Monmouth College
Monmouth College Seal
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| Latin: Collegii Monmouthiensis | |
| Motto | Lux (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Light |
| Type | Private liberal arts college |
| Established | April 18, 1853 |
| Affiliation | Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
| Endowment | $99.2 million |
| President | Clarence Wyatt |
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Academic staff
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135 |
| Undergraduates | 1,300 |
| Location |
Monmouth, IL, USA 40°54′52″N 90°38′14″W / 40.91444°N 90.63722°WCoordinates: 40°54′52″N 90°38′14″W / 40.91444°N 90.63722°W |
| Campus | Small town, 112 acres (45.32 ha) |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Athletics | NCAA Division III – Midwest Conference |
| Nickname | Fighting Scots |
| Mascot | Big Red |
| Affiliations |
APCU Annapolis Group ACM |
| Website | monmouthcollege.edu |
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Monmouth College is a four-year coeducational private liberal arts college located in Monmouth, Illinois, United States. Monmouth is a selective, exclusively undergraduate four-year institution that enrolls approximately 1,300 students from 35 countries. Students choose courses from 35 major programs, 30 minors and 16 pre-professional programs in a core curriculum that features strong majors and an integrative learning course sequence.
Monmouth College was founded on April 18, 1853, by the Second Presbytery of Illinois, a frontier arm of the Associate Reformed (Presbyterian) Church. The college celebrates this date as "Scholars Day", cancelling classes for a day of celebration and an honors convocation. Founded as "Monmouth Academy," the school became Monmouth College after receiving a charter from the state legislature on September 3, 1856. The college remains affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and is a member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, a consortium of small, private liberal arts colleges. The college's motto "Lux" ("Light") appears on its seal.
The first president, David Wallace built two mission churches in Massachusetts before assuming the Monmouth presidency.
Founded on the eve of the American Civil War, the college immediately faced a serious crisis. The college's campus was still under construction while virtually the entire male student body left for military service. Two hundred and thirty-two students, faculty members, and trustees served in the Civil War. A quarter of them were wounded and one in eight was killed. Two were awarded the Medal of Honor, and Abner C. Harding, a college trustee who raised a regiment composed largely of MC students, was commissioned a brigadier general for his leadership in the defense of Fort Donelson in 1863. President Wallace, believing that the college "must educate, whether there be peace or war," kept classes in session for what was then a primarily female student body.
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