Knox Groups Work for a Better World
From: The Register Mail (Galesburg, IL)
A two-day Peacebuilding Conference at Knox College this weekend celebrated the five-year anniversary of its unprecedented status in being the first college in the United States to implement a Peace Corps Prep Program for its students…
The weekend event was comprised mainly of panel discussions with participants in the program returning to Knox College to recount their stories. Judy K. Olsen, former Acting director of the Peace Corps, was the keynote speaker Friday. Saturday saw 15 different speakers discuss the impact the Peace Corps has had on their lives… Read more…
Erik Smoy’s big day at the plate [on March 30], that helped Knox College win a pair of baseball games [vs Beloit College] over the weekend, is being recognized by the Midwest Conference…
A frenzied group of Knox College students, covered head to toe in a multitude of colors, gathered Saturday afternoon to throw powdered paint at each other in celebration of the traditional Indian festival Holi… “This event gives people perspective about just how diverse Knox College is,” said Shelly Bhanot, Pre-Health Club Treasurer and Public Relations Representative.
msnNow (formerly MSNBC) notes Ed Helms, who will give the 2013 Commencement Address at Knox College, as one of “15 commencement speakers that will make everybody jealous.” While the students at these schools will still be forced, like every other graduating senior, to sit through an hours-long ceremony in the hot sun as they wait for some dean to pronounce their name wrong, at least they’ll have some good company. Check out our list of the best commencement speakers that’ll be taking the podium this spring… 