Knox History
Student Services
Galesburg
Knox Traditions
Miscellaneous
100
This is the year Knox was founded by George Washington Gale
What is 1837?
100
This is a student who lives in your residence hall and supports you with all aspects of campus life.
What is a Resident Advisor?
100
The other college located in Galesburg
What is Carl Sandburg College?
100
A day in Spring Term when all classes are cancelled and everyone gets to have fun
What is Flunk Day?
100
An office in Alumni Hall that can help you get involved in volunteering.
What is the Kleine Center for Community Service?
200
These two people famously debated for a U.S. Senate seat outside Old Main in 1858
Who are Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas?
200
This is who you would call in an emergency at x7979
What is Campus Safety?
200
Galesburg is the birthplace of this famous poet.
Who is Carl Sandburg?
200
A tradition held the day before Fall Term begins where every Knox community member shakes the hand of one another
What is Pumphandle?
200
Annoying black birds that make loud noises at night
What are crows?
300
Henry M. Limestone provided the limestone for the outside of this building from his own farm in 1920
What is Seymour Library?
300
This office provides writing tutors and Red Room tutors, and offers special accommodations for disabilities.
What is the Center for Teaching and Learning?
300
The place to go to get a crepe on Seminary Street.
What is The Landmark?
300
An annual Winter Term celebration with food, dancing, music and singing from around the world
What is I-Fair?
300
A place on campus that used to be an ice rink
What is the Gizmo Patio?
400
This newly-renovated building once housed the literary and debating societies called Gnothautii and Adelphi in the late 1800s.
What is Alumni Hall?
400
This Center is located behind Furrow and can help lift you when you're down.
What is the Health and Counseling Center?
400
It costs this much for students to ride the Galesburg bus.
What is $0.40?
400
A Spring Term tradition held every year at Green Oaks
What is the Prairie Burn?
400
The number of first-generation students on campus (within 30)
What is 323?
500
This man was the first president of Knox College from 1841-1845
Who is Hiram H Kellogg?
500
This office can help you write your resume.
What is the Bastian Family Career Center?
500
This non-profit organization serves community meals in Galesburg every other Thursday
What is the Knox Prairie Community Kitchen?
500
The winning trophy for a rivalry football game that has been held versus Monmouth College since 1888
What is the Bronze Turkey?
500
The most popular volunteer activity at Knox over the last 10 years
What is Reading Buddies?
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