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Sandra K. Shumaker
Director of the Gerald and Carol Vovis Center for Research and Advanced Study
2 East South Street
Galesburg, IL 61401-4999
309-341-7387
309-341-7166 (fax)
E-mail: skshumaker@knox.edu
Independent research, scholarship, and creative work are the hallmark of our educational program.
Knox ranks in the top 5% of higher education institutions in the nation to produce Ph.D. recipients relative to institutional size.
(Higher Ed Data Sharing Comm.)
An estimated 85% of our students complete an independent research or creative project by the time they graduate, and 53% report working on a research project with a faculty member outside of course or program requirements -- much higher than the 37% reported at peer institutions.
The Gerald and Carol Vovis Center for Research and Advanced Study can help you with:
For more information about the Vovis Center for Research and Advanced Study, please see:
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Knox College awarded more than $1,750 in prizes in the 2013 Al Young Art Show. Organizing 200 art works in an array of media is a challenge, according student Katie O'Connor, who helped arrange the entries.
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