Are You Ready for Fall '08?

We've been washing windows, waxing floors, and mowing acres and acres of lawn in preparation for fall term. Is your student ready for the trek back to Knox? Are YOU ready for the coming term?

Whether you're the parent of a new student in the Class of 2012, or you're more concerned with resumes and job applications as Commencement '09 looms,  there are probably a few things you don't know or have forgotten over the course of this busy year.  Here are a few links that may help:

• New Student Orientation
• Community Knox for Incoming First-Year Students 
• Community Knox for Returning Students
• Academic Calendar
• New Student Information
• Current Student Information
• Insurance waiver and emergency/medical information forms (student must turn them in every year)

And don't forget to visit www.knox.edu/parents throughout the year for information specifically for you, the parent of a Knox student. Please note that Move-In day on September 6 may be especially busy, as Art in the Park is taking place in Standish Park across from the Knox Campus. Plan ahead and take a moment to check out parking options on campus!

If you are the parent of a Knox "legacy," a student who has followed a relative to Knox, your student should have received an invitation to the legacy picture at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 6 at Old Main. Contact Jennifer Gallas if you have any questions.

New On-campus Emergency Notification System

Frequently Asked Questions about the Connect-ED System

Knox recently implemented the Connect-ED® notification system to allow the College to reach all students and employees with time-sensitive information using voice, e-mail, and text messaging. During critical situations, the College can broadcast pertinent information and provide details on an appropriate response.

You can help us by encouraging your student to sign up for the service so he or she will receive immediate notification of any campus emergency, such as weather warnings. We are currently only able to provide notification to students, faculty, and staff of the College.

The Connect-ED service allows up to six different phone numbers, two e-mail addresses, and a mobile phone number for a text messaging device. The best emergency contact number is probably the student's mobile phone. Contact information will not be shared with other entities. It is kept separate from student or employee records and is not listed in the directories or online.

NOTE: Incoming students will be able to access this system when they receive their computer passwords during Knox orientation. Current students may sign up for Connect-ED® now or when they return to campus.

Family & Friends Weekend

Information about Family & Friends Weekend, October 24-26, will be mailed in mid-September. We appreciate those who took time to fill out the family weekend survey in the spring and have taken your suggestions into consideration as we've planned this year's event. A tentative schedule is now available, as you make plans for the weekend. Updates and online registration will be posted after the term begins in September.

We invite you to participate in our "Taste of Home"  project! During the week leading up to Family & Friends Weekend 2008, dining services will feature select recipes provided by the parents of Knox students. Submitted recipes will be considered for any of our meals during the week, and the student's name will be featured in publicity during the meal. To submit a recipe online, send the recipe, your name, and your student's name and class year to Jennifer at knoxparents@knox.edu. Recipes submitted by October 1 will be given full consideration.