Carthage College

Carthage College's Nursing Class of 2026 celebrated its White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, September 28, 2024, in the A. F. Siebert Chapel on campus in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The White Coat Ceremony represents the end of all pre-nursing classes for the 68 students. As juniors, this milestone signifies their transition to vocational coursework for the remaining two years at Carthage before becoming a professional nurse.

Carthage Mock Trial completed its fall invitational season at the Fantastic Flyer Tournament, hosted by Lewis University Nov. 23-24. Members of the Mock Trial Team act as attorneys and witnesses and present the case as the plaintiff and defense while being scored on how well they know the law.

Fourteen Carthage Model United Nations students, accompanied by Professor Jeffrey Roberg and Professor Emerita Penny Seymoure, recently traveled to Barcelona, Spain to attend the Barcelona International Model United Nations (BIMUN) conference.

Celebrating the legacy of the civil rights leader, Carthage College's Office of Equity and Inclusion honored three students - Grace Chapa '24, Abby Davidson '25, and Julia Peters '24 - with the first Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Awards on Jan. 15, 2024.

Carthage College Student Government gives students the right and responsibility to work with administration and faculty to ensure the high quality of life all students deserve, academically and socially.

Carthage College had 31 students participate in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) fall auditions on Nov. 1-2 at UW-Milwaukee. Several Carthage students qualified to compete in the regional National Student Auditions.

Carthage College selected 36 students for its Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE). The SURE program offers Carthage students in all majors an opportunity to engage in collaborative full-time research with professors. Students work closely with faculty mentors on a new or developing line of research. Many students present their research at the annual Celebration of Scholars event the following spring. SURE has been a hallmark of the Carthage experience since the mid-1990s. SURE started in the natural sciences and grew to include all academic divisions at Carthage.

More than 40 Carthage students have been selected to conduct research with faculty this summer as part of the 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience. The SURE program at Carthage offers students in all majors the opportunity to engage in collaborative full-time research with professors. Students work closely with faculty mentors on a new or developing line of research. SURE has been a hallmark of the Carthage experience since the mid-1990s. SURE started in the natural sciences and grew to include all academic divisions at Carthage. Each summer, between 25 and 50 students are chosen to participate.

To celebrate the Advent season, Carthage College students participated in the 149th Christmas Festival the weekend of Dec. 1-3, 2023 in the magnificent A. F. Siebert Chapel in Kenosha, Wis.

Congratulations to the students who have been named to the Carthage College Spring 2024 Dean's List in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement! Dean's List honors are accorded to Carthage students who achieve a minimum 3.5 grade-point average while carrying at least 12 letter-graded credits in a given semester.

Congratulations to the students who have been named to the Carthage College Fall 2023 Dean's List in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement! Dean's List honors are accorded to Carthage students who achieve a minimum 3.5 grade-point average while carrying at least 12 letter-graded credits in a given semester.

These students graduated from Carthage College, completing their degree requirements in May 2024.

These students graduated from Carthage College, completing their degree requirements between February and May 2023.

More than 280 Carthage College students traveled with faculty on international study tours in January.

Fifteen members of the Carthage women's soccer team took a tour to Australia and New Zealand to watch four World Cup matches, compete in two friendly matches, and sightsee.

Students studying Japanese at Carthage participated in the Annual Japanese Speech and Recitation Contest, hosted virtually by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on March 4.

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin announced their 2021 Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference honorees. The Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference list comprises those individuals that achieved an overall grade-point average of 3.30 or above and have served at least one year in residency at their respective school.

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin announced their all-conference football awards, selecting Drew Neville, Sylvere Campbell, Jalen Dennis, Garrett Warner, and Noel Wright II to the All-CCIW teams.

Professor Janet Levey's Improving Health Outcomes of Population clinical group had a unique opportunity to provide community health nursing teaching and screening services to vulnerable populations during the second 7-week course of the fall term.

Noah Schafer '22 coordinated a fundraiser through the Carthage Association of Nursing Students (CANS) to purchase critically needed items for Hoover Elemenentary.

Holding New Student Orientation activities in person once again, Carthage welcomed a record-setting fall 2021 incoming class.

This fall, Carthage welcomes more than 700 new students who have persevered through trying circumstances to start the next leg of their educational journey.

The Carthage College Environmental Science Department is excited to welcome the Omega Chapter of Kappa Alpha Omicron, an Environmental Honors Society affiliated with the Interdisciplinary Environmental Association.

Planning a career in international development, Georgia Fox '22 will have the chance to hone her linguistic and cultural skills while studying French in Dakar, Senegal with the support of the Boren Scholarship. Fox is the first ever Carthage College student to receive this scholarship.

The following eight physics seniors from Carthage College were elected to Sigma Pi Sigma, the national physics honor society: Celestine Ananda '20, Nicholas Bartel '20, Chance Beaty '20, Adam Biewer '20, Megan Janiak '20, Emmet Katzer '20, Nicholas Poole '20, and Eric Schmitt '20.

Katiann Nelson '22 recently accepted an internship with the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. The highly competitive internship allows Nelson the opportunity to work with two departments at the Conservatory: Education and Administration.