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====Faculty Events====
 
====Faculty Events====
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* [[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 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 14 – [[Peter Schwartzman]] wins first place at a [[Scrabble]] tournament in Atlantic City.  
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* 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 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 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 6, Fri, 4 PM – [[Zali Gurevitch]] reads from his own poetry in the [[Alumni Room]]  
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* 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]]
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* October 14, Sat, 3 PM – [[Robin Metz]] leads a discussion on Joan Didion's ''Year of Magical Thinking'' at [[Pookie's Coffee Bar]]
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* October 14, Sat, 3 PM – [[Lance Factor]] leads a discussion on [[Old Main]] and ''The Da Vinci Code'' in the [[Alumni Room]]
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* 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 26, Thu, 4 PM – Professor emeritus of art [[Henry Joe]] gives a lecture, "The Meaning of Chinese Art," in the [[Round Room]].
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* October 30, Mon, 7 PM – [[Natania Rosenfeld]] leads a discussion on ''The Centaur in the Garden'' by Moacyr Scliar at the [[Seymour Library]]
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* 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 and Student Senate Events===
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====Student Senate Events====
 
====Student Senate Events====
  
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===Club Events===
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===Club and Student Organization Events===
  
 
===Athletic Events===
 
===Athletic Events===
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===Speakers, Plays, Exhibitions, and Special Events===
 
===Speakers, Plays, Exhibitions, and Special Events===
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====Music====
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* October 12, 8 PM – Knox College [[Variety Show]] at the [[Orpheum]]
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* October 13, 9 PM – [[Jazz Ensemble]] Alumni Jam Session for [[Homecoming]], at [[Cherry Street Bier Garten]]
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* 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]]
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* October 14, 8 PM – [[Nova Singers]] perform "Music, Mirth, and Mischief" in [[Kresge]]
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* October 15, 4 PM – [[Nova Singers]] perform "Music, Mirth, and Mischief" at the [[First Congregational Church]]
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* October 16 – Jazz quartet [[Meta Four]] performs in [[Kresge]]
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* October 20, 12 PM – Violinist [[Francesca de Pasquale]] performs as part of the [[Music Colloqium Series]]
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* October 21 – [[Knox-Galesburg Symphony]] performs at the [[Orpheum]]
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* October 28, Sat, 7:30 PM – The [[Jazz Ensemble]] performs in [[Kresge]].
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* October 29, Sun, 2 PM – The [[Knox College Choir]] performs in [[Kresge]].
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* November 8, Wed, 7 PM – The [[Knox Sandburg Community Concert Band]] performs in [[Kresge]].
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* November 11 – The [[Galesburg Community Chorus]], including the [[Knox College Choir]] and the [[Nova Singers]] performs at [[First Prebyterian Church]]
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* November 18 – [[Knox-Galesburg Symphony]] performs at the [[Orpheum]]
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====Art====
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* September 15-October 6 – [[Linda Vredeveld]] holds a painting exhibition
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* 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.
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* October 26 – Professor emeritus [[Henry Joe]] lectures on Chinese [[art]] in the [[Round Room]]
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====Theatre and Dance====
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* 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]]
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* 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]]
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* October 20-21, 7:30 PM – ''[[The Shape of Things]]'' directed by [[Mike Giese]] is performed in the [[Studio Theatre]]
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* October 25-28, Wed-Sat – "[[Our Town]]" runs in [[Harbach Theatre]].
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* October 27-28, Fri-Sat, 7 PM – [[Terpischore]] performs their Fall Studio Dance Concert in the [[Aux Gym]]
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* November 3-4 – ''[[Leonardo's Last Supper]]'', directed by [[Nick Perry]], is performed in the [[Studio Theater]]
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====Other====
 
* September 6, Wed – [[Pumphandle]] in front of [[Old Main]].
 
* 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 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."
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* 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]]
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* September 18 – [[Natania Rosenfeld]] leads a discussion of ''Lost in Translation'' by Eva Hoffman at the [[Seymour Library]]
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* 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]]
 
* September 22, Fri, 4 PM – Author [[Herman Carillo]] gives a reading in the [[Alumni Room]]
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* October 2, 7 PM – [[Natania Rosenfeld]] leads a discussion of ''Mr. Sammler's Planet'' by Saul Bellow at the [[Seymour Library]]
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* 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 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 – Alum [[Jim Hallock]] '69 gives a talk on earth block construction in [[Kresge]].
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* October 13, Fri, 7 PM – University of Iowa professor emeritus [[Keith Achepohl]] talks about his artwork show in the [[Round Room]].  The exhibition continues until November 3.
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* 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]]
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* October 14, Sat, 3 PM – [[Robin Metz]] leads a discussion on Joan Didion's ''Year of Magical Thinking'' at [[Pookie's Coffee Bar]]
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* October 14, Sat, 3 PM – [[Lance Factor]] leads a discussion on [[Old Main]] and ''The Da Vinci Code'' in the [[Alumni Room]]
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* October 14, Sat, 3 PM – Alumna [[Melissa Hueting]] presents her master's thesis in [[Art History]] in the [[Round Room]]
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* 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 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 20, Fri, 4 PM – Poet [[Jay Hopler]] gives a reading in the [[Alumni Room]].  [[Caxton Club]] sponsored the event.
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* 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 25-28, Wed-Sat – "[[Our Town]]" runs in [[Harbach Theatre]].
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* October 28, Sat, 7:30 PM – The [[Jazz Ensemble]] performs in [[Kresge]].
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* October 26, Thu, 4 PM – Professor emeritus of art [[Henry Joe]] gives a lecture, "The Meaning of Chinese Art," in the [[Round Room]].
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* October 29, Sun, 2 PM – The [[Knox College Choir]] performs in [[Kresge]].
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* October 30, Mon, 7 PM – [[Natania Rosenfeld]] leads a discussion on ''The Centaur in the Garden'' by Moacyr Scliar at the [[Seymour Library]]
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* November 8, Wed, 7 PM – The [[Knox Sandburg Community Concert Band]] performs in [[Kresge]].
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* November 6, Mon, 7 PM – [[Natania Rosenfeld]] leads a discussion on ''Kaaterskill Falls'' by Allegra Goodman at the [[Seymour Library]]
  
 
===Student Events===
 
===Student Events===
 
====Student Academic and College Events====
 
====Student Academic and College Events====
 
* September 25 – [[Megan Butler]] is awarded a fellowship with the EPA.
 
* September 25 – [[Megan Butler]] is awarded a fellowship with the EPA.
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* 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]]
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* 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]]
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* 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 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]]
 
* November 17-19 – [[Cami Woodruff]] competes in the Miss Illinois competition in [[Chicago]]
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====Gossip====
 
====Gossip====
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===Alumni Events===
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* October 14, Sat, 3 PM – Alumna [[Melissa Hueting]] presents her master's thesis in [[Art History]] in the [[Round Room]]
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* October 14, Sat, 5 PM – [[Caxton Club]] holds an alumni reading event in the [[Muelder Reading Room]]
  
 
===Miscellaneous Events===
 
===Miscellaneous Events===
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==Winter Break 2006==
 
==Winter Break 2006==
 
===On-Campus===
 
===On-Campus===
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* November 22 – Knox acquires the [[Gale House]] at 127 E. North St.
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* December 11 – [[Professor]] [[Marilyn Webb]] is interviewed for the PBS series "Second Opinion"
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* December 19 – [[Knox]] announces that [[Bill Clinton]] will be the speaker for [[Commencement 2006]]
  
 
===Off-Campus===
 
===Off-Campus===
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* A number of students go to [[Japan]] as part of [[Japan Term]]
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* December 2 – The [[Galesburg Community Chorus]] performs its Winter Concert at [[First Prebyterian Church]]
 
* December 3 – 48 students and 2 faculty members head to [[New Orleans]] to volunteer with [[Hurricane Katrina]] cleanup efforts.
 
* December 3 – 48 students and 2 faculty members head to [[New Orleans]] to volunteer with [[Hurricane Katrina]] cleanup efforts.
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* December 8-9 – [[Nova Singers]] perform [[Christmas]] music at Colony Church in Bishop Hill, [[Illinois]]
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* December 15-16 – [[Nova Singers]] perform [[Christmas]] music at [[Central Congregational Church]] and in [[Davenport]]
  
 
==Winter 2007==
 
==Winter 2007==
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===Official Calendar<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x10903.xml#key Academic Calendar 2006-2007]</ref>===
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* September 2, Sat, 10:00 AM – [[Residence halls]] open to [[First-year|new students]]; [[board]] begins with [[lunch]]
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* September 2-6, Sat-Wed – [[Orientation]] for new students
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* September 5, Tue – [[Residence halls]] open to returning [[students]]; [[board]] begins with [[dinner]]
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* September 6-13, Wed-Wed – Fall [[Check-In]] online
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* September 7, Thu – Classes begin
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* September 7, Thu, 11:00 AM – [[Opening Convocation]]
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* September 13, Wed – Add/Drop deadline
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* October 14, Sat – [[Homecoming]]
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* October 16-27, Mon-Fri – Pre-Enrollment for [[Winter 2007]]
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* October 23-27, Mon-Fri – Pre-Enrollment for [[Winter Break 2006]] [[Winter Break Classes|Classes]]
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* October 28-29, Sat-Sun – [[Family Weekend]]
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* November 1, Wed – [[Withdrawal]] deadline
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* November 14, Tue – Classes end
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* November 15, Wed – [[Reading Day]]
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* November 16-18, Thu-Sat – [[Finals]]
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* November 19, Sun, 12:00 PM – [[Winter Break 2006]] begins.  Residence halls close, and board ends with [[breakfast]]
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===Academic Events===
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====Course Events====
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* February 22-March 3 - [[Rep Term]] puts on two plays, ''[[The Madwoman of Chaillot]]'' and ''[[Working]]''
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====Faculty Events====
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* February 12 – [[Douglas Wilson]] is awarded his second [[Lincoln Prize]] for his book, ''Lincoln's Sword''
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* March 8 – [[Jim Vandergriff]] is appointed chair of the Commission on American Indian Education
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* March 21 – [[Knox]] announces that it will give [[Douglas Wilson]] of the [[Lincoln Studies Center]] an [[Honorary Degree|honorary degree]]
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===Administration and Student Senate Events===
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====Administration Events====
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====Campus Safety Events====
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====Admissions Events====
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* January 26 – Knox receives 2,195 applications to date for 340 class openings in the [[Class of 2011]], exceeding the total applications receipt of 2,182 for the [[Class of 2010]]
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====Housing and Physical Plant Events====
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* January 16 - The [[Old Jail]]'s [[Underground Railroad Freedom Station]] is added to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program of the National Park Service.
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====Student Senate Events====
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===Club and Student Organization Events===
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* January 27, Sat – [[International Club]] hosts the [[International Fair]] in the [[Round Room]], [[Kresge]], [[CFA Lobby]], and the [[Oak Room]].
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* February 17 – [[TKS]] receives nine awards at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in [[Chicago]]
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* March 2 – The [[Beta]] Ballers win the 2007 [[Dodgeball]] Intramural Tournament
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* March 8 – ''[[Catch]]'' is named Magazine of the Month by the Forum for Undergraduate Student Editors
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===Athletic Events===
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* February 17 - [[Jaran Rutledge]] wins the heavyweight category at the Great Lakes Wrestling Regional, and advances to the [[NCAA]] Division III Wrestling Championships
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* March 2 – The [[Beta]] Ballers win the 2007 [[Dodgeball]] Intramural Tournament
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* March 3 – [[Jaran Rutledge]] places third in the [[NCAA]] Division III [[Wrestling]] Championships
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===Greek Events===
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===Speakers, Plays, Exhibitions, and Special Events===
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====Music====
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* February 3 – The [[Knox-Galesburg Symphony Trio]] ([[Bruce Polay]], [[David Suda]], and [[Carolyn Suda]]) perform in [[Kresge]]
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* February 11 – [[Knox College Jazz Ensemble]] performs for [[Black History Month]] in [[Kresge]]
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* February 17-18 – The [[Nova Singers]] perform "Love Walked In" at [[First Presbyterian Church]] and in [[Moline]]
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* February 24 – [[Knox-Galesburg Symphony]] performs at the [[Orpheum]]
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* February 28 – [[Knox-Sandburg Community Band]] performs in [[Kresge]]
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* March 4, 3 PM – [[Knox College Choir]] performs at [[Central Congregational Church]]
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* March 8-10 – [[McGillacuddy's]] hosts the [[Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival]]
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====Art====
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* January 5-February 4 – [[Claire Sherman]] holds an art exhibition, with an opening lecture January 5 in the [[Round Room]]
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* February 9-March 2 – [[John Bakker]] holds an art exhibition, with an opening lecture February 9 in the [[Round Room]]
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====Theatre and Dance====
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* January 27, 7:30 PM – [[Funkadesi]] performs as part of the [[International Fair]]
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* February 10 – [[Afriky Lolo]] performs at [[Carl Sandburg College]], co-sponsored by the [[Center for Intercultural Life]]
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* February 22-March 3 - [[Rep Term]] puts on two plays, ''[[The Madwoman of Chaillot]]'' and ''[[Working]]''
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* February 23 – [[Terpsichore]] performs in the [[Aux Gym]]
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====Other====
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* January 5, Fri, 4 PM, [[Douglas Wilson]] of the [[Lincoln Studies Center]] gives a talk on his new book, ''Lincoln's Sword'', in the [[Alumni Room]]
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* January 11, Thu, 4 PM – [[Gregory Divers]], a visiting assistant professor of [[German]] at [[St. Louis]] University, gives a talk on [[Carl Sandburg]]'s influence on modern German [[poetry]].
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* January 15, Mon, 11 AM – Professor [[Konrad Hamilton]] delivers the keynote address at the [[Martin Luther King Day Convocation]]
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* January 19, Fri, 4 PM – Poets [[Nancy Eimers]] and [[William Olsen]] give a [[poetry]] reading in the [[Alumni Room]].
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* January 22-25, Mon-Thu, 4 PM – [[Eric Edi]], [[Bob Seibert]], [[Pavel Oskinsky]], and members of the [[Campus Diversity Committee]] give talks on international issues, as part of the [[International Fair]].
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* February 15, Thu, 5 PM – Knox celebrates [[Founders Day]] in the [[Muelder Reading Room]]
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===Student Events===
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====Student Academic and College Events====
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* February 17 - [[Jaran Rutledge]] wins the heavyweight category at the Great Lakes Wrestling Regional, and advances to the [[NCAA]] Division III Wrestling Championships
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* February 17 – [[Andy Fitz]] won first prizes for Best Feature Photograph and Best Sports Photograph for [[TKS]] at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in [[Chicago]]
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* February 17 – [[BJ Hollars]] won first prize for Best Column for [[TKS]] at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in [[Chicago]]
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* February 17 – [[Bill Mayeroff]] won third prize for Best News Story for [[TKS]] at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in [[Chicago]]
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* February 17 – [[Bill Mayeroff]] and  [[Tom Fucoloro]], along with alum [[Julio Trujillo]], won third prize for Best In-Depth Reporting for [[TKS]] at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in [[Chicago]]
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* February 17 – [[Jesse Temple]] won third prize for Best Sports News Story and Best Sports Feature Story as well as honorable mention for Sports News Story for [[TKS]] at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in [[Chicago]]
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* March 1 – [[Farah Ahed]] is named a finalist in a national college photography contest sponsored by Photographer's Forum magazine
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* March 3 – [[Jaran Rutledge]] places third in the [[NCAA]] Division III [[Wrestling]] Championships
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====Parties and Social Events====
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====Gossip====
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===Alumni Events===
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* February 15 – Knox presents [[Alumni Achievement Award]]s to [[Eugene Binder]], [[Margery Rosen Kraus]], [[David P. Fridovich]], and [[Monica Berlin]].
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* February 17 – [[Julio Trujillo]], along with students [[Bill Mayeroff]] and [[Tom Fucoloro]], won third prize for Best In-Depth Reporting for [[TKS]] at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in [[Chicago]]
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* February 17 – [[Cigi Ross]] won honorable mention for Headline Writing for [[TKS]] at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in [[Chicago]]
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===Miscellaneous Events===
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* January 22 – [[Stephen Colbert]] threatens to burn his Knox [[Honorary Doctorate]] in protest of [[Bill Clinton]]'s engagement to speak at [[Commencement]].
  
 
==Spring Break 2007==
 
==Spring Break 2007==
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===On-Campus===
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===Off-Campus===
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* [[Habitat for Humanity]] goes on a house-building expedition to [[Mississippi]]
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* March 12-22 - [[Knox College Choir]] goes on its 2007 tour
  
 
==Spring 2007==
 
==Spring 2007==
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===Official Calendar<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x10903.xml#key Academic Calendar 2006-2007]</ref>===
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* September 2, Sat, 10:00 AM – [[Residence halls]] open to [[First-year|new students]]; [[board]] begins with [[lunch]]
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* September 2-6, Sat-Wed – [[Orientation]] for new students
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* September 5, Tue – [[Residence halls]] open to returning [[students]]; [[board]] begins with [[dinner]]
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* September 6-13, Wed-Wed – Fall [[Check-In]] online
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* September 7, Thu – Classes begin
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* September 7, Thu, 11:00 AM – [[Opening Convocation]]
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* September 13, Wed – Add/Drop deadline
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* October 14, Sat – [[Homecoming]]
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* October 16-27, Mon-Fri – Pre-Enrollment for [[Winter 2007]]
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* October 23-27, Mon-Fri – Pre-Enrollment for [[Winter Break 2006]] [[Winter Break Classes|Classes]]
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* October 28-29, Sat-Sun – [[Family Weekend]]
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* November 1, Wed – [[Withdrawal]] deadline
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* November 14, Tue – Classes end
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* November 15, Wed – [[Reading Day]]
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* November 16-18, Thu-Sat – [[Finals]]
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* November 19, Sun, 12:00 PM – [[Winter Break 2006]] begins.  Residence halls close, and board ends with [[breakfast]]
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===Academic Events===
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====Course Events====
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* April 27 – [[John D'Emilio]] speaks on [[Bayard Rustin]] and other topics to [[GWST 312]]
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====Faculty Events====
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* May 4, 4 PM – Professor [[Konrad Hamilton]] discusses the 1960s as [[history]] in the [[Alumni Room]]
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* May 10 – [[Esther Penick]] co-authors an article in ''Science'' concerning [[morphine]]
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===Administration and Student Senate Events===
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====Administration Events====
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====Campus Safety Events====
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====Admissions Events====
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* April 24 – [[The Princeton Review]] names Knox as one of 165 Best Value Colleges
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====Housing and Physical Plant Events====
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* April 9 – [[Knox]] announces its plans to renovate [[Hamblin Hall]]
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====Student Senate Events====
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===Club and Student Organization Events===
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* May 4 – [[SASS]] sponsors [[Take Back the Night]], featuring poet [[Shalija Patel]]
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* May 18, 4 PM – Alumna [[Jen Tynes]] discusses her book, ''The End of Rude Handles'', co-sponsored by [[Caxton Club]]
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* May 11-12, 7 PM – [[Terpischore]] performs in [[Aux Gym]]
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* May 17-19, 7 PM – [[Terpsichore]] performs in [[Aux Gym]]
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===Athletic Events===
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===Greek Events===
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===Speakers, Plays, Exhibitions, and Special Events===
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====Music====
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* March 23 - The [[Knox College Choir]] performs in [[Kresge]]
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* March 24 – The [[Knox-Galesburg Symphony]] performs at the [[Orpheum]]
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* March 28 - Pianist [[Kristian Klefstad]] gives a recital in [[Kresge]]
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* March 31, 7:30 PM – Alumna [[Christine Steyer]], [[Franco Martorana]], [[Paul Geiger]], and [[Celeste Rue]] give a [[music]] recital in [[Kresge]]
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* April 14-15 – The [[Nova Singers]] perform at [[First Presbyterian Church]]
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* April 28 – The [[Knox-Galesburg Symphony]] performs at the [[Orpheum]]
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* May 5 – [[Galesburg Community Chorus]] and the [[Knox College Choir]] perform Beethoven's Mass in C at the [[Central Congregational Church]]
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* May 12 – The [[Knox-Galesburg Symphony]] performs at the [[Orpheum]]
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* May 13 – The [[Chamber Singers]] have their Spring Concert in [[Kresge]]
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* May 23 – The [[Knox-Sandburg Community Band]] performs in [[Kresge]]
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* June 2 – The [[Knox-Galesburg Symphony]] performs on the [[South Lawn]]
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====Art====
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* April 11-17 – Students [[Amy Watts]] and [[Sam Briggs]] hold an art exhibition
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* April 18-24 – Students [[Erin Fahrer]] and [[Megan Suttner]] hold an art exhibition
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* April 25-March 1 – Student [[Steuart Pittman]] holds an art exhibition
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====Theatre and Dance====
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* April 6-7 – ''[[Tender Offer]]'' runs in the [[Studio Theatre]]
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* April 7, 7:30 PM – [[David Dorfman]] and students perform ''[[Underground]]'' in [[Harbach]]
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* April 19-21 – [[Brian Conley]] directs ''[[Passages at Random]]'' in the [[Studio Theatre]]
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* April 23-28 – [[David Dorfman]] leads workshops for and directs ''[[No Holes Barred]]''
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* May 11-12, 7 PM – [[Terpsichore]] performs in [[Aux Gym]]
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* May 17-19, 7 PM – [[Terpsichore]] performs in [[Aux Gym]]
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===Other====
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* March 26, 4 PM – [[Steven Phillips]] of the Baylor Research Institute discusses patents in Room E-117 in [[SMC]]
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* March 27, 4 PM – [[Steven Phillips]] of the Baylor Research Institute discusses medical research at Baylor in Room E-117 in [[SMC]]
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* March 29, 4 PM – [[James Oakes]] of CUNY discusses [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Frederick Douglass]], and anti-slavery politics in the [[Alumni Room]]
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* April 1, Sun – Knox holds the annual [[Prairie Burn]] at [[Green Oaks]]
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* April 2, Mon, 4 PM – [[Randall Borman]], father of student [[Felipe Borman]] and leader of an indigenous Ecuadorian group, gives a talk on culture, ecology, and conservation in [[Ferris Lounge]]
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* April 13, 4 PM – Husband-and-wife team of poet [[David Lunde]] and author [[Patricia McKillip]] give a reading in the [[Alumni Room]]
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* April 16-21 – Knox holds its annual [[Conference on Pan-Africanism]]
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*April 17, 4 PM – [[Corey Davison]] of the Concord Coalition discusses the federal budget deficit in the [[Round Room]]
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* April 24-25 – [[Robert DeMott]] discusses [[John Steinbeck]] in the [[Alumni Room]] and at the [[Galesburg Public Library]]
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* April 26, 4 PM – Historian Bruce Cumings talks about [[North Korea]] in [[Ferris Lounge]]
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* April 26, 7:30 PM – [[John D'Emilio]] lectures on [[Bayard Rustin]] in [[Kresge]]
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* April 26-28 – [[Sandburg Days]] festival
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* May 4, 4 PM – Professor [[Konrad Hamilton]] discusses the 1960s as [[history]] in the [[Alumni Room]]
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* May 4, 4 PM – Authors [[Helena Viramontes]] and [[Junot Diaz]] give readings in the Bookfellow Room of [[Seymour Library]]
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* May 4, 7 PM – Poet [[Shalija Patel]] reads at [[Take Back the Night]]
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* May 7, 8 PM – [[Zhou Wenzhong]], [[China|Chinese]] Ambassador to the [[U.S.]], gives a lecture in [[Kresge]]
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* May 11 – Poet [[Christina Pugh]] reads in the [[Alumni Room]]
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* May 15 – Film scholar [[Michael Renov]] discusses documentary filmmaking in the [[Alumni Room]]
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* May 18, 4 PM – Alumna [[Jen Tynes]] discusses her book, ''The End of Rude Handles'', co-sponsored by [[Caxton Club]]
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===Student Events===
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====Student Academic and College Events====
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* April 11-17 – Students [[Amy Watts]] and [[Sam Briggs]] hold an art exhibition
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* April 13 – [[Kourtney Cone]] receives a [[Fulbright]]
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* April 18-24 – Students [[Erin Fahrer]] and [[Megan Suttner]] hold an art exhibition
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* April 19-21 – [[Brian Conley]] directs ''[[Passages at Random]]'' in the [[Studio Theatre]]
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* April 25-March 1 – Student [[Steuart Pittman]] holds an art exhibition
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* May 30 – [[Sable Helvie]] receives the [[Stellyes International Internship]] to teach English in [[Barcelona]]
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====Parties and Social Events====
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====Gossip====
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====Flunk Day====
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* May 8 – [[Flunk Day]] finally arrives
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===Alumni Events===
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* March 31, 7:30 PM – Alumna [[Christine Steyer]], [[Franco Martorana]], [[Paul Geiger]], and [[Celeste Rue]] give a [[music]] recital in [[Kresge]]
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* May 18, 4 PM – Alumna [[Jen Tynes]] discusses her book, ''The End of Rude Handles'', co-sponsored by [[Caxton Club]]
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===Miscellaneous Events===
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* April 26 - Knox announces that it will award [[Janet McKinley]] of Oxfam an [[honorary degree]]
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* May 4 – Knox inducts 15 students entering [[Galesburg High School]] into the [[George Washington Gale Scholars]] program
  
 
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Revision as of 22:27, 28 July 2007

2006-2007 was the school year at Knox running from September 2006 to June 2007. It included Summer Break 2006, Fall 2006, Winter Break 2006, Winter 2007, Spring Break 2007, and Spring 2007.

Contents

Summer Break 2006

On-Campus

  • August 7 – Faculty member Gina Franco was awarded the Meralmikjen Fellowship in Poetry, and as a result gave a reading at the Bread Loaf Writer's Conference in Vermont on August 21.
  • August 11 – Knox was once again included in the latest edition of the book Colleges That Change Lives.
  • August 13 – Football team members return to campus for the school year. New football player orientation.
  • August 15 – Washington Monthly magazine ranked Knox 23rd among liberal arts colleges based on community service, research, and commitment to affordable education.
  • August 18 – US News & World Report rankings come out. Knox is ranked 79th among liberal arts colleges.
  • August 29 – New international students arrive on campus.
  • August 29-31 – International student orientation
  • August 30 – Knox announces that US District Court Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow will deliver the Opening Convocation address.
  • August 30 – Princeton Review college rankings come out: Knox is ranked as one of 163 "Best in the Midwest," and scores #14 overall for "Students Happy with Financial Aid" and #10 for "Great Radio Station.
  • New non-traditional students arrive on campus. Non-traditional student orientation.

Off-Campus

Fall 2006

Official Calendar[1]

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

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. [2]
  • October 9, Mon – Open House for prospective students
  • November 10, Fri – Open House for prospective students

Housing and Physical Plant Events

Student Senate Events

Club and Student Organization Events

Athletic Events

Greek Events

Speakers, Plays, Exhibitions, and Special Events

Music

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

Other

Student Events

Student Academic and College Events

Parties and Social Events

Gossip

Alumni Events

Miscellaneous Events

Winter Break 2006

On-Campus

Off-Campus

Winter 2007

Official Calendar[3]

Academic Events

Course Events

Faculty Events

Administration and Student Senate Events

Administration Events

Campus Safety Events

Admissions Events

  • January 26 – Knox receives 2,195 applications to date for 340 class openings in the Class of 2011, exceeding the total applications receipt of 2,182 for the Class of 2010

Housing and Physical Plant Events

Student Senate Events

Club and Student Organization Events

Athletic Events

  • February 17 - Jaran Rutledge wins the heavyweight category at the Great Lakes Wrestling Regional, and advances to the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships
  • March 2 – The Beta Ballers win the 2007 Dodgeball Intramural Tournament
  • March 3 – Jaran Rutledge places third in the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships

Greek Events

Speakers, Plays, Exhibitions, and Special Events

Music

Art

  • January 5-February 4 – Claire Sherman holds an art exhibition, with an opening lecture January 5 in the Round Room
  • February 9-March 2 – John Bakker holds an art exhibition, with an opening lecture February 9 in the Round Room

Theatre and Dance

Other

Student Events

Student Academic and College Events

  • February 17 - Jaran Rutledge wins the heavyweight category at the Great Lakes Wrestling Regional, and advances to the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships
  • February 17 – Andy Fitz won first prizes for Best Feature Photograph and Best Sports Photograph for TKS at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago
  • February 17 – BJ Hollars won first prize for Best Column for TKS at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago
  • February 17 – Bill Mayeroff won third prize for Best News Story for TKS at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago
  • February 17 – Bill Mayeroff and Tom Fucoloro, along with alum Julio Trujillo, won third prize for Best In-Depth Reporting for TKS at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago
  • February 17 – Jesse Temple won third prize for Best Sports News Story and Best Sports Feature Story as well as honorable mention for Sports News Story for TKS at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago
  • March 1 – Farah Ahed is named a finalist in a national college photography contest sponsored by Photographer's Forum magazine
  • March 3 – Jaran Rutledge places third in the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships

Parties and Social Events

Gossip

Alumni Events

Miscellaneous Events

Spring Break 2007

On-Campus

Off-Campus

Spring 2007

Official Calendar[4]

Academic Events

Course Events

Faculty Events

Administration and Student Senate Events

Administration Events

Campus Safety Events

Admissions Events

Housing and Physical Plant Events

Student Senate Events

Club and Student Organization Events

Athletic Events

Greek Events

Speakers, Plays, Exhibitions, and Special Events

Music

Art

Theatre and Dance

Other=

Student Events

Student Academic and College Events

Parties and Social Events

Gossip

Flunk Day

Alumni Events

Miscellaneous Events

References

NOTE: Much of the event information listed comes from Knox's online news archive, which is accessible here.

  1. ↑ Academic Calendar 2006-2007
  2. ↑ Knox College News Archive
  3. ↑ Academic Calendar 2006-2007
  4. ↑ Academic Calendar 2006-2007
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