Monmouth Coffee Project
The Monmouth Coffee Project, where we can smell and taste the science, is a wholesale coffee roasting company operating in the Nutrition Lab (CSB 201) within the Center for Science and Business on the Monmouth College Campus. The project started in the fall of 2009 with a proposal to Dean Jakubeck. The business is inspected by the Illinois State Health Department and operates using a set of “standard operating procedures” (SOPs). This interdisciplinary project is run by students and managed by chemistry professor Brad Sturgeon. Although students are not paid for their work, they will be exposed to all aspects of running a small entrepreneurial business and course credit can be earned. Those interested in working on the project are encouraged to contact Professor Sturgeon.
Independent Study Credit
The following positions are available for the 2016-2017 academic years; you may earn 0.25 credit for ~ 3 hours of supervised/independent work per week. Once accepted to the program, you will register for INTR X20 once the semester begins (Note: INTR X20 is not listed in the online system; registration is done on a case by case basis; freshman will sign up for INTR 120, Sophomores INTR 220, Juniors INTR 320, and Seniors INTR 420).
How do I sign up for INTR-X20?
- 1) Discuss your interest in the coffee project with Chemistry Professor Brad Sturgeon.
- 2) Download the "Independent Study Agreement" form from link above.
- 3) Choose one of the positions listed below as your primary project function, click on the link, and then copy/paste/edit the "Monmouth College Independent Study Agreement Attachment" info onto the "Independent Study Agreement" form.
- 4) Submit hardcopy of the "Independent Study Agreement" to Brad.
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