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Camozzi: New page: '''Fall Term 2006''' was part of the 2006-2007 school year, running from September 2 to November 19, 2006. ===Official Calendar[http://www.knox.edu/x10903.xml#key Academic Calend...

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New page: '''Fall Term 2006''' was part of the 2006-2007 school year, running from September 2 to November 19, 2006. ===Official Calendar<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x10903.xml#key Academic Calend...

New page

'''Fall Term 2006''' was part of the [[2006-2007]] school year, running from September 2 to November 19, 2006.

===Official Calendar<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x10903.xml#key Academic Calendar 2006-2007]</ref>===
* September 2, Sat, 10:00 AM – [[Residence halls]] open to [[First-year|new students]]; [[board]] begins with [[lunch]]
* September 2-6, Sat-Wed – [[Orientation]] for new students
* September 5, Tue – [[Residence halls]] open to returning [[students]]; [[board]] begins with [[dinner]]
* September 6-13, Wed-Wed – Fall [[Check-In]] online
* September 7, Thu – Classes begin
* September 7, Thu, 11:00 AM – [[Opening Convocation]]
* September 13, Wed – Add/Drop deadline
* October 14, Sat – [[Homecoming]]
* October 16-27, Mon-Fri – Pre-Enrollment for [[Winter 2007]]
* October 23-27, Mon-Fri – Pre-Enrollment for [[Winter Break 2006]] [[Winter Break Classes|Classes]]
* October 28-29, Sat-Sun – [[Family Weekend]]
* November 1, Wed – [[Withdrawal]] deadline
* November 14, Tue – Classes end
* November 15, Wed – [[Reading Day]]
* November 16-18, Thu-Sat – [[Finals]]
* November 19, Sun, 12:00 PM – [[Winter Break 2006]] begins. Residence halls close, and board ends with [[breakfast]]

===Academic Events===
====Course Events====
* October 30, 2006 – Author Kwame Anthony Appiah gives a lecture on his book ''Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers'' to [[FP]] students.

====Faculty Events====
* [[Tim Kasser]] is on leave to participates in the Semester at Sea program, which took him to [[Mexico]], [[Hawaii]], [[Japan]], [[China]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Vietnam]], [[India]], [[Egypt]], [[Turkey]], [[Croatia]] and [[Spain]]
* September 8, Fri, 4:00 PM – The [[Lincoln Studies Center]] celebrated the publishing of the first book in its multivolume series about [[Lincoln]].
* September 14 – [[Peter Schwartzman]] wins first place at a [[Scrabble]] tournament in Atlantic City.
* September 18 – [[Natania Rosenfeld]] leads a discussion of ''Lost in Translation'' by Eva Hoffman at the [[Seymour Library]]
* September 20, Wed, 7:30 PM – [[Zali Gurevitch]] gives a talk, "Robinson Crusoe in the Land of Israel" in the [[Alumni Room]] of [[Old Main]].
* October 2, 7 PM – [[Natania Rosenfeld]] leads a discussion of ''Mr. Sammler's Planet'' by Saul Bellow at the [[Seymour Library]]
* October 6, Fri, 4 PM – [[Zali Gurevitch]] reads from his own poetry in the [[Alumni Room]]
* October 14, 1 PM – [[Sarah Day O'Connell]] and [[Jeremy Day O'Connell]] give a lecture and performance on the Trinidadian steelband in [[Jay Hall]]
* October 14, Sat, 3 PM – [[Robin Metz]] leads a discussion on Joan Didion's ''Year of Magical Thinking'' at [[Pookie's Coffee Bar]]
* October 14, Sat, 3 PM – [[Lance Factor]] leads a discussion on [[Old Main]] and ''The Da Vinci Code'' in the [[Alumni Room]]
* October 23, Mon, 7 PM – [[Natania Rosenfeld]] leads a discussion on Andre Aciman's ''Out of Egypt'' at the [[Seymour Library]]
* October 26, Thu, 4 PM – Professor emeritus of art [[Henry Joe]] gives a lecture, "The Meaning of Chinese Art," in the [[Round Room]].
* October 30, Mon, 7 PM – [[Natania Rosenfeld]] leads a discussion on ''The Centaur in the Garden'' by Moacyr Scliar at the [[Seymour Library]]
* November 6, Mon, 7 PM – [[Natania Rosenfeld]] leads a discussion on ''Kaaterskill Falls'' by Allegra Goodman at the [[Seymour Library]]

===Administration and Student Senate Events===
====Administration Events====

====Campus Safety Events====

====Admissions Events====
* September 14 – ''[[The Advocate]]'' selects Knox as one of the 100 best colleges for [[LGBT]] students.
* October 4 – Knox is one of 100 schools included in the book ''Treasure Schools: College Gems'', and [[Roger Taylor]] is ranked among the top 10 hottest college presidents by ''The Insider's Guide to the Colleges''. <ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x13252.xml#key Knox College News Archive]</ref>
* October 9, Mon – Open House for prospective students
* November 10, Fri – Open House for prospective students

====Housing and Physical Plant Events====
* November 22 – Knox purchases the [[Gale House]].

====Student Senate Events====

===Club and Student Organization Events===

===Athletic Events===

===Greek Events===
* November 14 – The new [[Kappa Kappa Gamma]] sorority (formerly [[Tau Sigma Omega]]) pledges 16 women.

===Speakers, Plays, Exhibitions, and Special Events===
====Music====
* October 12, 8 PM – Knox College [[Variety Show]] at the [[Orpheum]]
* October 13, 9 PM – [[Jazz Ensemble]] Alumni Jam Session for [[Homecoming]], at [[Cherry Street Bier Garten]]
* October 14, 1 PM – [[Sarah Day O'Connell]] and [[Jeremy Day O'Connell]] give a lecture and performance on the Trinidadian steelband in [[Jay Hall]]
* October 14, 8 PM – [[Nova Singers]] perform "Music, Mirth, and Mischief" in [[Kresge]]
* October 15, 4 PM – [[Nova Singers]] perform "Music, Mirth, and Mischief" at the [[First Congregational Church]]
* October 16 – Jazz quartet [[Meta Four]] performs in [[Kresge]]
* October 20, 12 PM – Violinist [[Francesca de Pasquale]] performs as part of the [[Music Colloqium Series]]
* October 21 – [[Knox-Galesburg Symphony]] performs at the [[Orpheum]]
* October 28, Sat, 7:30 PM – The [[Jazz Ensemble]] performs in [[Kresge]].
* October 29, Sun, 2 PM – The [[Knox College Choir]] performs in [[Kresge]].
* November 8, Wed, 7 PM – The [[Knox Sandburg Community Concert Band]] performs in [[Kresge]].
* November 11 – The [[Galesburg Community Chorus]], including the [[Knox College Choir]] and the [[Nova Singers]] performs at [[First Prebyterian Church]]
* November 18 – [[Knox-Galesburg Symphony]] performs at the [[Orpheum]]

====Art====
* September 15-October 6 – [[Linda Vredeveld]] holds a painting exhibition
* October 13, Fri, 7 PM – University of Iowa professor emeritus [[Keith Achepohl]] talks about his printmaking show in the [[Round Room]]. The art exhibition continues until November 3.
* October 26 – Professor emeritus [[Henry Joe]] lectures on Chinese [[art]] in the [[Round Room]]

====Theatre and Dance====
* October 6-7, 7:30 PM – ''[[Pastries for a Cumber Bund, Eyelashes for Christmas and the Regrettable Hope That Someone Still Cares About Everything You Do]]'', written and directed by [[Evan Sawdey]], and ''[[Once]]'', written and directed by [[Sara Henak]], performed in the [[Studio Theatre]]
* October 13-14, 7:30 PM – ''[[The Last Yankee]]'' directed by [[Mike Smith]], ''[[Chalky White Substance]]'' directed by Mike Smith, and ''[[Collette in Love]]'', directed by [[Courtney Meaker]], are performed in the [[Studio Theatre]]
* October 20-21, 7:30 PM – ''[[The Shape of Things]]'' directed by [[Mike Giese]] is performed in the [[Studio Theatre]]
* October 25-28, Wed-Sat – "[[Our Town]]" runs in [[Harbach Theatre]].
* October 27-28, Fri-Sat, 7 PM – [[Terpischore]] performs their Fall Studio Dance Concert in the [[Aux Gym]]
* November 3-4 – ''[[Leonardo's Last Supper]]'', directed by [[Nick Perry]], is performed in the [[Studio Theater]]

====Other====
* September 6, Wed – [[Pumphandle]] in front of [[Old Main]].
* September 7, Thu, 11:00 AM – US District Court Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow gives the [[Opening Convocation]] address, "This Land Is Your Land: Reflections on Civic Duty."
* September 8, Fri, 4 PM – [[Jennifer Fleischner]], a professor of history at Adelphi University, discusses her book, ''Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly: The Remarkable Story of the Friendship Between a First Lady and a Former Slave'', and [[Willis Regier]], director of the [[University of Illinois]] Press, talks about the new books on [[Abraham Lincoln]] co-authored by [[Douglas Wilson]]
* September 18 – [[Natania Rosenfeld]] leads a discussion of ''Lost in Translation'' by Eva Hoffman at the [[Seymour Library]]
* September 20, Wed, 7:30 PM – [[Zali Gurevitch]] gives a talk, "Robinson Crusoe in the Land of Israel" in the [[Alumni Room]] of [[Old Main]].
* September 22, Fri, 4 PM – Author [[Herman Carillo]] gives a reading in the [[Alumni Room]]
* October 2, 7 PM – [[Natania Rosenfeld]] leads a discussion of ''Mr. Sammler's Planet'' by Saul Bellow at the [[Seymour Library]]
* October 6, Fri, 4 PM – [[Zali Gurevitch]] reads from his own poetry in the [[Alumni Room]]
* October 12-14, Thu-Sat – [[Homecoming]], featuring a number of speakers and events.
* October 13, Fri, 4 PM – Alum [[Jim Hallock]] '69 gives a talk on earth block construction in [[Kresge]].
* October 13, Fri, 4 PM - Poets [[Karen Anderson]], [[Jasper Bernes]], [[Anne Boyer]], and [[Karl Parker]], with musician JJ Appleton, host the [[Million Poems Show]] in the [[Studio Theatre]]
* October 14, Sat, 3 PM – [[Robin Metz]] leads a discussion on Joan Didion's ''Year of Magical Thinking'' at [[Pookie's Coffee Bar]]
* October 14, Sat, 3 PM – [[Lance Factor]] leads a discussion on [[Old Main]] and ''The Da Vinci Code'' in the [[Alumni Room]]
* October 14, Sat, 3 PM – Alumna [[Melissa Hueting]] presents her master's thesis in [[Art History]] in the [[Round Room]]
* October 14, Sat, 5 PM – [[Caxton Club]] holds an alumni reading event in the [[Muelder Reading Room]]
* October 19, Thu, 4 PM – Diplomat and journalist [[John Shaw]] discusses his book ''The Ambassador: Inside the Life of a Working Diplomat'' in [[Ferris Lounge]].
* October 20, Fri, 4 PM – Poet [[Jay Hopler]] gives a reading in the [[Alumni Room]]. [[Caxton Club]] sponsored the event.
* October 23, Mon, 7 PM – [[Natania Rosenfeld]] leads a discussion on Andre Aciman's ''Out of Egypt'' at the [[Seymour Library]]
* October 25-28, Wed-Sat – "[[Our Town]]" runs in [[Harbach Theatre]].
* October 26, Thu, 4 PM – Professor emeritus of art [[Henry Joe]] gives a lecture, "The Meaning of Chinese Art," in the [[Round Room]].
* October 30, Mon, 7 PM – [[Natania Rosenfeld]] leads a discussion on ''The Centaur in the Garden'' by Moacyr Scliar at the [[Seymour Library]]
* November 6, Mon, 7 PM – [[Natania Rosenfeld]] leads a discussion on ''Kaaterskill Falls'' by Allegra Goodman at the [[Seymour Library]]

===Student Events===
====Student Academic and College Events====
* September 25 – [[Megan Butler]] is awarded a fellowship with the EPA.
* October 6-7, 7:30 PM – ''[[Pastries for a Cumber Bund, Eyelashes for Christmas and the Regrettable Hope That Someone Still Cares About Everything You Do]]'', written and directed by [[Evan Sawdey]], and ''[[Once]]'', written and directed by [[Sara Henak]], performed in the [[Studio Theatre]]
* October 13-14, 7:30 PM – ''[[The Last Yankee]]'' directed by [[Mike Smith]], ''[[Chalky White Substance]]'' directed by Mike Smith, and ''[[Collette in Love]]'', directed by [[Courtney Meaker]], are performed in the [[Studio Theatre]]
* October 20-21, 7:30 PM – ''[[The Shape of Things]]'' directed by [[Mike Giese]] is performed in the [[Studio Theatre]]
* November 8 – [[Kenji Mori]] receives the Student Laureate Award from the Lincoln Academy of Illinois
* November 17-19 – [[Cami Woodruff]] competes in the Miss Illinois competition in [[Chicago]]

====Parties and Social Events====

====Gossip====

===Alumni Events===
* October 14, Sat, 3 PM – Alumna [[Melissa Hueting]] presents her master's thesis in [[Art History]] in the [[Round Room]]
* October 14, Sat, 5 PM – [[Caxton Club]] holds an alumni reading event in the [[Muelder Reading Room]]

===Miscellaneous Events===

==See also==
* [[Summer Break 2006]]
* [[Winter Break 2006]]
* [[Winter Term 2007]]
* [[Spring Break 2007]]
* [[Spring Term 2007]]

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	==See also==		==See also==

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 * October 14, Sat – [[Homecoming]]
 * October 16-27, Mon-Fri – Pre-Enrollment for [[Winter 2007]]
-* October 23-27, Mon-Fri – Pre-Enrollment for [[Winter Break 2006]] [[Winter Break Classes|Classes]]
+* October 23-27, Mon-Fri – Pre-Enrollment for [[Winter Break 2006]] Classes
 * October 28-29, Sat-Sun – [[Family Weekend]]
 * November 1, Wed – [[Withdrawal]] deadline
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 ====Faculty Events====
-* [[Tim Kasser]] is on leave to participates in the Semester at Sea program, which took him to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico Mexico]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii Hawaii]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan Japan]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China China]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_kong Hong Kong]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam Vietnam]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt Egypt]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey Turkey]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia Croatia]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain Spain]]
+* [[Tim Kasser]] is on leave to participates in the Semester at Sea program, which took him to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico Mexico], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii Hawaii], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan Japan], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China China], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_kong Hong Kong], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam Vietnam], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt Egypt], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey Turkey], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia Croatia] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain Spain]
 * September 8, Fri, 4:00 PM – The [[Lincoln Studies Center]] celebrated the publishing of the first book in its multivolume series about [[Lincoln]].
-* September 14 – [[Peter Schwartzman]] wins first place at a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrabble Scrabble]] tournament in Atlantic City.
+* September 14 – [[Peter Schwartzman]] wins first place at a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrabble Scrabble] tournament in Atlantic City.
 * September 18 – [[Natania Rosenfeld]] leads a discussion of ''Lost in Translation'' by Eva Hoffman at the [[Seymour Library]]
 * September 20, Wed, 7:30 PM – [[Zali Gurevitch]] gives a talk, "Robinson Crusoe in the Land of Israel" in the [[Alumni Room]] of [[Old Main]].

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 * October 20-21, 7:30 PM – ''[[The Shape of Things]]'' directed by [[Mike Giese]] is performed in the [[Studio Theatre]]
 * October 25-28, Wed-Sat – "[[Our Town]]" runs in [[Harbach Theatre]].
-* October 27-28, Fri-Sat, 7 PM – [[Terpischore]] performs their Fall Studio Dance Concert in the [[Aux Gym]]
+* October 27-28, Fri-Sat, 7 PM – [[Terpsichore]] performs their Fall Studio Dance Concert in the [[Aux Gym]]
 * November 3-4 – ''[[Leonardo's Last Supper]]'', directed by [[Nick Perry]], is performed in the [[Studio Theater]]

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 ===Greek Events===
-* November 14 – The new [[Kappa Kappa Gamma]] sorority (formerly [[Tau Sigma Omega]]) pledges 16 women.
+* November 14 – The new [[Kappa Kappa Gamma]] sorority (formerly [[TSO]]) pledges 16 women.
 ===Speakers, Plays, Exhibitions, and Special Events===

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 * October 29, Sun, 2 PM – The [[Knox College Choir]] performs in [[Kresge]].
 * November 8, Wed, 7 PM – The [[Knox Sandburg Community Concert Band]] performs in [[Kresge]].
-* November 11 – The [[Galesburg Community Chorus]], including the [[Knox College Choir]] and the [[Nova Singers]] performs at [[First Prebyterian Church]]
+* November 11 – The [[Galesburg Community Chorus]], including the [[Knox College Choir]] and the [[Nova Singers]] performs at [[First Presbyterian Church]]
 * November 18 – [[Knox-Galesburg Symphony]] performs at the [[Orpheum]]