News Stories
Add stories to your group to share on the Monmouth website.
Adding Stories
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From the Dashboard in your group, click the Stories tab.
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If you are creating a new story, click the blue + Add new. Or you can click on the name of an existing story to edit.
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Fill out the form with the relevant information for your story. The story title and summary are required. Make sure the summary is less than 3 lines long. Use the return key (enter) to write multiple paragraphs under Story Details.
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Images are HIGHLY encouraged. Upload the highest quality image or multiple images if applicable. The images appear below the first paragraph of text from the Story Details.
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Use the image cropper tool to select a square thumbnail that appears in news listings around the site.
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Tag the story with labels to appear on the story (eg Biology, Study Abroad). Stories with the same tag appear beneath the story, under “Related Stories.”
Note: Web administrators can go to Toolbox > Libraries > Tags to make tags global across all groups. Only starred tags appear on the website.
- Click Save when finished. You can also click Save and Go to Story for a preview that will open in a new tab.
- The news story appears with Did You Know facts on the left. To hide these facts on more serious stories, web administrators can tag the story with admin-serious.
Making Stories Live
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Unless changed, the default for stories is hidden.
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Click Hidden and change to Live, or when creating your story, you have the option to make the story Live as well.
Images
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It’s best practice to add an image to a story.
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You can always check for shared images in the CMS if you don’t have one in your group.
- You can also choose to attach a gallery to the story. Make sure to add captions on the gallery images.
Summaries
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Content entered into the summary appears under the title when widgets pull stories on to a page.
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Keep summaries brief and do not repeat them in the body copy, this will duplicate on the story page.
Sharing
- Get the most out of your work by sharing your story with other groups.
- Enter other groups who might want to post or link to your story as well.
- You can always suggest to the Homepage group as well!
- Note that content shared with other groups will be approved by that group’s content manager.
News Listing Widget
This widget shows the top 3 news stories from your group.
(Group Name) News
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Best Scots Day ever
Scots Nation pulled together to make Monmouth College’s fifth annual Scots Day of Giving the best one yet. The day of fundraising for the College saw new records established for both dollars raised and donors contributing. In all, 964 donors combined to raise $271,852. Earmarked to receive those funds were five initiatives: the Scots Care Fund for students in need; an outdoor Wi-Fi hotspot with the Parent & Family Council; the Champion Miller 1860 Fund, which promotes campus diversity (and was the subject of the interview captured in this photo); the Fighting Scots Society; and the Monmouth Fund.
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Commencement 2022 a Weekend of Homecomings
Graduates encouraged to call upon ‘the liberal arts chops’ they have acquired.Read More -
Episode 28: May 12, 2022
Political science research by seniors Grant Miller (top, left) and Matt Datlof (top, right) and professor Andre Audette (top center); juniors Shay Hafner (bottom, left) and Ally Clay talk about being accepted into the prestigious Fund for American Studies summer program (interview begins at 9:50).Read More
News Story Gallery
This widget shows the top 10 news stories from your group in a gallery.
(Group Name) News
I saw Mommy kissing ...
Read MoreEllis Dibble, the 3-year-old daughter of Jim ’06 and Anna Beasley Dibble ’05, had a front-row seat as her parents renewed their wedding vows at Homecoming to mark their 10th anniversary.
Feel-good Commencement, Part 1
Read MoreIn May, the College was able to return to an in-person Commencement. A total of 208 degrees were awarded, and 189 students were present to receive their diploma from President Wyatt. A crowd of about 1,100 witnessed the ceremony, which was a happy day for more than just the graduating seniors. “This was much needed after a year like this,” said Zach Harris ’21. “It was awesome to see all my classmates walk across the stage. I couldn’t help but keep smiling.” That sentiment was also shared by theatre professor Vanessa Campagna, as she congratulated new graduate Amelia Chavez ’21.
A fitting tribute
Read MoreAt the beginning of the M Club Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Director of Athletics Roger Haynes delivered an emotional speech as a memorial for the late Scots swim coach Tom Burek was unveiled.
Feel-good Commencement, Part 2
Read MoreThere’s never been a Commencement ceremony quite like it. Monmouth’s Class of 2020 can say that not once, but twice. First, the class had a virtual ceremony in May 2020 due to being home for the pandemic. Then, over Homecoming weekend this fall, 59 of them gathered for their long-overdue in-person ceremony. “In the end, there is no substitute for the real thing,” said President Wyatt. “The (rainy) weather outside can do nothing to dampen the joy of this day.” Said Lucas Sondgeroth ’20, “It felt weird and odd to leave the way we did. It’s nice to come back and feel like home again.”
Mug shot
Read MoreWhen the original owners of Galesburg’s iconic Innkeepers coffee shop announced their retirement, the alumni couple Ben ’16 and Jessica Irons Ketchum ’17 stepped up to take over operations.
Campaign nears its goal
Read MoreMonmouth’s Light This Candle capital campaign continued to flourish in 2021. Highlighting the contributions were a $1.1 million cash gift to establish an endowment to support the Center for Academic and Career Excellence and a $1 million deferred gift to support three initiatives: an endowment for junior faculty development; an endowment for student support services; and an unrestricted amount to support the College’s greatest needs. As the year winds down, the campaign stands at $69,074,746 – which is 92% of its goal to raise a minimum of $75 million for Monmouth by Dec. 31, 2022.
Happy Homecoming
Read MoreAs was the case with several campus traditions, an in-person Homecoming celebration took a one-year hiatus, but the big weekend returned Oct. 22-24 with all its usual trappings, including fireworks at the Friday night Spirit Shout (pictured), a Saturday morning parade down Broadway and a Fighting Scots football victory, part of their 8-2 season. Several award ceremonies were held, including Illinois State Sen. Mattie Hunter ’76 and Dr. Frederick Kaskel ’67 being inducted into the Hall of Achievement, the highest honor that Monmouth bestows upon its graduates.
Best Scots Day ever
Read MoreScots Nation pulled together to make Monmouth College’s fifth annual Scots Day of Giving the best one yet. The day of fundraising for the College saw new records established for both dollars raised and donors contributing. In all, 964 donors combined to raise $271,852. Earmarked to receive those funds were five initiatives: the Scots Care Fund for students in need; an outdoor Wi-Fi hotspot with the Parent & Family Council; the Champion Miller 1860 Fund, which promotes campus diversity (and was the subject of the interview captured in this photo); the Fighting Scots Society; and the Monmouth Fund.
A bright spot downtown
Read MoreMonmouth has a cozy coffee shop downtown, too, and Tin Cup’s outer wall now has a colorful mural, courtesy of alumni Kendall Thompson ’17 and Rebecca Quick ’21.
Proud to serve
Read MoreFor the first time in several years, two Monmouth graduates were commissioned as officers after completing their ROTC training. Pictured are Brandon Graeff ’21 and Brock Crippen ’21.