What's your Knox story? Take a few minutes and hear what members of the Knox community -- students, faculty, staff, and alumni -- say when people ask them where they went to college. Full Story
Kay Smith of the Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, Roger Taylor of Knox College, and Carol Dyson of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, unveil a new DIY model kit of Old Main, and invite people to "Build Your Own Old Main"; while Knox College scholar Lance Factor reveals the Masonic mysteries encoded in the design of the 152-year-old Lincoln-Douglas Debate site. Full Story
Knox College sponsors "Build Your Own Old Main," a model-building challenge open to students and the general public. The challenge uses plans for paper models of Old Main and other historic Lincoln sites in Illinois, developed by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and the Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. Full Story
Brianna Williams, a first year student athlete from Medford Oregon and a Prairie Fire softball participant enjoys the competition and camaraderie gained from her softball experiences. As a pitcher, she had 75 strike-outs. That places Williams third on the record board for most strike-outs in a season. Full Story
Barack Obama, Stephen Colbert, Bill Clinton, Madeleine Albright: Recent commencement speakers at Knox College. This year -- federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald. Full Story
Knox College presents "Intimate Apparel," by Lynn Nottage, May 20 through 23, in Harbach Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, on the Knox campus in Galesburg, Illinois. Full Story
Stephen Colbert's address to the Knox College Class of 2006 is already in the top ten of 'Best Commencement Speeches' at the Huffington Post. Your vote can keep him on top of a group that includes Bono, David Foster Wallace, George C. Marshall, John F. Kennedy, Jon Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, Russell Baker, Toni Morrison and Steve Jobs. Full Story
As a habitual goal-setter, Krista Anne Nordgren, a first year student at Knox College, says being an entrepreneur is her ultimate goal. That takes a lot of creativity, and Nordgren plans to combine work in creative writing with practical business experience that a Kemper Scholarship offers. Full Story
Fifteen students were inducted into the newest class of George Washington Gale Scholars on May 13. Named after the founder of Galesburg and Knox College, the program provides academic support and mentoring, and tuition-waiver scholarships to Carl Sandburg College and Knox College. Full Story
Knox College has joined the state-wide environmental sustainability initiative for institutions of higher education. Knox President Roger Taylor this week signed the Sustainable University Compact developed by the Illinois Green Government Coordinating Council. Full Story
In the 80s, the Japanese economy was booming, and Americans looked to Japanese education for keys to economic success. But in the 90s the situation reversed, according to Knox College Asian Studies professor Ryohei Matsuda, who has received a research grant to study how Japanese educators are now adapting American ideas to their system of higher education. Full Story
Daniel Hoffman has always been passionate about political science. But Hoffman does more than just talk about the issues. So far, he has penned three op-eds for the Middle East Times, an independent news and analysis weekly that examines the politics, culture, and religion the Middle East. Full Story
The Galesburg Community Chorus and Knox College Choir, under the direction of Laura Lane, will present Johannes Brahms' A German Requiem on May 16 at the Orpheum Theatre. Full Story
Knox College celebrates its annual Flunk Day with a campus-wide picnic, student vs. faculty softball, and outdoor activites for students, faculty and staff alike. The day is a campus-wide holiday from studies and classes. Full Story
President Obama has declared a national health emergency regarding the H1N1 (swine) flu virus. Knox College does not have any known cases of swine flu, but all campus community members are encouraged to take precautions to avoid getting sick or transmitting an illness. Full Story
