Knox Faculty Collaborate with Lyric Opera of Chicago
Professors write magazine that links opera with curriculum and imagination
Knox College educational studies faculty Jason helfer and Stephen Schroth are collaborating with Lyric Opera of Chicago on publications that connect opera with the school curriculum for 24,000 elementary students in Chicago.
Knox Restores Mural by Artist George Rickey
"The Offer of Education" shows Knox faculty, students, plus local farm and railroad workers
Knox College restores one of the largest paintings of famed artist George Rickey. Known for his massive "kinetic sculptures," Rickey painted the mural at Knox in the 1940s.
College Presidents Football Wager Benefits Charity
Food pantries in Galesburg and Monmouth benefit from Bronze Turkey football rivalry
Local food pantries are the winners, in a friendly wager between Knox College President Roger Taylor and Monmouth College President Maury Ditzler, over the Bronze Turkey game, one of the nation's oldest college football rivalries.
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Knox Computer Programming Teams Among Best in Region
Knox College students take on nine possible impossibles, finishing as high as 40th in a multi-state competition, in which even the winner solved only seven of the problems.
Knox College President Praises Work on Local Foreign Trade Zone
Knox College President Roger Taylor joins local officials to mark the expansion of the Central Illinois Foreign Trade Zone to include the Galesburg area.Knox Among Top Colleges for Fulbright Scholar Awards in 2009-10
Knox College is one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation for Fulbright Scholar grants awarded to faculty during 2009-2010. Karen Kampwirth is studying feminism and politics at the University of Buenos Aires, and Jeremy Day O'Connell is conducting musicology and linguistics research at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Knox Delivers Donations to Food Pantry
Knox College employees collected and delivered more than two-dozen boxes and bags of food to the FISH Food Pantry on Friday, November 6, 2009.
Music Concerts and Recitals
The Knox-Sandburg Community Concert Band, Knox Wind Ensemble, and individual music students perform in concert and recital, November 13 through 17 at Knox College.Coach Gibbons steps down from Head Football Coach
On Monday, November 9, Head Football Coach Andy Gibbons announced his intention to step down as head coach. Athletic Director Chad Eisele will take the reins as head coach, while Coach Gibbons will remain on staff as the assistant coach and defensive coordinator.
Lecture Marks 20th Anniversary of Fall of Berlin Wall
Marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Elisabeth Herrmann of the University of Alberta gives the 2009 Johnson Lecture, "Mapping Germany from a Cultural Perspective Twenty Years after the Fall of the Wall," November 13 at Knox College.Features:
Elizabeth McPhail '09 Says She Won't Rock the Boat
Just one day after walking across the stage at commencement ceremonies at Knox, Elizabeth McPhail jumped on board a modified small fishing boat for a summer adventure.
Student Receives History Research Fellowship
Knox College student Margaret Spiegel recently completed a prestigious summer research fellowship at Historic Deerfield, Inc., a museum and historic site in Massachusetts.
Hoffmann Receives Federal Research Grant
Knox College psychology professor Heather Hoffmann has been awarded a federal research grant of $275,000 to study intervention programs designed to reduce the spread of AIDS.Knox Professors and Students Excavating Jordanian Site
Two Knox College faculty will explore how an ancient Middle Eastern settlement solved economic and ecological challenges, and -- along with four Knox students -- spend this summer excavating a site in Jordan and sharing their findings in a blog.
All the world's a stage for physics and theatre double major
When Knox junior Keegan Siebken was in high school and visiting college campuses, he says many had a problem with theatre and physics as a double major and told him it couldn't be done. But, not Knox College. "They said "That's not a problem.""