Knox in the News

Tom Wilson: Motives of early Galesburg colonists

Karrie — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:28:19 +0000

From the Register-Mail: During 1937 Dr. H.R. Muelder of Knox College’s history department presented a series of lectures at Central Congregational Church about the community’s early pioneers. Muelder was later to serve as acting president of the college. Muelder painted a vivid picture of the pioneers. He pointed out that they had problems and sought the best [...]

Japanese Club’s ‘Kimodameshi’ haunted house offers grotesque imagery

Karrie — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:26:51 +0000

From the Register-Mail: The sound of children singing. Half-seen images of women, dark hair dangling over their faces. And the Japanese urban legend of a beautiful woman who sheds a surgical mask to reveal a cut mouth. The horror offered Friday night inside Knox College’s Lincoln Room was based on implication — and comforting images twisted in [...]

Knox College play offers ‘snippets of life’: Chekhov’s ‘Three Sisters’ story of 19th century Russian life

Karrie — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:06:41 +0000

From the Register-Mail: Don’t let the set fool you — ornate Victorian sofa, tall white pillars. Don’t let the costumes distract you — fitted corsets, long dresses and three-piece suits. The display on stage may seem like a passport to 1901 — and to an extent it is — but the themes of Anton Chekhov’s “Three [...]

Student Honored by the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit

Karrie — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:13:38 +0000

From Colorado State University: Katie Driver, a Colorado State University student from the Warner College of Natural Resources, was honored with the 2009 Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Student Achievement Award for her work in creating a protocol for monitoring wetlands in Rocky Mountain National Park. Driver has a long history of interest and experience in [...]

Knox College receives $400,000 grant

Karrie — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:08:07 +0000

From the Associated Press (Belleville News Democrat, Belleville; CBS-2, Chicago): Knox College has received a $400,000 grant that the school says it will use to pay for several different efforts, including faculty research. The western Illinois college on Tuesday announced the grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The school says it is the fifth grant [...]

Tom Wilson: State oratorical champ wrote GHS school song

Karrie — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:16:43 +0000

From the Register-Mail: On Nov. 15, 1909, a century ago, Knox County student Reuben Johan Erickson won the Illinois Oratorical contest held on the campus of Monmouth College. As a result of his feat, witnessed by more than 300 Knox students and local residents, Erickson became eligible to represent Illinois in the Interstate Contest in Omaha, [...]

Knox alumni swap hopes and fears: Changes abound, but camaraderie still present

Karrie — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:13:00 +0000

From the Register-Mail: Knox College’s campus felt like the scene of a big family reunion Saturday, as alumni from around the nation returned for Homecoming to swap tales of the past and hopes for the future. Chicago attorney Paul Raya, class of ’95, watched the homecoming game at the Knosher Bowl with his buddy Trey Morrison, a [...]

Numerous Events Highlight Knox College Homecoming

Karrie — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:22:40 +0000

From WGIL radio: Events that took a team of individuals months to schedule and prepare for will be on display this weekend at a local college. Knox College celebrates its homecoming beginning Friday running through the weekend, and there’s plenty for both alumni and current students to attend that will make the weekends events worthwhile. Director of Alumni [...]

Knox predicts 1,000 alumni for homecoming: Many events open to the public

Karrie — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:30:48 +0000

From the Register-Mail: Knox College alumni from near and far are expected to flock here this weekend for the college’s 2009 Homecoming. An estimated 1,000 alumni are expected to attend events on the Knox campus and in Galesburg during homecoming, today through Sunday. Events for alumni include reunions organized for class years, clubs, athletic teams, fraternities, sororities [...]

Knox enrollment up 25 percent since 2002

Karrie — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:26:57 +0000

From the Peoria Journal Star: Knox College on Thursday announced enrollment levels are at their highest since 1971 and the fourth-highest in the college’s history. Knox saw 394 new students this fall in a total enrollment of 1,407. This year’s total is 2 percent above last year and more than 25 percent higher than Knox’s total enrollment [...]