Author and award-winning television producer John de Graaf will give a talk, "Time and Sustainability," at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, in Ferris Lounge, Seymour Union, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois. The talk is free and open to the public. Full Story
Veterans returning from Iraq, Afghanistan, and other duty stations will be able to attend Knox College tuition-free under the Veterans Administration's new Yellow Ribbon program. By joining the program, Knox agrees to provide additional financial assistance for veterans returning from service, ensuring that they have an opportunity to experience a private liberal arts college education. Full Story
In the bicentennial year of Lincoln's birth, Knox College will present a renowned Lincoln scholar with an honorary degree at its 2009 Commencement exercises on Saturday, June 6. Lincoln scholar Garry Wills will receive an honorary degree, along with noted biologist Bill Geer and U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald will deliver the Commencement address. Full Story
One of the nation's leading Lincoln scholars, Douglas L. Wilson, co-director of the Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College, will give the 2009 Burkhardt Lecture, "Lincoln and Language," at 4 p.m., Thursday, April 2 in the Alumni Room. Full Story
Hundreds gathered at Tim Heimann Court on March 28 for a memorial service for the long-time coach, teacher, and mentor after whom the basketball court was named. Full Story
Knox College will host a forum for candidates running for the office of mayor of Galesburg at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 1, in Kresge Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, on the Knox campus in Galesburg, Illinois. Galesburg's municipal election is on April 7. Full Story
Applications are now being accepted for Knox College for Kids, June 15-26, with courses in art, music, theatre, dance, literature, history, mathematics, science and languages. Full Story
Tom Wolf '69, will return to Galesburg on Thursday, March 26, to discuss Midnight Assassin: A Murder in Americas Heartland, at Carl Sandburg College. Full Story
Alex Kuo, an award-winning author and Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at Knox College, reads from his own works March 27, in the Alumni Room of Old Main. A 1961 Knox graduate, Kuo has published two novels and more than 350 poems, short stories, photographs and essays. Full Story
Students from throughout western Illinois participated this week in the Knox College Sectional of the 2009 Academic Challenge, sponsored by WYSE (Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering). Full Story
Douglas Johnston, founder and president of the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy, speaks on "Faith-Based Diplomacy in the Middle East and Pakistan," on March 27. Johnston's organization has worked to include religion in mediating identity-based conflicts that exceed the reach of traditional diplomacy -- including Syria, Afghanistan, Iran, Sudan and Kashmir. Full Story
Knox College has lost a long-time friend and coach. Tim Heimann '70 died Friday, March 13, 2009 at home. Heimann retired last year as head men's basketball coach. He worked at Knox for 37 years after graduating in 1970. Full Story
Knox College will again have a Commencement speaker pulled straight from the headlines. Patrick J. Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, will deliver the Commencement address on Saturday, June 6, 2009. Fitzgerald has played a key role in nationally significant investigations into terrorism financing, public corruption, corporate fraud, and violent crime. Full Story
Joyce Omondi '10 hopes to take the leadership skills she is learning at Knox back home to Kenya, with the goal of someday being a diplomat to the U.S. or United Nations. "My childhood dream is to become the first female Secretary General of the UN -- so, you'll see on CNN one day." Full Story
For senior Pam Schuller, one of Knox's most recognizable comedians, years of slogging it out in stand-up comedy venues for free may be paying off in what could be a lucrative and even liberating way. Full Story
Junior Fayne Lawson, a member of the Prairie Fire swim team, is no stranger to a hard day's work. He spent the summer interning with the Department of Agriculture in Colorado's forest service as a wild firefighter. Full Story
Charles R. Gibbs of Dallas, Texas, has been elected to the Knox College Board of Trustees. An attorney, Gibbs focuses on financial restructuring in a variety of industries, with a particular emphasis on the real estate, energy, retail and textile industries. Full Story
Music major Sean Carmichael says he feels like he can reference a Bach example right next to a John Coltrane example. He wants to investigate how blues, jazz and rock compositions possess similarities in their musical language despite their obvious differences in timbre and historical context. Full Story
Knox College computer science professor John Dooley takes on three student teams, in the Annual Sumo Robot Competition that showcases computer programming techniques using Lego Mindstorms kits. Full Story
