Campus EventsKing Holiday Breakfast Set for January 19 The annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Breakfast will be held Monday, January 19 at 7:30 a.m. at Central Congregational Church, located on the Public Square in downtown Galesburg. Knox students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend this community event. Tickets may be purchased at the Intercultural Life Office, Room 102, Old Main. Tickets are $6.50 for adults and $4 for children. State Department Official to Give King Memorial Lecture, January 19 Shirley E. Barnes, Director of Office of Western European Affairs for the U.S. Department of State, will present the 1998 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture, "Tracing U.S. Foreign Policy: From Martin to the Millenium and Beyond," at 8 p.m., Monday, January 19 in Kresge Recital Hall. Barnes, who joined the State Department in 1983, develops and coordinates policy and relations with France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Malta and the Vatican. She has held U.S. diplomatic posts in Egypt, Senegal, Germany, Bulgaria and France. Previously, she was an advertising executive and international marketing consultant in New York City, a program assistant for the Ford Foundation at the National School of Law and Administration in Zaire, and program director for the Women's Africa Committee at the African American Institute in New York City. Barnes is a graduate of Boston University, with a master's degree from Columbia University. She also completed a certificate at the National War College. The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture at Knox is sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Life and Committee on Religious Life, to coincide with the national celebration of King's birthday. 17th Annual International Fair is January 31 The 17th Annual Crossroads International Fair will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m, Saturday, January 31. Students from over 30 countries will come together to celebrate this year's theme, "Unity through Diversity," with international cuisine, cultural and craft exhibits and entertainment. Tickets, which include admission to exhibits and entertainment, are $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for each person in groups of ten or more, and free for children six and under. The food fair will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Oak Room, Seymour Union. Cultural booths and exhibits created by Knox students will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the lobby of the Ford Center for Fine Arts. This year's guest entertainers, Tango 21, will perform at 2:45 p.m. at Kresge Recital Hall, Ford Center for Fine Arts. The dance group, which will show how tango has evolved through the years, is based in Chicago, Illinois. In addition, two student performances featuring ethnic music and dance will be presented at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., also at Kresge Recital Hall. An international dinner, presented by the Knox College Dining Services, will be served from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Hard Knox Cafe, Seymour Union. The price for the dinner is $6.25 per person. Admission to the Fair is not required to attend the dinner. The Crossroads International Fair is produced by the Knox College International Club. This organization is one of the largest student clubs on the Knox campus. The event is coordinated by Knox's International Club executive committee members: Stephanie Chung, president; Arlene Ang Go, vice-president; Nikhil Krishnaswamy, treasurer; Dipanwita Sarkar, secretary; Sharwari Badola, historian; and members at large Mayur Bhatnagar, Sidarth Mahapatra, Niranjana Mani, Hariharan Ramanan, and Kavita Sangani. Shakespeare Scholar to Speak at Caxton Club Feb. 6 Mary Bly, Shakespeare scholar and Assistant Prof. of English at Washington University, St. Louis, will give a Caxton Club talk entitled "Bawdy Puns and Appreciative Audiences: Ungendered Jests in Early Modern London" on Friday, February 6 at 4 p.m. in the Common Room. Winter Hours for Athletic Facilities Pool Hours Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday, 2:30 p.m.-4p.m. Monday-Friday, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Weight Room Hours Monitors on Duty Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Fieldhouse Hours Monitors on Duty Monday-Friday, 2:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday, noon-10:30 p.m. Note: The building is open during the morning hours except on Sunday without monitors. It may be necessary to contact a staff member for assistance during these off-hours. Knox NewsSearch Committee Appointed The search committee for the Dean of Students has been appointed. The committee consists of: Stephen Bailey, chair, professor Mary Armon, professor Jessie Dixon, Ryan Cannady, '99, Annisa Diaz-Clark, '00, Bridget Graves, '00, Jason Monaco, '98 Nancy Legate, Secretary. Thanks to all who applied for to serve on the committee, and to Student Senate and the Executive Committee for their efforts in determining nominees. Seidelman Submits Prize Winning Script Jennifer Seidelman, '99, a creative writing major, recently won 3rd place in For a Good Time Theater Company's "Folktales from Around the World Scriptwriting Contest," for her play "Folktales from Around the World." Haslem is Editor of Book to be Published John Haslem is the development editor of an English grammar and usage book to be published by Webster's New World, Macmillan Publishing USA. The book will be published under three different covers: by itself, as the "Pocket Style Guide;" as part of the "Webster's New World Compact Desk Dictionary;" and as part of the "Webster's New World Notebook, Grammar and Punctuation Guide." All three covers are presently scheduled for a 1998 release. Kasser Essay Published Tim Kasser, psychology, had an essay published in the Autumn 1997 issue of "Dialogue," the newsletter of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. The essay was titled "The coming Dark Ages, and the light at the end of the tunnel." StudentsNotes from Career Services For complete information on upcoming seminars and career fairs, internships, career opportunities and more, check out the Career Services Web page. Drop-Add Deadline Friday, January 16 is the last day for adding or dropping courses, for choosing S/U grading, and for dropping excess credits without paying the overload fee. Remember that adding a course requires the signature of the instructor as well as the faculty advisor. Don't wait until the last minute! Add/Drop forms may be obtained in the Registrar's office and must be returned no later than 4:00 p.m., Friday, January 16. Class Attendance Policy "Students are expected to attend classes regularly and to participate fully in class activities. . . . Instructors may adopt more specific attendance policies in their courses. It is the student's responsibility to be familiar with the instructor's policy and to abide by it." (Knox Catalog, p. 38). Women's Chorale Begins Second Term The Knox College Women's Chorale will begin it's second term of music making and merriment on Tuesday, January 13. The Women's Chorale is a non-auditioned performance ensemble which will perform a concert on Sunday March 1. Rehearsals are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 p.m. - 6 pm in room 209 of the Center for the Fine Arts. Tim Reynolds is the director for this group and Amber Clark is the accompanist. The Women's Chorale had it's first performance last term. Watson Fellowship Program Meeting is Jan. 15 Sophomores and juniors are invited to a meeting on Thursday, January 15 at 4 p.m., in the Common Room on the Watson Fellowship Program. Seniors are eligible to apply for grants that provide them the opportunity to engage in a year of independent study and travel abroad following graduation. I urge you to consider the Watson Program now--successful applicants from Knox and other colleges start exploring this opportunity early on. At the meeting there will be a brief talk by 1995 grad Peter Lyon, who received a Watson Fellowship to travel to North Africa to trace the fates of Jewish and Moorish communities that were expelled from Spain in 1492. Other Knox students have won these fellowships in the past. In 1994 Rebecca Slate went to Portugal, the Cape Verde Islands and Goa, India to study how different the use of Portuguese was among different classes, Last year Craig Miller studied the breeding of rare species of animals in zoos in England, Madagascar and China, and this year Karla Trester is in Australia learning about waste management. If you have any questions, contact Dean Bailey, ext. 7215, 105A Old Main. Cultural Studies Course Offered in English Visiting Professor Wolfram Schmidgen is offering this quarter's Enlightenment Literature course with a cultural studies twist. His class, entitled "Bastardy in Eighteenth-Century British Literature and Culture: Legitimacy, Marginality, and Class," will introduce students to eighteenth-century British literature by examining legal texts, poems, moral tracts, novels, biographies, and dramas that deal with the ambiguous figure of the eighteenth-century bastard. The illegitimate sons and daughters of these texts make visible issues of gender, of family history, of legitimacy, of social marginality, and of the distinction between class and rank. The overall goal of the course is to locate eighteenth-century literature in the rambunctious culture in which it was written. The class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. in Old Main 311. Interested students should contact Wolfram Schmidgen (wschmidg@knox.edu; 341 7328) or just visit the class. Peace Corps Information Available Jan. 22 A Peace Corps representative will give an informational talk on the Peace Corps Preparatory Program on Thursday, January 22 at 4 p.m. in the Common Room. Information about the program will also be available in the Gallery, at the Peace Corps table, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on January 22. The Peace Corps Preparatory Program consists of coursework in language, education and international studies. Students enter the program at the end of their sophomore year. During the junior and senior years, students must ensure that they have completed a curriculum that includes foreign langauage, geographic area/international studies, and science; in addition, enhancements to preparation for the Peace Corps should include an appropriate off-campus study experience, volunteer service, or other work experience. The program is coordinated by Associate Dean of Students Jonathan GoldbergBelle and Kathleen Fisher West, Director of Career Services. Knox is the only Illinois college and one of only a handful in the nation to offer an official Peace Corps Preparatory Program, a curriculum designed to prepare students to serve in the Peace Crops. Essays being Accepted Submissions of essays by Knox students for possible publication in "The Common Room: The Knox College Online Journal of Literary Criticism" are now welcome and must be sent to Prof. Lori Haslem (OM 308 or Box 19) in hard-copy form by January 30. A submitted essay should be critical rather than creative and should be in the 5-25 pp.range with proper documentation (MLA) of sources and texts used. The editors will consider essays written from any disciplinary area. Any questions about submission requirements should be directed to Prof. Haslem by phone ext. 7175 or by email lhaslem. Javits Fellowships Every year 80-100 students who are beginning graduate school receive Javits Fellowships. These fellowships are administered by the U. S. Department of Education and provide stipends of $14,400 per year (and up to $9,243 per year towards the cost of tuition). Javits Fellows are eligible for up to four years of support. Fellowships are available for most major areas of study in the humanities, arts and social sciences. A grade point of 3.25 or higher is recommended. Dean Bailey serves as the adviser for this program. The application deadline is mid-February 1998 (we do not yet have a definitive date). Interested seniors may leave their names with the Dean of the College's office ext. 7215 or e-mail nfennig@knox.edu. An application will be sent to you when they are received. Withdrawal Deadline Last day to withdraw from a course without approval of the Academic Affairs Committee is Friday, February 20. Attention All Science or Math Majors Applications are now being accepted for the Hughes Student Summer Fellows Program. The program will enable undergraduates to pursue research at Knox in some field of science or mathematics. Preference will be given to juniors who intend to continue the work in their senior year as Honors or independent studies. The award carries a stipend of $2600 for ten weeks of summer work and up to $1000 for supplies. Awards will be made on the basis of the potential to do research. Request an application form from Carole Hahn, Room A-209 in the Umbeck Science and Math Center, Ext. 7305, e-mail chahn. Application deadline is February 15. Faculty and StaffWeekly Calendar of EventsMembers of the Knox Community can submit events and club meetings for this calendar, by sending information to Cindy Wickliffe, cwicklif@knox.eduTuesday, January 13 4:15 p.m. Career Workshop Orientation/Registration, Umbeck Science and Math Center, Room D212 7:00 p.m. Men's Basketball vs MacMurray Wednesday, January 14 7:00 p.m. GLBCA, Intercultural Center 8:00 p.m. ABLE, ABLE Center for Black Culture 8:00 p.m. APO, SMC A112 9:00 p.m. FCA, Common Room Thursday, January 15 4:00 p.m. Watson Fellowship Presentation, Common Room 4:00 p.m. Math Colloquium, SMC A219 7:00 p.m. Russian Film, "Oblomov," 1980 Best Foreign Film Award, (English Subtitles), GDH 103 7:00 p.m. Student Senate, GDH 303 Friday, January 16 6:30 p.m. IVCF, Ferris Lounge 7:00 p.m. Cinema Club Movie, "Shine," Round Room Saturday, January 17 12:00 p.m. Knox Swim Invitational Sunday, January 18 2:00 p.m. Martial Arts, Aux Gym 2:00 p.m. RAMSU, ABLE Center for Black Culture Monday, January 19 ADMISSION WINTER OPEN HOUSE 4:30 p.m. University of Aberdeen Information Session, Common Room 7:00 p.m. Debate/Forensics, New Café 8:00 p.m. MLK Day Speaker, Director of the Office of Western European Affairs, Shirley Barnes, Kresge Tuesday, January 20 4:15 p.m. Career Workshop, "Attending and Benefitting from Career Fairs," SMC D212 Wednesday, January 21 7:00 p.m. GLBCA, Intercultural Center 8:00 p.m. APO, SMC A112 9:00 p.m. FCA, Common Room Off-Campus EventsYoung Pianists Competition Entry Deadline Nears Registration deadline for the Knox-Galesburg Symphony's Young Pianists Competition sponsored by Illinois Power Company is Monday, January 19. Entries are still being accepted for this year's competition which will take place on Saturday, February 7, in the Center for Fine Arts. For further information and registration forms, call 309-341-7268. New Year of Dance Begins Registration for ballet, creative movement, jazz/tap, social dance and Tai Chi Chuan classes is underway at the Center of Dance in Galesburg. For information on all classes and to register, call 343-2600. The Knoxletter is published by the Office of College Communication and Office of Student Activities; the deadline for the Knoxletter is 4:30 p.m., Friday. Submissions may be made by e-mail to communication@knox.edu. |