Knox College

At the end of the academic year, Knox students were awarded various academic awards based on success in their fields. From art to science to history, Knox students showcased excellence in a variety of fields.

During the 2021 Conferring of Degrees, select Knox College students were awarded College Honors for their advanced research and creative projects in specialized department fields. Projects were conducted in such areas as biology, translation, theatre, and environmental studies.

High-achieving students were named to the Knox College Dean's List for the 2024 Spring Term. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must have earned at least 2.5 credits in the term, with a grade point average of 3.6 or better (on a 4.0 scale).

High-achieving students were named to the Knox College Dean's List for the 2024 Winter Term. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must have earned at least 2.5 credits in the term, with a grade point average of 3.6 or better (on a 4.0 scale).

Knox student Cadence Eischens '24, from Stacy, Minnesota, received the U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which will enable her to study ecology, culture and conservation in Thailand this spring.

At the end of the 2020-21 academic year, Knox College presented numerous awards to students for excellence in a variety of fields, including research.

Knox College has once again been selected as the winning proposal for the 150 Media Stream/ACI Contest for Digital Art in Chicago. Knox College graduate Ingrid Wasmer '21 and James Adamson '25 were notified of the acceptance after submitting their proposal earlier this year. This is Knox College's second time being chosen as the winning proposal, following the work submitted by Odessa Sagli '20 and Patrick Steppan '20. Tim Stedman, assistant professor of art, worked as an advisor on both projects. Knox was selected out of a pool of over 25 applicants. The pair will continue work on the project over the course of the next few months with guidance from Stedman and Zhou. Once final edits are complete, Zhou says she wants to schedule a debut for May 2023. The piece will be available on display for two months.

About 250 Knox College seniors received their bachelor's degrees on June 5, 2021, at Knox College's Commencement exercises.

A number of Knox students participated in a four-week summer program that explored early Chinese immigration to the United States through a visit to and study of Angel Island, an immigration station in San Francisco Bay that was in operation from 1910-1940. Weihong Du, associate professor of Asian studies, led a group of seven students on a two-week trip to the San Francisco area this past summer with the support of a National Endowment for the Humanities-sponsored program, "Local Contexts, Global Connections: Revitalizing Immersive Cultural and Language Study at Home."

About 300 Knox College seniors received their bachelor's degrees on June 7, 2020, in Knox College's Virtual Conferring of Degrees ceremony.

Knox College students were welcomed into the nation's oldest and most prestigious honor society, Phi Beta Kappa.

Two Knox College students were inducted as juniors last spring into Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's most prestigious academic honor society. Their achievement was recognized at Knox's Opening Convocation for the 2020-21 academic year.

Three students created a new sorority focused on Black, Indigenous, and People Of Color (BIPOC) at Knox College. Madison Sparks says the idea developed from conversations involving about a half-dozen Knox students. All of them are first-generation college students, and all are BIPOC. The group decided that by founding a new Black-centered sorority at Knox, they could do more to promote Black culture and connection. The sorority plans to engage in different forms of outreach, both on and off-campus, and expects to develop relationships with other organizations, such as Allied Blacks for Liberty & Equality (A.B.L.E.), the Knox Black Alumni Network (BAN), and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

The staff of student journalists at The Knox Student (TKS) received 21 awards from the Illinois College Press Association on February 20. Among these awards were first place and second place in the prestigious in-depth/investigative reporting category and third place in general excellence. The awards were in a wide spectrum of categories, including feature story, sport photography, feature design, and podcast, and they demonstrate the diverse talents of the TKS staff.

Twenty-seven Knox College educational studies students are fulfilling their student teaching requirements during the 2020-21 academic year -- an especially stressful time for many schoolchildren, families, and teachers because of COVID-19. The pandemic has forced school districts to change and continually revise their plans on how to provide students with an education. As a result, student teachers have needed to prepare to work in environments that can run the gamut from all-online to all-in-person learning, with some schools operating under a hybrid model that includes elements of both.

Approximately 300 new students joined the Knox College community by enrolling for the 2020 fall term.

Deja was recently named a winner of the 2020 Governor's Volunteer Service Award. The award recognizes volunteers and volunteer programs that have made a difference in Illinois and highlights the importance of volunteerism and community service.

Luis Mateo Liendo completed an internship during the summer of 2020 with the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, continuing work he started earlier in the year for a Knox College arts administration class.

Hailey Nguyen '21 completed a 2020 summer internship with the regulatory affairs team at the global biopharmaceutical company AbbVie.