Things to Love about Knox

As a first-generation college student, Vanessa Jackson loves the small, community-centered atmosphere that Knox College offers.

Abbi Harb—resident assistant, executive board member of her sorority, and co-president of Knox Catholic—likes that Knox let's her pursue a wide range of interests beyond the classroom.

Matrice Young (creative writing major with minors in educational studies and Africana Studies) distinctly remembers driving down Galesburg’s characteristic brick roads for the first time; for Young, it was love at first sight.

“Confidence through performance”–that’s what Harvard Medical School recruiter William Budding says he loved about his time as a student at Knox.

Mentors at Knox—professors, coaches, and fellow students—motivate Tyrell Pierce to give his all as an athlete and student.

For Jaime Lam, transfer student and double major in creative writing and English, coming to Knox was the first step in becoming the best version of herself.

Bamise Afolabi shares his journey of leaving his home country of Nigeria for the first time, to building life-long relationships and finding a home on Knox’s campus.

For campus leader Maddie Tucker (who is studying psychology and neuroscience and is in the Peace Corps Prep Program), she started forming friendships at Knox in her first-year suite, living with people she had never met from all around the world.

Maggie Garrett, a biology major with minors in chemistry and creative writing, appreciates how every student at Knox has the power to make things happen.

Jordan Anderson was able to apply the skills he learned in the classroom to internships and other opportunities, which in turn led to his career with the NFL.

Olivia Grierson is a proud member of the Knox women’s soccer team, but being an athlete at Knox doesn’t limit her from being a leader in other student activities.

“I feel like one of the luckiest undergrads in the world,”–that’s how Lily Lauver describes her involvement in many meaningful projects at Knox.