From: WBYS Radio (Canton, IL)
Knox College is the recipient of a federal grant of over $1.25-million. The grant will allow the college to continue its highly successful McNair TRIO Program that helps students prepare for academic and research-oriented careers… Read more…
Knox Professor: Tree Pest Will Hit City 12/11/2012
From: The Register Mail (Galesburg, IL)
Galesburg officials are preparing to battle a highly destructive enemy — the emerald ash borer. After the insect was discovered on Knox College grounds, the Illinois Department of Agriculture announced Monday that, along with 40 other counties in the state, Knox County is now under emerald ash borer quarantine…
Grounds staff at Knox College discovered the pest festering inside at least one of the 40-plus ash trees on campus, but officials suspect the emerald ash borers could have been in Knox County for four to six years… “The expectation is a lot of trees will die,” [Knox professor Stuart] Allison said. “You can really expect that in areas that are affected, (the insects) will continue to spread and increase, and you’ll probably lose most of the ashes.”… Read more…
From: The Globe and Mail (Toronto, ON)
Knox College psychology professor Tim Kasser is interviewed for an article, “How can I have Christmas without the clutter?” Craig and Marc Kielburger, founders of Free the Children and Me to We, write: “In theory, Christmas is about time spent with loved ones, not great deals on electronics. Yet, in reality, many of us struggle with the holiday paradox of giving to others without succumbing to the trappings of mass consumption…
This week we asked experts: How do we reconcile the holiday spirit of giving with the avoidance of material excess? Tim Kasser, author of The High Price of Materialism — ‘My academic analysis shows that people report the highest holiday well-being when they de-emphasize the materialistic aspects of the season and instead focus on being with their families and practising their religion.’…” Read more…
From: Illinois Department of Agriculture (Springfield, IL)
The Illinois Department of Agriculture credits sharp-eyed grounds staff at Knox College with discovering the first emerald ash borers in Knox County, which has now been added to the emerald ash borer (EAB) quarantine. Officials announced that “infestations of the tree-killing beetle were confirmed for the first time in Henry and Knox counties. The pest was discovered in Knox County by alert grounds staff at Knox College in Galesburg…” Read more…
From: The Register Mail (Galesburg, IL)
Knox College linebacker Mike Hendrick has earned two more postseason honors following another outstanding year on the gridiron. Hendrick was named to the D3football.com 2012 All-West Region third team defense and Beyond Sports Network’s (BSN) 2012 Honorable Mention All-American Team at linebacker. He led the Midwest Conference with 13.3 tackles per game and a season total of 133 tackles, the third-most in the country… Read more in the Register-Mail… More about Mike Hendrick’s selection for the D3 Senior Classic…
From: Congressional Record (Washington, DC)
Congressman Aaron Schock spoke before the U.S. House of Representatives in November “in honor of Community Foundations Week, and to recognize the millions of Americans who have joined together throughout our nation’s history to support charitable causes in their communities…
“In my home state of Illinois… I would like to highlight… the Galesburg Community Foundation… One of their most innovative projects is called KnoxCorps. This project teams with Knox College to place graduates at local non-profits to provide human capacity for initiatives and causes that affect the greater Galesburg area. The impact that has already been achieved is far reaching. This partnership has kept some of the best and the brightest in this small rural community, contributing to positive economic development, stronger communities, and a thriving spirit of service…” Read more [PDF]… More about KnoxCorps on the Knox College web site…
