Monmouth College

Educational Resources

Libraries

Education Resource Library, Government Documents Collection

• Member of library consortia.
• 185,771 books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents.
• 1,251 current serial subscriptions.
• 245,635 microforms.
• 10,006 Audio/Visual items.
• 5,467 e-books.

Museums & Art

Len G Everett Art Gallery, Sheilds Collection, Barnes Electronic Classroom

Computing

Requirements

• Students are not required to take a computer course.
• Students are not required to own or lease a computer.
• Recommended computer operating system: Microsoft

Campus Resources

• 350 computers for student use in locations such as computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
• 40 Internet connections in libraries.
• 50 Internet connections in classrooms.
• 100 Internet connections in Laboratories.
• 45 Internet connections elsewhere on campus.

Student accommodations

• Email accounts are available to all students.
• Internet access is available to all students.
• Student web-pages are permitted.
• Online class registration is available.
• 100% of college-owned hosting units are available for internet access.

Wireless Internet Hotspots

• Wifi is available in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
• Campus wireless internet hotspots are not available.
• Approximately 500 students can be on the network at once.

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 7% of housing units are Singles.
• 86% of housing units are Doubles.
• 7% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 22 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 18% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 75% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Ceileigh Day, Founders Day, Honor's Convocation, Greek Week, Homecoming
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station
• In total, there are about 60 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Lamda Delta, Mortar Board, Order of Omega, Beta Beta Beta, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Alpha Theta, Sigma Omicron Mu, Eta Sigma Phi, National College Players, Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Kappa Delta, Sigma Delta Pi, Pi Gamma Mu, Psi Chi
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Newman Club, Hillel, Sam Thompson Club, Student Chaplains, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Coaltion for Ethnic Awareness, La Raza
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Chorale, Jazz band, Concert Choir, Bagpipe Band, Improv Theater, Crimson Masque Theater, Association for Student Activity Programming
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Courier (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Quad Cities (40), Peoria (45)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Galesburg (15)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Galesburg (15)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 65% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 33% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,400
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 3 fraternities
• 3 fraternity houses
• There are 3 sororities
• 0 sorority houses

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Western Illinois University)

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited