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Also known as the FYE, the First-Year Experience is designed to help you make connections and create your home-away-from-home at Knox.

First-Year Experience

Also known as the FYE, the First-Year Experience is designed to help you make connections and create your home-away-from-home at Knox.

Your Introduction to the Knox Community

As you begin your first year at Knox, participating in first-year experience (FYE) programs will be an exciting start to your Knox experience. FYE programs will introduce you to the wide variety of activities which take place everyday on the Knox campus, and provide you with resources vital to your academic success at Knox. Opportunities to connect with other students, faculty, and staff throughout the year will assist you in making the most of your first year at college!

A group of students stand in a line with their hands in the air.

  • A group of students stand in front of a person sitting at a table, smiling at them.
  • Students attending the student organization fair.
  • Three students look at a bin of shoes.
  • Students walk under a rainbow parachute.
  • Three students walk down a sidewalk surrounded by other students cheering for them.

First 6-Week Challenge

Win Prizes by Participating in the First 6-Week Challenge! Throughout Fall Term, first-year students who attend or participate in First 6-Week Challenge programs will be eligible for prizes and other opportunities. There will be both individual and suite-based prizes to be awarded throughout Fall Term. Examples of First 6-Week Challenge programs include:

  • Student Organization Fair Attendance
  • Knox/Galesburg Community Fair (sponsored by the Bastian Family Center for Student Success)
  • First-Year Karaoke Night
  • Sponsored Programs by the Intercultural Life Office, the Counseling Center, The Center for Teaching and Learning, the Campus Life Office, and others.

Weekly Highlighted Programs

Each week during Fall Term, first-year students will receive an email with information on four or five campus events that highlight the exciting and diverse activities happening at Knox. Attending one or two of these programs each week will provide first-year students an understanding of how many different things there are on campus in which to become engaged or simply to enjoy.  Plus, students will get "challenge points" for attending as well!

We're Here for You

The Campus Life Team is here to help you find your home-away-from-home at Knox and in Galesburg. Reach out to us anytime you're confused, lonely, or simply want to share a great idea about making the Knox community even stronger.

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