four pre-law students. MC students spend busy day in Chicago, learning first-hand about the law
December 7, 2007
Through a connection with alumnus Brad Nahrstadt ’89, five members of Monmouth College’s pre-law club spent the day in Chicago recently learning about the practice of law.
Image of Stacy Cordery. History professor Stacy Cordery, takes to the road to promote a long-awaited biography
October 29, 2007
When Monmouth College history professor Stacy Cordery put the finishing touches last year on "Alice," her biography of Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter Alice Longworth, she brought to an end a research and writing project that had consumed nearly two decades of her life. She would soon discover that she couldn’t relax quite yet.
Image of MC coach Matt Vershaw. Former Big Ten star to head Monmouth basketball program
October 2, 2007
Mark Vershaw, who gained regional fame as an All-State basketball player at East Peoria High School and national attention as the leading scorer on the University of Wisconsin’s Final Four team in 2000, has been named the new men’s basketball coach at Monmouth College.
Image of workers inside of the new residence hall. MC campus evolves over summer break
August 28, 2007
Monmouth College’s new $5.2 million residence hall is the latest addition to a campus that has undergone a dramatic transformation over the last decade.
Image of Virgil Boucher. Legendary high school coach Virgil Boucher ’32 dies at 97
 August 10, 2007
Former MC football great Virgil “Tige” Boucher ’32 died Aug. 8, 2007, in Peoria, Ill., a little more than two months after he had received the last of his many personal, professional and civic honors, Monmouth College’s Distinguished Service Award.
Image of children at sports camp. Christian values contribute to camp’s growing success
August 1, 2007
 Known to most of his friends and colleagues as “Tuck,” the popular founder and director of the Monmouth College All-Sports Camp often shouts “What a day!” to his campers, who then respond back with the same phrase in unison.
Image of Stacy Cordery. Cordery adds photography book to Roosevelt repertoire
July 5, 2007
The first book in a new series of historic photos of presidents featured a pair of logical choices – its subject and its author.
Image of Judy Bersted Andrews. Katrina relief effort has strong Monmouth College ties
June 27, 2007
A little at a time, work is being done to repair the unimaginable damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Recently, volunteers from Monmouth’s Faith United Presbyterian Church worked five grueling days in the Gulf area.
Image of a David Wallace portrait. Ancestors of first MC president explore heritage
June 13, 2007
Summer is a time for visitors on the Monmouth College campus, whether they are young students participating in College for Kids, incoming freshmen and their parents attending orientation sessions or the hundreds of young athletes attending various sports camps. Occasionally, however, unexpected visitors show up.
Image of the Men's track third place trophy. Men’s track places third in the nation
May 29, 2007
For the first time in school history, Monmouth College brought home a team trophy from the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Image of Gerald Marxman. Trustee emeritus Gerald Marxman was the featured speaker at Monmouth's 150th Commencement exercises
May 23, 2007
Marxman, a pioneer in the field of rocket engineering and an entrepreneur devoted to environmental and social issues, was also awarded an honorary degree by the college.
Image of a Monopoly game board. Accounting professor adapts Monopoly to her classroom
May 18, 2007
For many, the goal in a game of Monopoly is to end up with Park Place and Boardwalk. The pained reaction when an opponent lands on one of the blue properties with a bright red hotel is almost priceless (well, not exactly – “That’ll be $2,000!”).
Image of an emart student. MC students can lighten the packing load while helping the developmentally disabled
May 10, 2007
As Monmouth College students prepare to vacate the campus for the summer, they face the age-old problem of what to do with a year's accumulation of unwanted belongings.
Image of Jack Schultz. Lecturer says 'GenY', small towns hold key to the future
April 23, 2007
Industrial developer Jack Schultz believes the city of Monmouth could be a “boomtown,” and he thinks Monmouth College holds one of the keys.
 
Image from MC's theatre production of Woycezk. Woycezk scores big for the Monmouth College theater
 April 20, 2007
Despite the proclamations in the program and the protestations of the cast, George Buchner’s dramaturgy and Professor Janeve West’s directing skills trumped Bertolt Brecht’s alienation theories last night at the opening of the Monmouth College Theatre’s production of Woycezk.
 
Image of Roger Haynes. Coach's commitment to excellence elevates track program to national prominence
April 12, 2007
Roger Haynes ’82 is cut from the same mold as the late Bobby Woll ’35―a gifted student athlete who became a legendary coach because of his insistence on hard work and the respect that instilled in his charges.
Image of garbage along the Ohio River bank. Students spend spring break volunteering
 April 9, 2007
Two groups of Monmouth College students got away from 8 o’clock classes and long hours at the library during Spring Break, but that doesn’t mean they shied away from hard work.
 
Image of Traci Ratliff. 'Computer graphics fanatic' designs new MC homepage
 March 25, 2007
Traci Ratliff does not consider herself a computer geek, nor a graphic artist. If she had to define herself, the term she would probably use would be “computer graphics fanatic.” mar
 
Image of Lou Helton. MC grad counts down the hits
March 15, 2007
Lon Helton ’72 doesn’t get starstruck. He chats comfortably with Keith Urban. He knows Kenny Chesney. And he gets famous people to tell him personal details about their lives. 
Image of David Byrnes. Academic complex project moves forward with $5.5 million gift
February 15, 2007
Monmouth College has received a $5.5 million gift focused primarily on the construction of a new academic complex that will bring together both the sciences and business in a novel teaching and learning facility, President Mauri Ditzler announced today.
 
Image of MC students in China. Chopsticks and hacky sack: A whirlwind tour of China
January 22, 2007
Take 17 music and psychology students, throw in three professors and fly them all halfway around the world for a week. What do you get? An amazing learning experience.
 

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