Things to Love about Knox

“Confidence through performance”–that’s what Harvard Medical School recruiter William Budding says he loved about his time as a student at Knox.

Olivia Grierson is a proud member of the Knox women’s soccer team, but being an athlete at Knox doesn’t limit her from being a leader in other student activities.

As Adam Rothkopf explains, there’s always something happening on Knox’s campus!

Jordan Anderson was able to apply the skills he learned in the classroom to internships and other opportunities, which in turn led to his career with the NFL.

Bamise Afolabi shares his journey of leaving his home country of Nigeria for the first time, to building life-long relationships and finding a home on Knox’s campus.

As a member of the engineering club, swim team, and Sigma Chi, Bill Tate has experienced all types of perspectives and people on Knox’s campus, and he wouldn’t have it any other way.

Olive Colangelo loves that she can recognize every face on campus.

Abbi Harb—resident assistant, executive board member of her sorority, and co-president of Knox Catholic—likes that Knox let's her pursue a wide range of interests beyond the classroom.

Maggie Garrett, a biology major with minors in chemistry and creative writing, appreciates how every student at Knox has the power to make things happen.

“I feel like one of the luckiest undergrads in the world,”–that’s how Lily Lauver describes her involvement in many meaningful projects at Knox.

Matrice Young (creative writing major with minors in educational studies and Africana Studies) distinctly remembers driving down Galesburg’s characteristic brick roads for the first time; for Young, it was love at first sight.