Knox College

Knox College is a higher education institution founded in 1837 by anti-slavery social reformers. Located in Galesburg, IL, Knox is one of the first universities in the country to provide educational services for both people of color and women. Knox College is the site of the fifth debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in 1858. And in 1860, Knox gives his first honorary doctorate to Abraham Lincoln.

Through academic departments, Knox College employs a 3-3 academic calendar rather than a traditional half-based approach. In each of three 10-week terms, students take three courses. Students can choose from more than 87 majors and minors, 11 pre-professional programs and hosts 39 off-campus programs. According to official records of the university in the last 15 years, more than 20 Fulbright scholarship has been awarded to students Knox.

There is an event that is routinely carried out by members of Knox at the start of the year, which at the event, students and faculty will gather on the lawn south campus to shake hands. The event is called the Pumphandle, and the welcoming line is led by the school's president, Teresa L. Amott.

Additionally, through a variety of other events, Knox has gained pride for having successfully presenting the important and famous in the world to be a speaker at the university campus, such as Barack Obama, Stephen Colbert and Bill Clinton.

And other non-academic activities are also much in demand by students at Knox is sporting activities. Knox has been providing a wide range of facilities, infrastructure as a place to develop students' talents and hobbies in sports. With the availability of these facilities, it is expected that they are able to demonstrate their achievements in sports at the NCAA Division III athletic competition, an inter-college sports competition, followed by a sports team mascot nicknamed Knox with the Prairie Fire.

Well, for those of you who want or are interested in studying at Knox College to finally get an academic degree to which you aspire, please go to the university campus address to apply directly or visit the official website in advance to obtain further information at http://www.knox.edu/