Campus Events
March 23-29
Library Hours
Seymour Library
Monday, 3/23 (8:30am-5pm)
Tuesday, 3/24 (8:30am-8pm)
Science & Math Library
Monday, 3/23 - Tuesday, 3/24 (9am-3pm)
Regular hours begin Wednesday, March 25th
Galesburg Public Library: Trivia Night
Tuesday, March 24
Galesburg Public Library
6:30 PM
Free general trivia night at the Galesburg Public Library! The top three teams will win prizes including a Trivial Pursuit game, The Big Bang Theory Trivia Box, and Marvel Superheroes Trivia Box. Please sign up as a team or an individual by visiting the Reference Desk, calling 309-343-6118, or emailing reference@galesburglibrary.org. This event is free and open to all.
Spring Term: Classes Begin Wednesday, March 25!
Knox College Baseball vs. Robert Morris- Peoria
Blodgett Field
3:00 PM
Flunk Day Pep Rally
8:00 PM
Memorial Gym
Are you curious what this year's Flunk Day theme will be? Are you interested in hearing more about the secret day that occurs each Spring Term. Attend the Flunk Day Pep Rally where one class will get to reveal the Flunk Day theme. For graduating seniors this is also your chance to sign-up to be a Flunk Day Friar.
International Tea Hour
Welcome back! Join the Office of International Student Services (OISS) for a weekly International Tea Hour, featuring international teas, snacks, and conversations. Fridays 4 - 5pm, Knight Student Lounge, Alumni Hall. International Tea Hour will resume in spring term on Friday, March 27th.
OISS is looking for other organizations or students to partner with to sponsor a future International Tea Hour. Please contact Rebecca Eckart (rreckart@knox.edu) with any questions or ideas for a future Tea Hour.
Knox College Choir Italy Tour
Men's Golf: Prairie Fire Classic
Saturday, Mach 28
Galesburg, IL Soangetaha GC
Knox College Open
Saturday, March 28
Outdoor Track and Field11:00 AM
Turner Track at Trevor Field
Knox Softball vs. Monmouth College
1:00 PM
Monmouth College
Saturday, March 28 Kresge Recital Hall at 8:00 PM
Aisha Alfa
Nick Guerra
Media Head Applications Available Soon!
Starting Monday, March 30th Media Head Applications will be made available to the student body. Please turn in your Media Head applications to the Office of Campus Life no later than 4:30 pm on Monday, April 13th. Please sign-up for an interview time upon turning in your application.
If you have any questions please contact Greg Gilbert, Associate Professor of Art, at ggilbert@knox.edu.
The Knoxies '15
Saturday, May 23
6:00 PM
Lincoln Room, Seymour Union
As we gradually approach the end of another academic year, we bring to you the 2nd annual edition of "The Knoxies". As we all know, recognizing and appreciating the efforts of persons in the Knox Community is essential to our development as one. Therefore, we say welcome, as we usher in one of the biggest events on campus tagged; "The Knoxies'15: Friendship, Leadership & Excellence".
Below are the categories for The Knoxies'15:
1. Campus Event of the Year
2. Executive Council (Board) of the Year
3. Student Organization of the Year
4. Best Campus Collaboration/Partnership for an event.
5. Greek Leader for excellence
6. Campus Advisor of the Year (Including academic and club)
7. Emerging Leader/The Rising Star Award
8. Prairie Fire Award
9. Purple and Gold Leadership Award
10.Dean of College Award for Student Research
11.Presidential Leadership Award to Outstanding Seniors
Note: Please explain why your nomination should be considered for the award.
Link to Nomination form.
https://docs.google.com/a/knox.edu/forms/d/1xLX2YQg3g7YMCLX-WgYzrIHsRPfnUvqJqzXLfjIFLE4/edit
CLA + (Collegiate Learning Assessment)
Graduating Seniors with an ACT/SAT on record with Knox- would you like to be able to provide evidence of your skills in critical reasoning and writing to prospective employers or graduate schools?
The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment is offering graduating seniors the opportunity to participate in the CLA+- a national assessment of critical reasoning and writing. Participants at a proficient or mastery level can document their level by a digital badge that can be displayed on an electronic resume or CV or on their LinkedIn profile.
Participants will also earn a $25 gift card from Amazon as a way of our thanking you for your participation.
Finally, the college receives information regarding our students’ performance on critical reasoning tasks and writing. This information can be used to improve the educational experiences of students. The CLA+ will be offered to graduating seniors during eight sessions beginning the week of March 30th.
To sign up for a session, click here:https://knox.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dgtTSxZCiYqRMHz
All testing will take place in the Stellyes computer lab. Basement of SMC. The test will take approximately 90 minutes to complete. Participation is limited-so please sign up quickly! If you are not sure if you have an ACT/SAT score on record or if you have any questions, please contact
Leah Adams-Curtis at 341-7260 or assessment@knox.edu.
More information can be found at:
http://cae.org/images/uploads/pdf/CLA_Student_Guide_Individual.pdf