December 11, 2020
Monmouth College is the recipient of a grant to help the local community battle against COVID-19.
The college received a $150,000 grant from the Community Health Foundation of Warren and Henderson Counties to purchase 5,000 of the highly-accurate SHIELD Illinois tests.
The college plans to administer these tests to the community for a nominal fee beginning on the school’s campus in January. Tests are expected to be available two days a week to any organization or individuals in Warren County.
“From the beginning of this pandemic, Monmouth College faculty, staff, and students have pursued the twin goals of safeguarding each other’s health and delivering our educational experience as effectively as possible,” said Monmouth President Clarence R. Wyatt in a Thursday press release. “In the current climate of COVID-19, Monmouth College also realizes our duty to the city of Monmouth and to Warren County to do our part in the mitigation of the virus.