Winter Term 2007

Winter Term 2007 was part of the 2006-2007 school year, running from January 2 to March 11, 2007.

This was a term full of floods, ice storms, and very cold weather. Like many winter terms at Knox, students are stressed out, too cold to go out, and sick with the flu.

Events

Official Calendar

• January 2, Tue, 10:00 AM – Residence halls open; board begins with dinner
• January 3, Wed – Classes begin
• January 3-9, Wed-Tue – Winter Check-In online
• January 9, Tue – Add/Drop deadline
• February 5-16, Mon-Fri – Pre-Enrollment for Spring 2007
• February 27, Tue – Withdrawal deadline
• March 6, Tue – Classes end
• March 7, Wed – Reading Day
• March 8-10, Thu-Sat – Finals
• March 11, Sun, 12:00 PM – Spring Break 2007 begins. Residence halls close, and board ends with breakfast

Academic Events

Course Events

• February 22-March 3 - Rep Term puts on two plays, The Madwoman of Chaillot and Working

Faculty Events

• February 12 – Douglas Wilson is awarded his second Lincoln Prize for his book, Lincoln's Sword
• March 8 – Jim Vandergriff is appointed chair of the Commission on American Indian Education
• March 21 – Knox announces that it will give Douglas Wilson of the Lincoln Studies Center an honorary degree

Administration and Student Senate 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

• 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.

Club and Student Organization Events

• January 27, Sat – International Club hosts the International Fair in the Round Room, Kresge, CFA Lobby, and the Oak Room.
• February 17 – TKS receives nine awards at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago
• March 2 – The Beta Ballers win the 2007 Dodgeball Intramural Tournament
• March 8 – Catch is named Magazine of the Month by the Forum for Undergraduate Student Editors

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

Speakers, Plays, Exhibitions, and Special Events

Music

• February 3 – The Knox-Galesburg Symphony Trio (Bruce Polay, David Suda, and Carolyn Suda) perform in Kresge
• February 11 – Knox College Jazz Ensemble performs for Black History Month in Kresge
• February 17-18 – The Nova Singers perform "Love Walked In" at First Presbyterian Church and in Moline
• February 24 – Knox-Galesburg Symphony performs at the Orpheum
• February 28 – Knox-Sandburg Community Band performs in Kresge
• March 4, 3 PM – Knox College Choir performs at Central Congregational Church
• March 8-10 – McGillacuddy's hosts the Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival

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

• January 27, 7:30 PM – Funkadesi performs as part of the International Fair
• February 10 – Afriky Lolo performs at Carl Sandburg College, co-sponsored by the Center for Intercultural Life
• February 22-March 3 - Rep Term puts on two plays, The Madwoman of Chaillot and Working
• February 23 – Terpsichore performs in the Aux Gym

Other

• 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
• 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.
• January 15, Mon, 11 AM – Professor Konrad Hamilton delivers the keynote address at the Martin Luther King Day Convocation
• January 19, Fri, 4 PM – Poets Nancy Eimers and William Olsen give a poetry reading in the Alumni Room.
• 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.
• February 15, Thu, 5 PM – Knox celebrates Founders Day in the Muelder Reading Room

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

Alumni Events

• February 15 – Knox presents Alumni Achievement Awards to Eugene Binder, Margery Rosen Kraus, David P. Fridovich, and Monica Berlin.
• 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
• February 17 – Cigi Ross won honorable mention for Headline Writing for TKS at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago

Miscellaneous Events

• January 22 – Stephen Colbert threatens to burn his Knox Honorary Doctorate in protest of Bill Clinton's engagement to speak at Commencement.

References

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

See also

• Summer Break 2006
• Fall Term 2006
• Winter Break 2006
• Spring Break 2007
• Spring Term 2007