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Sparrow to continue baseball at Knox College (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
posted on July 9, 2011 at 04:22:22 am
SULLIVAN - Andrew Sparrow, a recent graduate of Sullivan High School, is to continue his baseball career at Knox College in Galesburg. Sparrow, who plays for Moultrie-Douglas American Legion Post 429, has been hobbled by high ankle sprains in back-to-back years. -
Student Spotlight, July 4, 2011 (The Daily Sentinel)
posted on July 4, 2011 at 06:00:26 am
William Francis Schaefer of Grand Junction received a Bachelor of Arts degree in integrated international studies on June 4 from Knox College in Galesburg, Ill. Carol Kreimier of Rifle graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in special education May 8 from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. -
Stuffelbeam elected to Knox-Lombard Athletic Hall of Fame (Kewanee Star Courier)
posted on July 2, 2011 at 02:01:44 am
Dr. Ryan Stuffelbeam, a Kewanee native and a 1998 graduate of Knox College, has been elected to the Knox-Lombard Athletic Hall of Fame. -
Outgoing, incoming Knox College presidents discuss change (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on June 30, 2011 at 01:54:04 pm
After a decade of serving as president of Knox College, Roger Taylor will be leaving Galesburg at the end of the month. Today, movers will pack up a few belongings from the president’s house, Taylor and his wife Anne will have lunch, and the two will leave, not to return for at least two years, according to Taylor. In a few days, Taylor’s successor and future Knox College President Teresa Amott ... -
Fire baseball recruits include GHS grad Weaver (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on June 29, 2011 at 05:12:44 am
Knox College is receiving commitments from six student-athletes who intend to play baseball next season for the Prairie Fire. -
Recruiting (Peoria Journal Star)
posted on June 29, 2011 at 01:15:47 am
Caleb Weaver, Galesburg native who played two seasons at Carl Sandburg College , third baseman/outfielder/pitcher (batted .354, with 11 homers, 67 RBIs in 90 career games at Carl Sandburg), committed to Knox College. -
William Ogden joins National Railroad Hall of Fame (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on June 25, 2011 at 08:35:52 pm
A full house filled Knox College’s Alumni Hall at Old Main Saturday as William Butler Ogden, credited with being the visionary who brought the railroad to Chicago, was inducted into the 2011 class of the National Railroad Hall of Fame. Jack Harpster of Reno, Nev., Ogden’s first cousin, four times removed, as well as the author of the first Ogden biography, accepted the medallion honoring his ... -
Man hospitalized after being hit by train (Peoria Journal Star)
posted on June 20, 2011 at 04:45:30 pm
A Galesburg man was taken to a Peoria hospital early this morning after being hit by a train near the Knox College football field. Malcolm Coon, whose age is “either 19 or 20,” was hit by a BNSF freight train at 2:22 a.m, said Battalion Chief Brad Stevenson of the Galesburg Fire Department. -
Galesburg man in serious condition after being hit by train (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on June 20, 2011 at 02:50:55 pm
A Galesburg man was taken to OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria early Monday morning following a train-pedesterian accident near the Knox College football field. The accident happened at 2:22 a.m. According to a Galesburg Police Department spokesman, Malcolm Coon, whose age was listed as 'either 19 or 20,' was hit by a BNSF freight train. -
Bike to Work Week: Start pedaling to avoid the pump (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on June 13, 2011 at 04:22:18 am
Bicyclists are gearing up for Bike to Work Week, June 11-17, spurred on by warmer weather and $4 per gallon gasoline. For some in Galesburg, Bike to Work Week is no different from the rest of the year. Peter Bailley, associate director of media relations at Knox College, has been riding in and around Galesburg on a bike since he came to Knox as a college student in 1970. As he did not have a car ... -
Knox's Moreno outrunning his father's footsteps (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on June 12, 2011 at 05:04:16 am
Gabe Moreno not only followed in his father’s footsteps, he outran them in his freshman track season at Knox College. Moreno, who graduated from Galesburg High School last spring, was born to run. His father, Alex, took him to his Knox College practices in the early 1990s. “From the get-go, he was in the mix, I had him in a running stroller,” said Alex, a member of the 1987 Midwest Conference ... -
Tom Wilson: Former sports editor wants more hockey scoring (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on June 6, 2011 at 04:12:30 am
In a recent column we shared that retired Register-Mail sports editor Joe Morrissey believes there should be more scoring in hockey. In the winter of 1974 Morrissey attempted to become a television play-by-play hockey announcer for a Knox College game. The coach of the Siwash team was Pete Weber, who currently is the television announcer for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey ... -
Knox College grads glad it’s over, but sorry to leave (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on June 5, 2011 at 02:31:00 am
Emma Beyer made the short trip from Galesburg High School to Knox College four years ago and emerged on Saturday as a college graduate with the world at her feet. “It’s a little overwhelming,” she said after receiving her degree in sociology with a minor in comparative politics on a gloriously sunny day at Knox. “It’s pretty bittersweet and hard to say goodbye to everyone, it’s really a ... -
Galesburg council plans goals sessions (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on May 24, 2011 at 04:37:21 am
The City Council will meet over two days next month to set goals for the city. Aldermen will join with city officials June 17 and 18 in the Ferris Lounge at Knox College to discuss ideas and create a framework to develop them. -
Galesburg to celebrate 175 years on the prairie (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on May 22, 2011 at 02:59:14 pm
It’s not often ghosts are invited to a birthday party, but ghost walks may be among a year’s worth of activities as the 175th anniversary of the founding of Galesburg is celebrated. Knox College, founded at the same time, also will be a major player, hosting many of its own events on campus. How about a Ferris wheel in town, larger than the normal carnival ride, for months, rather than days ... -
Knox marks celebration with new president (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on May 22, 2011 at 02:59:04 pm
As Galesburg and Knox College plan how to celebrate the 175th birthday of the city and the college, part of the school’s celebration will revolve around new leadership. -
Tom Wilson: 46 years as Siwash student and teacher (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on May 16, 2011 at 03:10:26 am
In the fall of 1922, 200 freshman entered Knox College. Among them was a non-descript Dean S. Trevor who came all the way from Dallas, S.D. Other than the fact that he was considered an above average high school athlete, there was little reason to single him out from the 1922 rookie class at Ol’ Siwash. By the time Trevor graduated with the Knox class of 1926 he had established himself as what ... -
Eradicating garlic mustard plants (Peoria Journal Star)
posted on May 9, 2011 at 08:23:01 pm
Knox College students and professors gathered Sunday afternoon in Green Oaks Field Station in rural Knox County to help save the woodlands by picking garlic mustard plants. Garlic mustard plants were brought over to the United States from Europe in the 1800s, most likely to use for herbs and raised in gardens. They are an edible plant, with four white leaves in a cross shape, and have a strong ... -
Garlic mustard plant eradication effort underway (WICS Springfield)
posted on May 9, 2011 at 07:48:41 pm
GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) -- Efforts are underway to curb growth of the garlic mustard plant in rural west-central Illinois. The Register-Mail in Galesburg reports that Knox College students and professors met on Sunday after to pick the edible plant in Knox County's Green Oaks Field Station. -
Dorothea Tanning: From Galesburg Roots to Worldwide Fame (Peoria Journal Star)
posted on May 8, 2011 at 07:13:19 am
World renowned artist, Galesburg native and Knox College alumna Dorothea Tanning will be honored with a series of free, public events starting Monday through May 20 at Knox and in the community. “Dorothea Tanning: From Galesburg Roots to Worldwide Fame” will include an exhibit of Tanning’s artwork, a commemorative proclamation by the City of Galesburg and dedication of a plaque outside her ... -
Area Colleges: Blueboys baseball split with Prairie Fire (The State Journal-Register)
posted on May 8, 2011 at 04:48:55 am
GALESBURG — The Illinois College Blueboys beat Knox College 11-8 Saturday in the first game of a Midwest Conference doubleheader, and the Prairie Fire won the second game 9-4. -
Knox College lets loose with Flunk Day (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on May 3, 2011 at 12:27:31 pm
Maddie Freeman, a 2010 Knox College alumna from St. Charles, came to Galesburg this weekend to visit friends with plans of returning home Monday, but those plans came to a halt when she awoke to find it was Flunk Day. “I feel really lucky, and I’m just happy to be here,” said Freeman as she sat on the south lawn of the Seymour Union, surrounded by her former college mates. “It’s just a day to ... -
WTCIL president speaks to business gathering (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:27:54 am
World Trade Center Illinois President Bill Lada told those gathered Thursday morning in Ferris Lounge of Knox College’s Seymour Hall that WTCIL “is not (just) for Chicago.” The colorful Lada, a former high school cross country and track coach, said he brings the same enthusiasm he had for members of his teams to helping businesses expand, even to go global. “The world is after us and the world ... -
Knox College president to give CSC commencement speech (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on April 21, 2011 at 05:09:49 pm
Knox College President Roger L. Taylor will be the speaker for the 43rd Carl Sandburg College Commencement at 7:30 p.m. May 12 at Galesburg High School. Taylor was named president of Knox College in February 2002, following six months as interim president. He was formally installed as president on October 11, 2002. He previously served as chair of the college’s Board of Trustees from 1999-2001 ... -
Knox College students plan Earth Day all week (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on April 16, 2011 at 12:00:46 pm
In celebration of Earth Day on Friday, three of Knox College’s environmental groups have come together to say, “Every Day is Earth Day,” with a series of events all next week. -
Free film screening at Knox on Monday (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on April 16, 2011 at 12:16:09 am
Award-winning filmmaker, social activist and community organizer, Ellen Frankenstein will visit Knox College on Monday, where her latest work “Eating Alaska” will be shown in the Round Room of the Ford Center for the Fine Arts at 7 p.m. The viewing will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker. -
Knox receives grant to support readiness programs (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on April 12, 2011 at 07:00:44 pm
Knox College has been awarded a grant of $75,000 from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to support Knox’s community-focused college readiness and college success initiatives. -
Knox grant to help fund college readiness projects (Washington Examiner)
posted on April 12, 2011 at 09:01:11 am
The Associated Press The Associated Press GALESBURG, Ill. Community-focused college readiness programs at Knox College are getting a boost with a grant from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. The liberal arts college in Galesburg will use the $75,000 grant to help support campus projects geared toward area kids in grade school to the college level. Its programs include mentoring low ... -
Knox grant to help fund college readiness projects (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport)
posted on April 12, 2011 at 08:29:12 am
Associated Press - April 12, 2011 4:14 AM ET GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - Community-focused college readiness programs at Knox College are getting a boost with a grant from the Illinois Student... -
Knox grant to help fund college readiness projects (WICS Springfield)
posted on April 12, 2011 at 08:20:12 am
GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) -- Community-focused college readiness programs at Knox College are getting a boost with a grant from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. -
Kids hunt for 12,000 Easter eggs at Lake Storey (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on April 10, 2011 at 09:15:38 pm
Hundreds of kids and parents searched for 12,000 eggs hidden around Lake Storey Park on Sunday during the annual Easter egg hunt, hosted by Hy-Vee and the Galesburg Recreational Division. They competed for more than 130 prizes and pounds of candy in the plastic eggs. There were also several more pounds of candy handed out to the children by members of the Knox College football team, as well as ... -
Knox makes the sale at Admitted Students Day (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
posted on April 9, 2011 at 11:15:39 am
Jessica Oakley of Houston, Texas, and her mother Jayna were a long way from home Friday, but according to Oakley’s gut, she was in just the right place: Knox College. On the campus for Admitted Students Day, high school senior Oakley said she “just knew” it was the place for her, and she decided to enroll. “I just signed a few hours ago,” said Oakley at the ice cream social, the culmination of ...