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==Events==
 
==Events==
 
===Official Calendar<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x9312.xml#key Academic Calendar 2005-2006]</ref>===
 
===Official Calendar<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x9312.xml#key Academic Calendar 2005-2006]</ref>===
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* September 3, Sat, 10:00 AM – [[Residence halls]] open to [[First-year|new students]]; [[board]] begins with [[lunch]]
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* September 3-7, Sat-Wed – [[Orientation]] for new students
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* September 6, Tue – [[Residence halls]] open to returning [[students]]; [[board]] begins with [[dinner]]
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* September 7, Wed – Returning student registration
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* September 8, Thu – Classes begin
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* September 8, Thu, 11:00 AM – [[Opening Convocation]]
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* September 14, Wed – Add/Drop deadline
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* October 15, Sat – [[Homecoming]]
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* October 17-28, Mon-Fri – Pre-Enrollment for [[Winter 2006]]
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* October 24-28, Mon-Fri – Pre-Enrollment for [[Winter Break 2005]] [[Winter Break Classes|Classes]]
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* November 2, Wed – [[Withdrawal]] deadline
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* November 5-6, Sat-Sun – [[Family Weekend]]
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* November 15, Tue – Classes end
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* November 16, Wed – [[Reading Day]]
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* November 17-19, Thu-Sat – [[Finals]]
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* November 20, Sun, 12:00 PM – [[Winter Break 2005]] begins.  Residence halls close, and board ends with [[breakfast]]
  
 
===Academic Events===
 
===Academic Events===
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* October 21 – [[George Washington University]] agrees to an Early Selection [[Pre-Med]] program with Knox.
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====Course Events====
 
====Course Events====
  
 
====Faculty Events====
 
====Faculty Events====
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* September 15 – Professor [[Lane Sunderland]] gives a talk in honor of Constitution Day in the [[Alumni Room]]
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* September 26 – [[Larry Welch]] and [[Scott Sunderland]] are appointed Interim [[Athletic Director]]s
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* October 13 – Professor Emeritus of [[Physics]] [[Herbert Priestley]] dies
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* October 14 – Faculty members [[Robin Metz]] and [[Lance Factor]] and [[alumni]] [[William Colby]], [[Michael Martin]], and [[Joseph Moore]] hold a panel discussion on death and end-of-life issues in [[Kresge]]
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* October 17 – [[Jim Vandergriff]] is elected president of the [[Illinois Association of Teacher Educators]]
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* October 31 – The Chicago play ''[[Anna Karenina]]'', which is directed by [[Elizabeth Carlin-Metz]] and has 19 alumni in the cast and crew, has its run extended
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* November 1 – [[Roy Andersen]] and [[Bob Seibert]] hold a discussion on the [[Iraq]] Constitution in [[Ferris Lounge]]
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* November 5-6 – [[Lance Factor]], [[Stuart Allison]], and [[John Dooley]] discuss their research on [[class]]es without [[quiz]]zes for [[Parents Weekend]]
  
 
===Administration and Student Senate Events===
 
===Administration and Student Senate Events===
 
====Administration Events====
 
====Administration Events====
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* September 9 - [[Athletic Director]] [[Dan Calandro]] resigns, effective October 21
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* September 12 – The [[Andrew W. Mellon Foundation]] grants Knox $49,000 to expand the use of digital technology in the curriculum
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* September 20 – [[Richter Memorial Trusts]] grants Knox $83,700 for student research programs
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* September 21 – Alumna [[Susan Haerr Zucker]] is elected to the [[Board of Trustees]]
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* September 26 – [[Larry Welch]] and [[Scott Sunderland]] are appointed Interim [[Athletic Director]]s
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* October 21 – [[Xavier Romano]] gives the keynote address at the [[National Association of Student Personnel Administrators]] in [[Schaumburg]]
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* October 21 – [[Athletic Director]] [[Dan Calandro]]'s resignation becomes effective
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* November 1 – [[Stephen Colbert]] is confirmed as [[Commencement]] speaker
  
 
====Campus Safety Events====
 
====Campus Safety Events====
  
 
====Admissions Events====
 
====Admissions Events====
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* September 19 – Washington Monthly magazine ranked Knox 46th among liberal arts colleges based on community service, research, and commitment to affordable education.
  
 
====Housing and Physical Plant Events====
 
====Housing and Physical Plant Events====
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===Speakers, Plays, Exhibitions, and Special Events===
 
===Speakers, Plays, Exhibitions, and Special Events===
 
====Music====
 
====Music====
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* September 14 – [[Knox-Sandburg Community Concert Band]]begins rehearsals in [[Kresge]]
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* November 4 – The [[Jazz Ensemble]] performs in [[Kresge]]
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* November 6 – The [[Knox College Choir]] performs in [[Kresge]]
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* November 6 – The [[Knox-Sandburg Community Concert Band]] performs in [[Kresge]]
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* November 11, 14, 15 – The  [[Women's Chorale]] and the [[ String Ensemble]] participate in the Fall Term General Student Recitals in [[Kresge]]
 
====Art====
 
====Art====
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* October 14-November 14 – Alumni [[Steven Tourlentes]] and [[Ted Tourlentes]] give a photography exhibition in [[CFA]]
  
 
====Theatre and Dance====
 
====Theatre and Dance====
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* October 17-November 5 – ''[[Noises Off]]'' runs in [[Harbach]]
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* November 4 – [[Terpsichore]] holds it's Kick-Off Concert in the [[Aux Gym]]
  
 
===Other====
 
===Other====
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* September 7, Wed – [[Pumphandle]]
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* September 8, Thu, 11 AM - [[Andrew McKenna]] gives the [[Opening Convocation]] in [[Harbach]]
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* September 15 – Professor [[Lane Sunderland]] gives a talk in honor of Constitution Day in the [[Alumni Room]]
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* September 16 – [[Lucas Morel]] gives a talk on [[Abraham Lincoln]] in the [[Alumni Room]], sponsored by the [[Lincoln Studies Center]]
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* September 21-23 – Poet, novelist, and filmmaker[[Yevgeny Yevtushenko]] gives a series of lectures on campus on [[Russia]] and his works
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* October 3 – Professor and former attorney [[David Schoenbrod]] gives a talk on the [[U.S.]] government and the [[environment]] in the [[Alumni Room]]
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* October 4 - Author [[Cathy Bao Bean]] gives a reading in [[Ferris Lounge]]
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* October 5 – Research statistician [[Christopher Tong]] gives a lecture in [[SMC]]
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* October 14 – Faculty members [[Robin Metz]] and [[Lance Factor]] and [[alumni]] [[William Colby]], [[Michael Martin]], and [[Joseph Moore]] hold a panel discussion on death and end-of-life issues in [[Kresge]]
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* October 12 – The film ''Good Night and Good Luck'' is given an advance screening, sponsored by the [[Journalism Program]], at the [[Orpheum]]
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* October 13 – The Knox College [[Variety Show]], ''Let Us Entertain You'' is held at the [[Orpheum]]
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* October 13 – [[Illinois]] Deputy Chief of Staff for Public Safety [[Carl Hawkinson]], [[Galesburg Police]] Chief [[John Schlaf]], [[Galesburg Fire]] Chief [[John Cratty]], and local [[Red Cross]] Director [[Lynn Tyler]] give a panel discussion on [[Hurricane Katrina]] and disaster preparedness
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* October 15 – Alumni [[Frances Christiansen]], [[Chris Hill]], [[Joseph Lennon]], [[William Wagner]], and [[Thomas Wolf]], along with [[faculty]] [[Robert Hellenga]] and [[Robin Metz]], do a joint book signing in [[CFA]], sponsored by the [[Alumni Office]]
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* October 18 – Army Colonel[[Dale J. Litney]] gives a talk on defense in the third world as part of the [[Knox Talks]] series in the [[Lincoln Room]]
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* October 24 - Professor [[Muhammed Abu Samra]] of David Yellin College of Education in [[Israel]] gives a talk on [[September 11]] and the [[Middle East]] in [[Ferris Lounge]]
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* October 24 - Brigadier General and alum [[David Fridovich]] gives a talk on the [[U.S.]] Army's future in [[Ferris Lounge]]
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* October 28 – [[Rodney Jones]] of [[Southern Illinois University – Carbondale]] gives a poetry reading in the [[Compass Room]]
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* November 1 – [[Roy Andersen]] and [[Bob Seibert]] hold a discussion on the [[Iraq]] Constitution in [[Ferris Lounge]]
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* November 2 - Historian [[Linda Kerber]] talks about statelessness in the [[U.S.]] in the [[Alumni Room]]
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* November 4 – [[Steve Paul]] of the [[Kansas City]] Star talks about [[Ernest Hemingway]] in the [[Compass Room]]
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* November 5-6 – [[Lance Factor]], [[Stuart Allison]], and [[John Dooley]] discuss their research on [[class]]es without [[quiz]]zes for [[Parents Weekend]]
  
 
===Student Events===
 
===Student Events===
 
====Student Academic and College Events====
 
====Student Academic and College Events====
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* [[Andy Fitz]] flies in a biplane at [[Galesburg Airport]] as part of the 34th National Stearman Fly-In
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* October 11 - [[Ann Hernandez]] is selected to be the 2005 [[Student Lincoln Laureate]] for her work in performing arts
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* November 5 – [[Beth Barton]], [[Adam Whitlatch]], and [[Tyler Nichols]] finished 23rd in the regionals of the [[Intercollegiate Programming Contest]]; [[Ben Redig]], [[Josh Stein]], [[Krieghan Riley]], and [[Phil Jaffe]] finish 54th
  
 
====Parties and Social Events====
 
====Parties and Social Events====
  
 
====Gossip====
 
====Gossip====
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===Alumni Events===
 
===Alumni Events===
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* September 21 – Alumna [[Susan Haerr Zucker]] is elected to the [[Board of Trustees]]
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* October 14 – Faculty members [[Robin Metz]] and [[Lance Factor]] and [[alumni]] [[William Colby]], [[Michael Martin]], and [[Joseph Moore]] hold a panel discussion on death and end-of-life issues in [[Kresge]]
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* October 31 – The Chicago play ''[[Anna Karenina]]'', which is directed by [[Elizabeth Carlin-Metz]] and has 19 alumni in the cast and crew, has its run extended
  
 
===Miscellaneous Events===
 
===Miscellaneous Events===
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==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 18:50, 29 July 2007

Fall Term 2005 was part of the 2005-2006 school year, running from September 3 to November 20, 2005.

Events

Official Calendar[1]

Academic Events

Course Events

Faculty Events

Administration and Student Senate Events

Administration Events

Campus Safety Events

Admissions Events

  • September 19 – Washington Monthly magazine ranked Knox 46th among liberal arts colleges based on community service, research, and commitment to affordable education.

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

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 2005-2006

See also

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