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| − | '''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'''. | + | '''2006-2007''' was the school year at [[Knox]] running from June 2006 to June 2007. It included: |
| | + | * [[Summer Break 2006]] |
| | + | * [[Fall Term 2006]] |
| | + | * [[Winter Break 2006]] |
| | + | * [[Winter Term 2007]] |
| | + | * [[Spring Break 2007]] |
| | + | * [[Spring Term 2007]] |
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| − | ==Summer Break 2006==
| + | [[Category:School Years]] |
| − | ===On-Campus===
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| − | * 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.
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| − | * August 11 – Knox was once again included in the latest edition of the book ''[[Colleges That Change Lives]]''.
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| − | * August 13 – Football team members return to campus for the school year. New football player orientation.
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| − | * August 15 – ''Washington Monthly'' magazine ranked Knox 23rd among liberal arts colleges based on community service, research, and commitment to affordable education.
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| − | * August 18 – ''[[US News & World Report]]'' rankings come out. Knox is ranked 79th among liberal arts colleges.
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| − | * August 29 – New international students arrive on campus.
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| − | * August 29-31 – International student orientation
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| − | * August 30 – Knox announces that US District Court Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow will deliver the [[Opening Convocation]] address.
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| − | * 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 [[WVKC|Radio Station]].''
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| − | * New [[non-traditional]] students arrive on campus. Non-traditional student orientation.
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| − | ===Off-Campus===
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| − | ==Fall 2006==
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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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| − | * October 30, 2006 – Author Kwame Anthony Appiah gives a lecture on his book ''Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers'' to [[FP]] students.
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| − | * September 8, Fri, 4:00 PM – The [[Lincoln Studies Center]] celebrated the publishing of the first book in its multivolume series about [[Lincoln]].
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| − | * September 14 – [[Peter Schwartzman]] wins first place at a [[Scrabble]] tournament in Atlantic City.
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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]].
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| − | * October 6, Fri, 4 PM – [[Zali Gurevitch]] reads from his own poetry in the [[Alumni Room]]
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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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| − | ===Administration and Student Senate Events===
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| − | ====Campus Safety Events====
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| − | ====Admissions Events====
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| − | * September 14 – ''[[The Advocate]]'' selects Knox as one of the 100 best colleges for [[LGBT]] students.
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| − | * 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>
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| − | * October 9, Mon – Open House for prospective students
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| − | * November 10, Fri – Open House for prospective students
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| − | ====Housing and Physical Plant Events====
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| − | * November 22 – Knox purchases the [[Gale House]].
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| − | ====Student Senate Events====
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| − | ===Club Events===
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| − | ===Athletic Events===
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| − | ===Greek Events===
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| − | * November 14 – The new [[Kappa Kappa Gamma]] sorority (formerly [[Tau Sigma Omega]]) pledges 16 women.
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| − | ===Speakers, Plays, Exhibitions, and Special Events===
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| − | * September 6, Wed – [[Pumphandle]] in front of [[Old Main]].
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| − | * 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 22, Fri, 4 PM – Author [[Herman Carillo]] gives a reading in the [[Alumni Room]]
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| − | * October 12-14, Thu-Sat – [[Homecoming]], featuring a number of speakers and events.
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| − | * 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 19, Thu, 4 PM – Diplomat and journalist [[John Shaw]] discusses his book ''The Ambassador: Inside the Life of a Working Diplomat'' in [[Ferris Lounge]].
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| − | * 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 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 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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| − | ===Student Events===
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| − | ====Student Academic and College Events====
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| − | * September 25 – [[Megan Butler]] is awarded a fellowship with the EPA.
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| − | * November 8 – [[Kenji Mori]] receives the Student Laureate Award from the Lincoln Academy of Illinois
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| − | * November 17-19 – [[Cami Woodruff]] competes in the Miss Illinois competition in [[Chicago]]
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| − | ====Parties and Social Events====
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| − | ====Gossip====
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| − | ===Miscellaneous Events===
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| − | ==Winter Break 2006==
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| − | ===On-Campus===
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| − | ===Off-Campus===
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| − | * December 3 – 48 students and 2 faculty members head to [[New Orleans]] to volunteer with [[Hurricane Katrina]] cleanup efforts.
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| − | ==Winter 2007==
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| − | ==Spring Break 2007==
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| − | ==Spring 2007==
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| − | ==References==
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| − | ''NOTE: Much of the event information listed comes from Knox's online news archive, which is accessible [http://www.knox.edu/x174.xml here].''
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