New Monmouth College students were welcomed into their new academic community on Saturday by another newcomer; Monmouth College President Patricia Draves.
Draves gave her first matriculation address at the college’s President after having previously been in the same role at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa and on the chemistry faculty at Monmouth.
Draves who began her Monmouth presidency in July, told the students that “Being uncomfortable is part of your growth as a person. It’s okay to be uncomfortable.”
Finally, she stressed the students were joining “an on-going and expansive community — the Monmouth College community,” with students dating back to 1853, and with a supporting network of more than 20,000 living alumni.”
71% of Monmouth’s Class of 2028 comes from Illinois.
Draves will have been in office for three months when her inauguration ceremony will be held as part of Homecoming weekend festivities. The ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. Oct. 4 on Wallace Hall Plaza.
