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Sandra Mehl
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: smehl@knox.edu
Analyzing the style of e-mail messages. Researching the coffee industry in Honduras. Composing a symphony. Examining the Jamaican yellow boa. Investigating gustatory taste. Sound interesting?
Horizons: A Celebration of Student Inquiry, Imagination, and CreativityIn its inaugural year, Horizons features the exemplary independent research, scholarship, and creative work of our students through posters, media displays, presentations, and performances. |
By the numbers...
85% Percentage of students who complete independent study, research, or creative projects 1 in 15 Seniors who undertake a year-long independent research project 21 Fulbright Fellowships awarded since 1999 $250,000 Annual research dollars to support student research and creative projects
At Knox, your research and creative work can take on many forms, including field experiences, creative composition and production, independent study, lab-based research, and collaborative research with faculty.
What's the advantage? Well, many of our students say that independent research and creative work broaden their perspectives, add to their learning experience, and prepare them for grad school or their first career. Plus, they have fun because they are engaging in something they are passionate about!
What can you do after your independent research or creative work experience? Several of our students have had their research published in peer-reviewed journals and presented alongside Ph.D. students at professional conferences.
Learn more about opportunities for research and creative work at Knox and how they are funded:
Mark Konkol, a member of the Chicago Sun-Times team that won a 2011 Pulitzer Prize, converses about his work and offers tips to aspiring journalists about how to report and write high-quality news stories.
The National Endowment of the Arts' Big Read Blog interviews a Knox College student and faculty member who helped to create a unique audio archive that spotlights writers from across the United States.
"Horizons: A Celebration of Student Inquiry, Imagination, and Creativity" featured student research presentations in the humanities, sciences and social sciences on May 5, and student presentations in music in on May 8.
Nothing prepares you for life like a liberal arts education. It teaches you to think, it teaches you to reason, and it teaches you to question. I am Patrick
Lyn '84, trustee, and...
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