Monmouth College

I went on to the Ph. D. program at the University of Utah for my graduate degree in Economics, where I completed my requirements in April 2007. I concentrated my doctoral studies on statistics and labor economics. My dissertation focused on the construction industry and safety concerns that arise when there is subcontracting present. I continue to be interested in the construction industry, though I am not actively doing research in this area. My current research is primarily about teaching pedagogy and active learning. I am also doing research on the local housing market.  

 

Mark Willhardt has taught at Monmouth College since 2000. The editor of The Routledge Anthology of Cross-Gendered Verse and The Routledge Who's Who in Twentieth-Century World Poetry, he has also published on folk musician Billy Bragg and funk legend George Clinton of Parliament/Funkadelic. Currently Chair of the English Department, he regularly teaches composition, creative non-fiction, medieval literature, and courses in his literary specialty, twentieth-century British literature.  

 

I’m a native of Los Angeles, but since 1999 I’ve been enjoying the rural Midwest. I came to Monmouth College in 2009 as a historian of early American history. My main academic interests are 18th century American history, religious history, and the history of the Midwest. Outside of work I am very involved with my church, and I enjoy spending time with my wife, three daughters, and grandson. My hobbies include reading, reading, and reading.

 

For fourteen years, I have enjoyed working with and watching college students grow and learn, both in and outside the classroom. I strive to provide an open environment where you can come to express a concern or celebrate a success. I am a graduate of Western Illinois University and proud to be back in the area to now support the Fighting Scots. I have earned my master’s degree at Missouri State University and went on to earn my doctorate at University of Missouri-Columbia. A Chicago girl at heart, I am now enjoying life in the country with my spouse. I began at Monmouth College in 2011 and have enjoyed sharing my experiences with the students at MC through my role as Director of Academic Support Programs. I work to provide quality programs through the Teaching and Learning Center to aid you in your academic success while in college.  

 

Ruby Pentsil-Bukari is currently the Director of Intercultural Life at Monmouth College. She advises minority students and international students on personal and social issues assigns peer mentors to multicultural students, directs and organizes Intercultural life programs as follows: Coordinates Multicultural Students’ Connections Program in the Fall; initiates and Implements American Minority Student Retention Initiatives; organizes and directs co-curricular programs related to: Black History Month Events, Latino Heritage Month Events, Women’s Awareness Month Events, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) youth and Ally events; and Monmouth College’s Annual Cultural Festival. She also organizes and directs orientation for new international students and counsels international students on personal, academic, Immigration and social issues.

 

As part of the International student programming she also recruits and assigns students international students with host families. She has a Master of Science degree in Education-Curriculum and Instruction, Human Development, from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN and a Master of Arts, Applied Linguistics-French, also from Purdue University, West Lafayette, in Indiana. Ruby Pentsil-Bukari also has a graduate diploma from University of Ghana, Legon, in Mass Communication, with a concentration in Public Relations. She has been the Director of Intercultural Life at Monmouth College since August 2006.