Things to Love about Knox

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.

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!

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

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.

“Knox isn’t just a job for me, it’s my home”–that’s how Stacia Mattan describes her time working at Knox.

Coming from all the way from California, Thao Luong ’22 explains that Knox isn’t just a great education, it’s her away from home.

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.

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

As a member of Engineering Club, Swim Team, and Sigma Chi, Bill Tate ’21 has experienced all types of perspectives and people on Knox’s campus, but he wouldn’t have it any other way.

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.

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.

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

“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.

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.

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

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

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

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

“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.

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