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Enriching the student experience

Building on its commitment to experiential learning, Knox will create a signature educational model to provide students with opportunities to pursue and apply knowledge in a diverse, vibrant, supportive community.

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Positioning students for postgraduate success

Our goal is to create an environment in which every student will be able to think critically while pursuing a rich set of personal experiences.

Here's how.

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Create and enhance immersive, intensive programs

Expanding programs while loveraging our most unique assets, including immersive terms and an intensive calendar, will be key to reaching our goal.

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Lead in inclusivity and access

The diverse, inclusive, accepting and supportive nature of the Knox community is of one of our most distinctive and best environments for learning

  • Driving strategic growth
    Knox College must be on the cutting edge of teaching and learning in order to lead, grow, and thrive in the 21st century.
  • Investing in our community
    Knox is dedicated to a liberal arts education, supported by world-class faculty, staff, and facilites.

Bold Ventures

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Etz Family Institute for Civic Leadership & Dialogue

Established through the generosity of Board Chair Tony Etz ’83 and Nancy Etz, the institute will prepare students to have the difficult dialogues necessary to create lasting and positive change in the world.

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Investing in Experiential Learning, Inspiring Community Engagement

James "Bud" '63 and Mary Jo Potter'62 commit $1.25 million to the Potter-Carre Experience Endowment Fund

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Immersion Summer 2024

Knox's Immersion Summer program gives students an avenue to try new course topics in between academic year schedules, while also allowing faculty to branch out into new subjects of their own. These programs build on the College’s strong history of immersion experiences.

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