Jonathan Walker-Moses

What is your hometown?
Chicago, Illinois

What is your favorite thing about being a tutor?
Getting to feel like I'm making a difference in some way and helping through some really tough classes as best as I can.

What is your favorite color?
Purple.

Where is your favorite place to study?
The Standish Room in Seymour Library.

Where is your favorite place on campus?
The path behind CFA.

Are you involved in any campus organizations?
Common Ground, Book Club and D&D Club.

What are your hobbies?
Reading, writing, listening to music, playing D&D and watching Critical Role.

Where is your favorite place to eat in Galesburg?
Iron Spike.

What's your favorite Knox memory?
Listening to music with friends on the night of Flunk Day my first year.

Share something that makes you unique.
I've been playing around with various image editing programs since I was 10 and I took a class in digital imaging in high school so I know a decent amount about Photoshop.

Naysha Jain

What is your hometown?
Delhi

What is your favorite thing about being a tutor?
It gives me a sense of satisfaction and self check. It also helps me strengthen my concepts and the way I approach problems.

What is your favorite color?
Sage Green.

Where is your favorite place to study?
SMC/ Founder's.

Where is your favorite place on campus?
SMC.

Are you involved in any campus organizations?
President: Physics and Astronomy Club, Co-President: aaina, PR Chair: TERP

What are your hobbies?
Drawing mandalas and practicing classical dance.

Where is your favorite place to eat in Galesburg?
Nothing as specific but I do like boba tea.

What do you do to relax?
Listen to music, talk to parents and friends, nap.

What's your favorite Knox memory?
Experiencing the fireworks during the senior week with my friends!

Share something that makes you unique.
I like traveling and exploring places around! But one of my quirks would be that I love to visit different kinds of hotels/ hostels/ airbnbs and stay there.

Lauren Wittry

What is your hometown?
Naperville, IL

What is your favorite thing about being a tutor?
As a tutor whose subject involves a lot of math and problem-solving, it's always a great feeling to see someone get to the right answer after a lot of hard work and be able to celebrate that.

What is your favorite color?
Purple or Blue.

Where is your favorite place to study?
At my desk.

Where is your favorite place on campus?
Either the observatory or Ferris Lounge.

Are you involved in any campus organizations?
I have been in the Knox Jazz Ensemble for two years, I love participating in String Arts Club, and I'm an exec member of Book Club and ASL Club!

What are your hobbies?
Cross stitch and embroidery, playing trombone, reading, D&D, jigsaw puzzles

Manu Mariano

What is your hometown?
Manila

What is your favorite thing about being a tutor?
Helping others who went through the same struggles I did

What is your favorite color?
Blue

Where is your favorite place to study?
SMC

What is your favorite place on campus?
Pratts Field

Are you involved in any campus organizations?
Men's soccer, Physics Club 

What are your hobbies?
Soccer, Video Games, Gundam Model kits, Anime

What is your favorite place to eat in Galesburg?
Culvers

Do you have any pets? 
I have 6 dogs, they are 2 corgis, 2 pit bulls, 1 Shiba Inu, and 1 Jack Russell 

What do you do to relax?
Sleep and watch anime

Tell us about your favorite Knox memory.
Playing for the Knox men's soccer team!

Share something that makes you unique
I was on the Philippines National team for soccer 

Dakota Robison

What is your hometown?
Knob Noster, Missouri

What is your favorite thing about being a tutor?
Tutoring helps me stay engaged with my studies.

What is your favorite color?
Blue.

Where is your favorite place to study?
SMC Math Conference Room.

Where is your favorite place on campus?
The Track.

What are your hobbies?
Running.

What do you do to relax?
Watch movies.

Tell us about your favorite Knox memory.
Flunk Day 2022.

Johnathon Marston

What is your hometown?
Alexis, IL

What is your favorite thing about being a tutor?
I really enjoy helping people. I also enjoy how through teaching and helping my peers learn it helps me better understand the subject myself. 

What is your favorite color?
Orange

Where is your favorite place to study?
SMC Physics Lounge

Where is your favorite place on campus?
The physics lounge, it's very quiet and nice to study in. 

Are you involved in any campus organizations?
Vice President of Dungeons and Dragons club, member of STEAM club. 

What are your hobbies?
Star Gazing and also used to competitively solve Rubik's cubes. 

Where is your favorite place to eat in Galesburg?
Nothing as specific but I do like boba tea.

What do you do to relax?
I usually will either just go out for a walk around campus or just go hang out with my friends.

What's your favorite Knox memory?
A lot of my favorite Knox memories have been made hanging out with my friends, playing smash bros or just doing random things. I also have a lot of really good memories through DnD club. 

Share something that makes you unique.
I used to be ranked in the top 13% of all rubik's cube solvers in the world. Also I am from literally 20 minutes away from campus so the Knox area is where I grew up for the most part!