Campus Events Newsletter
October 9-15
Event Registration
All weekday/weekend events beginning at or after 9:00 PM, events that use the Knox name in public (off campus events, events open to the public), and events with alcohol must be registered with and approved by the Campus Life Office. You can register your event by clicking here. After you register, you will:
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Monday
McNair Research Symposium
Monday, October 9
4-6 pm
Wilson House
The McNair Scholars will be presenting their research from this past summer.
Documentary Screening: More Than A Word
Monday, October 9
7 pm - 1 am
Trustees Room, Alumni Hall
More Than A Word is a documentary about sports mascots, and in particular, the mascot of the Washington D.C. football team.
Tuesday
Flute Choir!
Tuesdays (throughout Fall Term)
12-1 pm
Jay Rehearsal Hall
A great opportunity to maintain or improve upon current flute skills in a casual and low pressure environment. Alto and bass flutes available. All levels welcome with no audition necessary! Contact Denise Cooksey cooksey914@yahoo.com with questions.
ACM/AMIDEAST Jordan Program: Middle East and Arabic Language Studies
Tuesday, October 10
4-5 pm
Wallenberg Conference Room, Alumni Hall 219
Interested in Middle East and Arabic Language Study in Amman, Jordan? Join AMIDEAST Director Elena Corbett and ACM Program Outreach Coordinator Katie Rose Brosnan for an information session in the Wallenberg Conference Room of Alumni Hall (AH 219). All are welcome! Find out more about the academic courses, living arrangements, excursions and travel, and language study from those most closely involved in this ACM program.
Zazen, Zen Buddhist Meditation Practice
Tuesday, October 10
5 pm
Old Jail Cell Block
"Zazen means ‘sitting meditation’. It is being oneself, with nothing extra, in harmony with the way things are. It is the simple practice of looking directly at life as it is." All are welcome: experienced or first time. Any one who'd like to practice silent meditation is welcome. Learn more about Zazen in the Soto Zen tradition. Please wear modest loose fitting clothing. We have zafus (cushions). Come a little early if you'd like instructions.
Wednesday
Sustainability at Knox: Everything You Want to Knox But Have Yet to Ask
Wednesday, October 11
12-1 pm
Trustees Room, Alumni Hall
October is Campus Sustainability Month, which celebrates higher education sustainability achievements while raising awareness of the value of sustainability on our campuses. Join Knox College Director of Sustainability Initiatives Deborah Steinberg at this active information session, as she highlights Knox's achievements from the previous year and provides a preview of the 2017 Annual Campus Sustainability Report. Learn details of Knox's sustainability efforts, offer suggestions through fun activities, and ask questions about ongoing and future campus initiatives.
The Knox 101: Brown Bag Lunch series is sponsored by Senior Staff and Human Resources. Bring your lunch and join in this discussion to learn more about these important campus initiatives.
Annual Thurgood Marshall Lecture
Wednesday, October 11
5:45-8:45 pm
Alumni Hall
This event will be held at the Western Illinois University's Multicultural Center. Transportation will be provided by the CIL and will leave from Alumni Hall.
Western Illinois University alumnus Robert E. Weems, Jr. is the Willard W. Garvey Distinguished Professor of Business History at Wichita State University. He received his bachelor's degree in history from Western in 1973.
Weems was a professor of history at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1999-2011. A native of Chicago, Weems received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His areas of specialization include African American history, African American business history and U.S. history.
"It has been 50 years since being the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court and almost 25 years since his death," said Brooks. "Marshall is still one of America's greatest legal minds. His work as on the Supreme Court and with the NAACP changed the arch of history and left an indelible mark on our country's judicial system."
This event, open free to the public, is co-sponsored by the WIU Centennial Honors College, College of Fine Arts and Communication, Malpass Library, and the departments of History, Political Science, and Liberal Arts.
Thursday
La Table Française
Thursday
12 pm
German Table
Thursday
12 pm
Japanese Language & Culture Table
Thursday
12 pm
Friday
Mental Health Screening Day
Friday, October 13
10 am - 3 pm
Counseling Services
Taking a mental health screening is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition. Mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiety, are real, common, and treatable. And recovery is possible.
Stop by Counseling Services to take a free and anonymous mental health assessment. Your assment will be scored and you will meet with a counselor one-on-one in a confidential setting to go over your results, discuss resources, and set up treatment if needed.
Saturday
Knox Got Talent: Presented by Upperclass RAs
Saturday October 14
7pm
Taylor Lounge
SIGN UP HERE (alone or with a group) to present your talent to the campus! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1doQv8xcwTOlRPR-SVWvGCUI-g4CcTs2Ukohfoh2Mi5k/edit?ts=59db0405
Nova Singers Fall Concert "Today I Will________"
Saturday, October 14
7:30pm
Kresge Recital Hall
Students get in free!
They say every journey begins with a single step. Even in these challenging times we can all take steps to positively impact the world around us. This program hopes to inspire you to reflect and dream big! Come enjoy the exquisite music of Nova Singers and empower yourself by vowing "Today I will ________."
AΓA Ramen Night
Saturday, October 14
10 pm -2 am
Wilson House
Sunday
Knox Galesburg Symphony: Homeward Bound
3 pm
Orpheum Theatre
This season opens with a look back to Bruce’s first season with the KGS. He conducted Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait” that season and it returns to the program this year with Terry Cavanaugh narrating letters from Abraham Lincoln. Continuing with two contemporary classics, the orchestra will perform Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” and Gershwin’s “An American in Paris.”