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Karen Kampwirth
Professor of Political Science, Chair of Latin American Studies
2 East South Street
Galesburg, IL 61401-4999
309-341-7138
E-mail: kkampwir@knox.edu
Knox has offered a formal concentration in Latin American Studies since 1997. Knox alumni who have done substantial work in Latin American Studies, or who are currently employed in Latin America, include:
Project Coordinator, Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco, California. Nancy Borman ’82.
Boutique Owner, San Pedro, Costa Rica. Gioconda Cabalceta ’84.
English Teacher, Institute Universal De Idoma, San Jose, Costa Rica. Isabel Cubillo ’89.
Graduate Student, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France. David Elizondo-Acuna ’86.
Technical Assistant, Eletrobras, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Mary Cairns Guerrero ’77.
Graduate Student, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Sandra Gutierrez-Ruiz ’93.
Technical Assistance Program Manager, COCEF/BECC Border Environment Cooperation, El Paso, Texas. April Lander ’87.
Graduate Student, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Kara Van Kirk ’97.
Financial Consultant, Merrill Lynch, New York City, New York. Dirk Van Roon ’86.
By utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, Knox College students in the Museums, Monuments and Memory class gain practical experience in public history and learn to see Galesburg in a new way.
The Maytag Project, published in the Galesburg Register-Mail as the six-day series "Maytag Employees in Transition," was produced by Knox College students and faculty. Now it has won an award in a statewide competition for professional news outlets.
Psychology major, now completing a Knox postbaccalaureate fellowship, will travel to India to teach English and volunteer for an organization promoting women's empowerment and literacy.
I always loved mowing the back yard. My motivation was so that I could play on it, but I really just loved doing it, so I just kept making it better. I am Zach, Junior, and...
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