Campus Events Newsletter
February 13th-19th
Advocates for Choice Tabling
March 31, 5:30pm - April 1, 4:30pm | Augustana College, Rock Island, IL (Depart Knox College at 4:30pm on March 31st and return by 5:30pm on April 1st)
Cost: FREE (Transportation, housing, meals provided)
Registration Deadline: Monday, March 13th at 12:00pm. To register, https://docs.google.com/a/knox.edu/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3O8Z19jkKTf0EkarMb8CFpyAdnxc1RuOqgiS8Xyc-HkPH0g/viewform.
Join us at Augustana College for the third annual Global Learning Retreat (GLR), which began in 2015 as a collaboration between Augustana College and Knox College. Through this year's theme of "-Isms Around the World," participants will deepen their understanding of social justice in the global context and explore ways to effect change as global citizens.
Please direct any questions to Rebecca Eckart (rreckart@knox.edu). Sponsored by the Office of International Student Services, Steylles Center for Global Studies, and the Campus Life Office.
SASS IS SEEKING ART AND WRITING FOR BODIES WEEK 2017!
The Bodies Week Gallery is not all about photos. SASS wants your* paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, and writings etc. for Bodies Week. Bodies Week is an annual SASS tradition that aims to address the varied ways in which we relate to our bodies-this includes the various mediums through which we express ourselves. We are interested in the ways our identities affect our relationships to our bodies ranging from physical & mental health to gender and racial identities. Feel free to get political. Photographs, writings, artwork, and club/organization tabling will be featured at the upcoming Bodies Week Exhibition at the end of Bodies Week on February 25th, 2017. All students are welcome and encouraged to participate! Please email mcblair@knox.edu by February 21st at 11:59PM to sign up or with questions.
*As a rule, SASS does not include names along with submissions to Bodies Week. This is done to make participants more comfortable participating and not discredit you in any way. You are welcome to verbally point out what is yours.
Questions? Please contact Blair, Nash, or Kira
Monday
Tuesday
Bill Young talk - Work in Zen Buddhism
Tuesday, Feb 14
7:30 pm
GDH 104
Do you not know what work is? Do you know what work is, but not know what it *is*? Have you found whatever work you need to do tedious, and do you wish to think through ways to confront its tediousness? Care to learn more about Buddhism?
If you answered "yes" to any or all of these questions, then join Bill Young and Philosophy Club as we talk about the concept of work in Zen Buddhism. Treats shall be provided, as long as you enjoy them mindfully. And, of course, remember that the first noble truth is that all life is suffering!
Wednesday
Celebrate Knox's 180th Birthday!!!
Wednesday, Feb 15
Purple & Gold Day, All Day—Wear Purple & Gold and Show Your Knox Pride! Take a photo of yourself, your friends, or your entire office in Knox attire and share it with on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram with the hashtag #KnoxProud or e-mail it to gizmogram@knox.edu.
Happy Birthday Knox Toast, 4:00 p.m., Taylor Student Lounge—Join President Amott as we toast Knox's 180th birthday. After classes end on Wednesday, head over to the Taylor Student Lounge for cookies and song!
Thursday
Alumni in Residence
Thursday, Feb 16
4:00 pm
Round Room, CFA
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Caxton Club: Will Boast & Audrey Petty
Thursday, Feb 16
4:00 pm
Alumni Room, Old Main
Part of a year-long series of Caxton Club readings in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Program in Creative Writing, we welcome back Will Boast and Audrey Petty.
Friday
Life After Knox
Friday, Feb 17
1:30 pm to 2:40 pm
Wallenberg Conference Room, Room 219 Alumni Hall
Free and open to all students.
RSVP by Thursday, February 16, 2017. Space is limited so register now! https://www.knox.edu/alumni/life-after-knox-john-straus
Doctors Without Borders Talk
Friday, Feb 17
7:00 pm
Alumni Room, Old Main
Free and open to the public, but RSVPs are required by February 14, 2017.
APO Game-a-thon
Friday Feb 17
9pm - 12am
Taylor Lounge
Alpha Phi Omega is hosting Game-a-thon, a fun night of games, food, and getting to know awesome clubs! There will be an hourly raffle prize drawing from local businesses as well. The proceeds from this event will be going to Food Recovery Network.
Registration:
Tabling for the event will be this week.
Tickets during pre-registration will be $2, or $4 at the door.
Saturday
UNICEF Open Mic Night
Saturday, Feb 18
5 - 7 pm
The Gizmo.
Nova Singers Presents: Dancing The Mystery
Humans seek spirituality and find it many different ways. This innovative program of music and poetry explores the mysticism of Sufi poets Hafiz and Rumi with their message of peace, love, understanding and communal harmony. Come hear this music on Saturday, February 18 at 7:30 in First Lutheran Church. All students FREE!