A dozen Knox alumni and nearly 100 students participated in the Career Impact Summit on January 4-5, the first weekend of the 2019 winter term. Alumni shared advice about navigating life after Knox and helped students polish skills that will benefit them as they search for jobs and develop careers.

Alumni Share Work, Life Advice at Career Impact Summit

Celebrate the Life of Robin Metz

A memorial gathering for colleagues, friends, and family will be held on Saturday, April 6, at 2:30 p.m. at Knox College.

Students Explore Careers, Polish Spanish-Speaking Skills during Mexico Trip

Short-term travel experience provides opportunities to interact with people in Oaxaca, Mexico, and learn about the area's culture.

Volunteers Fan Out in Fog for Annual Bird Count

Knox College faculty and alumni, along with local volunteers, take part in the Audubon Society's annual nationwide bird count.

Knox Student Receives Gilman Scholarship to Study Southeast Asian Culture in Thailand

Gilman awards students who demonstrate strong academic ability, financial need, and a passion for their chosen program.

Becoming a Creative Genius (Again!)

Carl Nordgren '73 and Krista Anne Nordgren '12 return to Knox to talk about creativity, entrepreneurship, and activism.

Knox College will honor four alumni with Alumni Achievement Awards at the 2019 Founders Day Convocation on Friday, February 15. This year's Alumni Achievement Award winners are Joseph Cecchi '68, Joel Christensen '06, Bridget Coughlin '94, and Mark McIntosh '72.

Marcea Bland Lloyd '68 will chair the nominating and governance committee at Poseida Therapeutics.

Historic preservationist Barrett Williams '78 is leading a crusade to preserve vintage four-way traffic signals.

Todd Monken '89 has been named the offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns. Here are five things you may not know about him.

Jason Monaco '98 has been named chief financial officer at Borden.

Ngan Le '17 was featured in an article in VoyageChicago on her experience as an actress in Chicago.

A translation by Neil Blackadder, professor of theatre, of the play Canned Meat was presented in a staged reading at the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York.

An article titled "The Gay Gayze: Expressions of Inequality on Grindr" by Chris Connor, visiting assistant professor of anthropology-sociology, was published in The Sociological Quarterly.  

Two poems by Gina Franco, associate professor of English, were published in the Fall/Winter 2018 print issue of 32 Poems.

Anne Schaefer, assistant professor of modern languages - French, presented a paper at the annual Australian Society for French Studies conference.

Tim Kasser, professor of psychology, was featured in the Real Simple article "How to Raise a Minimalist."

Cate Denial, Bright Professor of American History, was featured in the article "Grading Smarter, Not Harder" in Inside Higher Ed, where historians discuss efforts to evaluate student learning far beyond a grade.

This was an exciting fall for Prairie Fire Athletics. Our soccer teams won the MWC Championships and participated in their respective NCAA tournaments, our women’s soccer and men’s golf coaches were named MWC Coaches of the Year, and our cross country team boasted the MWC Newcomer of the Year. View highlights from the season and support the K Club, our team behind the teams!

Prairie Fire Fall Season Highlights

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