Things to Love about Knox

Abbi Harb ’22 is an RA, an executive board member of her sorority, and a co-president of Knox Catholic.

Olivia Grierson ’22 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.

For transfer student Jaime Lam ’21, coming to Knox was the first step in becoming the best version of herself.

As Adam Rothkopf ’21 explains, there’s always something happening on Knox’s campus!

Chi Chi Sinthopprasert ’23 loves being a student at Knox, but she also loves being a student-worker at Knox.

“Confidence through performance”–that’s what Harvard Medical School recruiter William Budding ’13 says he loved about his time as a student at Knox.

For campus leader Maddie Tucker ’22, she started forming friendships at Knox in her first-year suite, living with people she had never met from all around the world.

As a first-generation college student, Vanessa Jackson ’23 loves the small, community-centered atmosphere that Knox College offers.

Mentors at Knox–whether they be professors, coaches, or fellow students–motivate Tyrell Pierce ’21 to give his all as an athlete and especially as a student.

Olive Colangelo ’21 loves that she can recognize every face on campus.

Maggie Garrett ’22 runs a small Minecraft server, a multiplayer game that he feels embodies the attributes of Knox’s students: collaborative, creative, and ready for the next adventure.

As Kamille Sloane ’23 explains, professors at Knox genuinely care about your success as a student.

Bamise Afolabi ’21 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.

Lola Stam ’21 found a home within the Knox community: a community composed of a wide swath of people, flavors, and experiences.

Of all the opportunities Jonathan Doriscar ’22 credits to his Knox education, the one that stands out the most is the opportunity to simply be himself.

Loislove Boakye ’21 thinks that learning Biology should be fun and exciting; that’s why she’s loved her hands-on lab experiences at Knox!

Small campus, strong voices–that’s how Annie Larrea ’23 describes her experience with inclusivity among the Knox student body.

“Every single day, I meet a different person, I hear a different story, and I learn a different thing,”–that’s how Mae Moronfolu ’21 sums up diversity at Knox College.

“I feel like one of the luckiest undergrads in the world,”–that’s how Lily Lauver ’21 describes her involvement with the English department, writing, and student journalism at Knox.

Matrice Young ’21 distinctly remembers driving down Galesburg’s characteristic brick roads for the first time; for Young, it was love at first sight.