Knox in the News

From Inside Higher Ed:

At Chicagoland Jewish High School, “What I’m seeing is, new names are popping up all the time,” says Bruce Scher, the academic dean and director of college counseling.

“Outside of the stereotypical or the standard colleges that already have strong Jewish populations, we’re seeing a lot of other schools recognize the value and recognize the contribution that these students are making to a college campus,” says Scher, who’s also co-chair of the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s special interest group for Jewish students. “Even schools like Knox [College], you know, in central Illinois, they absolutely are connecting to Jewish students.”

College counselors and colleges alike – particularly small liberal arts colleges – are reporting explicit efforts to attract more Jewish applicants or build Jewish student life on campus, or both (since the two goals go hand in hand).

From the Register Mail:

Knox College will dedicate its new academic and athletic facilities and have nearly 100 campus events as the college celebrates Homecoming 2008.

From Thursday through Nov. 2, Knox will sponsor 16 public events, five athletic events and more than 50 alumni and class reunions.

Events include a free, public panel featuring Knox faculty and alumni who will discuss the upcoming presidential election, the presentation of Knox Service Awards and induction of new members to the Knox-Lombard Athletic Hall of Fame.

The public is invited to celebrate three major campus renovation projects — Borzello Hall, Knosher Bowl and Turner Track.

From the Edmonton Sun:

But we need to pick ourselves up off the floor, stop feeling sorry for ourselves and do something that’ll genuinely make us happy, says U.S. psychology professor and author Tim Kasser.

Materialism doesn’t bring happiness, he warns. Instead, he urges people to tune out as much advertising as possible so as to resist the urge for retail therapy.

“If you want to shift your value system, it’s going to be extremely difficult to do in a context of watching TV four hours a day and being exposed to all of those messages which tempt you,” says Kasser, a professor at Knox College in Illinois.

Buying into the consumer culture, both literally and figuratively, doesn’t satisfy people’s psychological needs and that’s why people who place an unseemly value on money are unhappy, no matter how many possessions they’ve amassed, he says.

From the Edmonton Sun:

….But we need to pick ourselves up off the floor, stop feeling sorry for ourselves and do something that’ll genuinely make us happy, says U.S. psychology professor and author Tim Kasser.

Materialism doesn’t bring happiness, he warns. Instead, he urges people to tune out as much advertising as possible so as to resist the urge for retail therapy.

“If you want to shift your value system, it’s going to be extremely difficult to do in a context of watching TV four hours a day and being exposed to all of those messages which tempt you,” says Kasser, a professor at Knox College in Illinois.

Buying into the consumer culture, both literally and figuratively, doesn’t satisfy people’s psychological needs and that’s why people who place an unseemly value on money are unhappy, no matter how many possessions they’ve amassed, he says.

From the Register-Mail:

Dushan “Duke” Petrovich, a 1974 graduate and trustee of Knox College, has been named president of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company.

Petrovich has been with Wrigley for more than 30 years and will be responsible for the company’s worldwide strategy, operations and business performance. He succeeds William D. Perez, president and CEO of Wrigley since October 2006.

“Duke is the first generation in his family to be born in the U.S.,” said Knox College President Roger Taylor. “He has never lost sight of Knox’s mission to serve first-generation and low-income students and to encourage Knox’s international diversity.”

From All Things Considered (NPR)

Knox alum Alex Keefe ‘06, news reporter with NPR station WVIK tells the story of the Davenport Zither Club and the recent uptick in German culture.

Listen to Alex’s story on NPR.org.