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Subject: 1/11 KnoxletterTo: knoxletter_dist@knox.edu The Knoxletter is published by the Public Relations Office and the Office of Student Activities. The deadline for the Knoxletter is 4:30 p.m., Friday. Submissions may be made by e-mailto:knoxletter@knox.edu Past issues: http://www.knox.edu/knoxweb/knoxletter/ SUMMARY: Campus Events a. "CATCH" RECEPTION IS JAN. 12 b. CLASSICAL SAXOPHONE RECITAL IS JAN. 13 c. YI REN QIGONG CLASSES BEGIN JAN. 14 d. FRENCH FILM CALENDAR e. GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES COLLOQUIUM, JAN. 17 Knox News f. UPS RATES TO INCREASE FEB. 5 g. EMERGING LEADERS WORKSHOP TO BE HELD h. DISPLAY OF VINTAGE CLOTHING IS JAN. 19-20 Students i. FIELD STATION INFORMATIONAL MEETING IS JAN. 11 j. OAK RIDGE LABORATORY INFORMATIONAL MEETING IS JAN. 11 k. RUSSIAN TABLE TO MEET FRIDAYS l. NSEP SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE JAN. 15 m. APPLICATIONS FOR OFF-CAMPUS STUDY ARE DUE FEBRUARY 5; INFORMATIONAL MEETING IS JAN. 15 n. "COMMON ROOM SEEKING ESSAYS" o. NEW LEAGUES HAVE BEEN FORMED FOR INTRAMURAL SPORTS p. REFEREE AND OFFICIAL JOBS ARE OPEN FOR INTRAMURAL SPORTS q. SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR INDEPENDENT MAJORS r. APPLICATIONS DUE FOR OFF-CAMPUS STUDY s. FEMALE ADMISSION SUITE POSITION OPEN t. INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY u. STUDENT SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE v. CAMPUS ACTION GRANTS AVAILABLE w. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANTS AVAILABLE Faculty/Staff x. FACULTY SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AVAILABLE y. FACULTY TRAVEL GRANTS AVAILABLE z. STUDENT SEEKS MATERIAL FOR SURVEY Events Calendar Off-Campus Events -------------- --CAMPUS EVENTSÑ a. "CATCH" RECEPTION IS JAN. 12 Come to the CATCH reception Friday, Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. in the CFA lobby. Pick up your copy of CATCH, Knox's award-winning literary magazine, and hear students read from their work. Refreshments will be served. b. CLASSICAL SAXOPHONE RECITAL IS JAN. 13 Saxophonist John Vana will perform a selection of classical works for the saxophone at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001 in Kresge Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts. Jenny Perron will accompany him on piano. Vana is associate professor of music at Western Illinois University. He has performed and presented master classes throughout the U.S. and in Canada and Taiwan. Vana has presented world premiere works of well noted composers, including Pulitzer prize winning John Harbison and composer/jazz historian Gunther Schuller. He received his master's degree in saxophone performance from the University of Michigan. c. YI REN QIGONG CLASSES BEGIN JAN. 14 Sundays 5:45 to 7:00 PM beginning January 14, 203 GDH Classes are free to members of the Knox College and Galesburg area community. However, class size is limited. No special clothing or equipment is needed. Yi Ren Qigong is a system of exercises based on Taoist practices for health and longevity. "Qi" is the Chinese word for life energy. "Gong" is the Chinese word for exercise/practice. Qigong is not rigorous exercise and is appropriate for all age levels, body types, and range of mobility and flexibility. This is a beginning level course that requires no previous qigong experience. Course participants will learn exercises to be used in daily practice. We will begin by learning to feel our bodiesÕ qi and learning to relax. About the instructors: Karen Gourd and David Gourd have both studied for several years with Sun Guan Cheng, the developer of Yi Ren Qigong. To register for the class or to ask questions, email Karen (kgourd@knox.edu) or David Gourd (dgourd@knox.edu) or come to the first class. d. FRENCH FILM CALENDAR All the films will be shown in GDH 303. 1. Manon des Sources, Monday, January 15, 2001 2. Le Retour de Martin Guerre, Monday, January 22, 2001 3. Ca twiste ˆ Popenguine, Monday, January 29, 2001 4. Le Dernier MŽtro, Monday, February 05, 2001 5. La Haine, Monday, February 12, 2001 6. Argent de Poche, Monday, February 19, 2001 7. Trop Belle pour toi, Monday, February 26, 2001 e. GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES COLLOQUIUM, JAN. 17 Gender and Women's Studies Colloquium, Wednesday January 17, at 4 p.m. in the Common Room, Old Main. Student panel presentation on studying and researching Gender and Women's Studies in Europe, Africa, and South America. --KNOX NEWS-- f. UPS RATES TO INCREASE FEB. 5 ---from Neill Unger UPS has announced an increase in rates effective February 5, 2001. Rates on domestic air shipments will increase 3.7%, while domestic ground shipments will increase 3.1% with residential shipments increasing an additional $.05 per package. The fuel surcharge of 1.25% will remain in effect. Federal Express has announced a 4.9% increase in domestic rates effective February 1, 2001. Fuel surcharges totaling 5.5% will remain in effect. g. EMERGING LEADERS WORKSHOP TO BE HELD ---from Tony Franklin The Knox College Emerging Leaders was founded in 1997 and will be facilitating its fourth set of leadership development workshops during the Winter and Spring terms of 2001. The vision of Emerging Leaders is to foster an environment where college students can develop, refine, and apply leadership skills such as effective communication, analytical and critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, confidence building and assertive training; therefore promoting "the best of them" in the Knox Community and in their respective communities. Emerging Leaders Winter 2001 Workshops January 13 Getting to Know Yourself February 3 Team Building February 17 Consensus Building March 3 Problem Solving Skills All workshops will be held in the Wilson House from 12 noon to 2:30pm. The 2000-20001 Emerging Leaders participants are Clara Amertiefio, Adriana Aranda, Hays Brown, Yuna Engle, Chris Etheridge, Michael Heitzman, Ebony Hutchinson, Talip Kilic, Michael Kraycinovich, Jenny Larsen, April Morgan, Patricia Monahan, Vanessa Ribeiro, Crystal Seeliger, Justin Sornsin, Rachana Umashankar, Sarah Van Niewaal. h. DISPLAY OF VINTAGE CLOTHING IS JAN. 19-20 Knox student, Nikki Maritch has put together a display of vintage clothing that would have been worn on the RMS Titanic. This project was done as part of an independent study. PLACE: Central Congregational Church DATE: January 19 and 20 TIME: Friday 10-4 6-9 Saturday 10-4 The event is free and open to the public. There will be one hundred pieces of vintage clothing from the era of the Titanic. --STUDENTSÑ i. FIELD STATION INFORMATIONAL MEETING IS JAN. 11 --from Stuart Allison There will be a meeting to discuss the Wilderness Field Station summer 2001 program at 4 p.m. on Thursday Jan. 11 in the Common Room. If you are interested in attending the WFS, come to this meeting. I will discuss the program and answer your questions about the WFS. I will show some video footage of the WFS. We will have some Knox alums of the program there to give a student perspective of the program. Also, please note that two people from Knox will be offering courses at the WFS this summer ? Rick Ortner will be teaching Landscape Painting and Melissa Helquist will be teaching Nature Writing. If you can't make the meeting or have questions before the meeting, please contact me (Stuart Allison) by phone (x-7185) or email (sallison@knox.edu). j. OAK RIDGE LABORATORY INFORMATIONAL MEETING IS JAN. 11 --from Andrew McDowell There will be an informational meeting about the Off-Campus study opportunities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory this Thursday, January 11, at 7p.m. in SMAC room D108. This program has been very popular with Knox students from the sciences, including Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, Physics, Computer Science, and Math. The ORNL Science Semester program has an early deadline: final applications, which include letters of recommendation and essays, must be to the program advisor (Andrew McDowell) by January 24. See the web sites for the programs for more details: http://www.dep-anl.gov http://www.ornl.gov/seer/research/GLCA.html k. RUSSIAN TABLE TO MEET FRIDAYS Russian Table will take place each Friday of Winter Term at 12:00 noon in the Caf. Russian table will not meet on March 9. l. NSEP SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE JAN. 15 Just a reminder that NSEP scholarship applications are due in the office of Off-Campus Study (room 14, old jail) by January 15 at 5:00 p.m. All applicants must be interviewed on campus and then their applications forwarded to Washington. Applications are still available in the off-campus study office. A description of the scholarship follows: SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OVERSEAS STUDY Major scholarships are available for 2000-2001 for students interested in study in China, the Czech Republic, Japan, Tanzania and Russia. Students making strong cases for support may also be eligible for scholarships for study in Costa Rica, Zimbabwe, India and Argentina. These scholarships carry a service component with them - recipients must be willing to work for the government for the same amount of time that they studied abroad. These awardsÑthe National Security Education Program ScholarshipsÑoffer recipients up to $8,000 per semester (or $16,000 per year). The campus deadline for applying is January 15, 2001. For applications see Karen Hawkinson (Old Jail, room 14). m. APPLICATIONS FOR OFF-CAMPUS STUDY ARE DUE FEBRUARY 5; INFORMATIONAL MEETING IS JAN. 15 There will be an information session to assist students in completing the Knox portion of the off-campus application as well as the program specific application. If you have questions or just want to simplify the task, please come to the information session on Monday, January 15, at 7 p.m. in the new off-campus study house located at 542 South West Street. n. "COMMON ROOM SEEKING ESSAYS" Knox's online journal of literary criticism, "The Common Room," is seeking essays for publication. Submissions are welcome at any time, but those received by Monday, Jan. 29, will be considered for the next issue. Essays should be --a piece of literary criticism from any disciplinary area --written by a Knox student --5-25 pp. long (typed and double-spaced) --in hard copy form --documented with Works Cited page --sent to Lori Haslem at Box K-19 or dropped off at OM 308 If you have questions or want more details about submission requirements, call Lori Haslem at x7175. o. NEW LEAGUES HAVE BEEN FORMED FOR INTRAMURAL SPORTS IM Basketball begins Tuesday, January 16. There is a new women's league. Sign-up deadline is Friday, January 12. IM Indoor soccer begins Monday, January 14. There is a new Just for Fun league as well as the old A-competitive league and the B-Co-ed league. Sign-up deadline is Wednesday, January 10. IM Volleyball begins Wednesday, January 16. Registration deadline is Friday, January 12. Entry forms are located on the IM Board in Seymour and in the Fieldhouse. Log into http://www.intramurals.com/knox to register online. p. REFEREE AND OFFICIAL JOBS ARE OPEN FOR INTRAMURAL SPORTS You may register online by Logging onto http://www.intramurals.com/knox Please contact the following IM sport commissioners if you are interested in earning money. Basketball - C.J. Nemec (cnemec) and Josh Quinn (jquinn) Soccer - Kwabena Osei (kosei) and Claire LaRoche (claroche) Volleyball - Caryl Fank (cfank) and Trisha Graves (pgraves) q. SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR INDEPENDENT MAJORS --from Lawrence B. Breitborde Applications for Independent Majors should be submitted at least six weeks before the end of the sophomore year and in no case later than the end of the second term of the junior year. See Knox Catalog, page 166. r. APPLICATIONS DUE FOR OFF-CAMPUS STUDY Applications for off-campus study programs are, with a very few exceptions, due on February 5. Program-specific application materials are available from faculty program advisers (see the Knox Catalogue). Students also need to complete Knox-specific application materials. These materials should shortly be available on the Knox web page under "Off-Campus Study;" hard copies of these materials are also available from faculty program advisers and in the Off-Campus Study Office (Old Jail, Room 14). If you have questions, contact Karen Hawkinson at extension 7323. s. FEMALE ADMISSION SUITE POSITION OPEN As an Admission Suite host, your job is to insure that guests of Knox College have a good overnight visit, feel welcome, receive adequate information about Knox to meet their needs, and receive the kind of individual attention that is the hallmark of our institution. Overnight visits are typically scheduled Monday through Thursday nights from the first through the ninth week of the term. There is a $150.00 stipend per term, which is paid at the end of the term. If you are interested in applying for the position please come by the Admission Office in CFA to pick up an application and full job description. All applications should be returned by Friday January 12, 2001. Interviews will be scheduled the following week. If you have any additional questions please call Molly x7136 or email mgrumich@knox.edu. t. INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY The Galesburg Downtown Council is offering a single non-paying (for now) internship for someone interested in downtown and streetscape management, window dressing, and rental property display. Contact John Haslem at Ext. 7151 for additional information. u. STUDENT SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE Student summer research fellowship (4 available for Summer 2001) The Environmental Studies Program is excited to announce to students the availability of four summer research fellowships for 2001. Under the direction of a Knox faculty mentor of the studentÕs choosing, fellowship recipients will conduct a 10-week research project at Knox College during Summer 2001. While some of the research may be done outside of Knox College, the vast majority of the 10-week period should be spent at Knox. A stipend of $3,000 is provided as well as an equipment budget normally not exceeding $1,000 to each fellow. Each fellow will be eligible to apply for summer room monies through Richter funds. Each awardee is required to prepare a paper upon completion of the 10-week summer research term. The monies for the stipend and the equipment budget are provided through the Knox Environmental Studies Initiative Grant received from the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation. Applications (which will include a projected equipment budget)can be picked up from the department chair, Peter Schwartzman, and can be received via hard copy or email. Applications also require a letter of support from the faculty mentor who will be overseeing the research project. Requirements: sophomore standing as of Feb. 1st, 2001. Fellows will be selected on the following basis: (a) demonstrated competence to carry out project including evidence of preparation; (b) likelihood of successful completion; and,(c) ENVS relevancy. DEADLINE: Completed applications are due by March 1st, 2001 at 5 PM. (Awardees will be determined and announced the first week of the Spring 2001 term subject to the approval of the review committee.) v. CAMPUS ACTION GRANTS AVAILABLE Campus Action Grants (several available for remainder of 2000-2001 academic year, ending 6/1/2001) The Environmental Studies Program is excited to announce to students the availability of several campus action grants for the remainder of the 2000-2001 academic year. These grants are designed to encourage students to develop environmental awareness activities, including but not limited to: outreach programs to precollege students in Galesburg, organizational studies related to making Knox a "greener" campus, and, educational events for KnoxÕs community. Grants are expected to pay for items including, yet not limited to, publicity materials, refreshments, educational supplies, and speakers. Groups grants are not expected to exceed $500 and individual grants are not expected to exceed $150. Successful grant awards will be given on a first-come, first-served basis. One group grant will be reserved for a group that plans an Earth Day event. The monies for these grants are provided through the Knox Environmental Studies Initiative Grant received from the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation. Applications (which will include an estimated budget) can be picked up from the program chair, Peter Schwartzman, and can be received via hard copy or email. DEADLINE: Completed applications are being accepted and considered on a continual basis starting January 15, 2001. (Awardees will be determined and announced within a week of the receipt of the application subject to the approval of the review committee.) w. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANTS AVAILABLE Community Partnership Grants (several available for remainder of 2000-2001 academic year, ending 6/1/2001) The Environmental Studies Program is excited to announce to students the availability of several community partnership grants for the remainder of the 2000-2001 academic year. These grants which will normally not exceed $1,000 are designed to encourage students to work on environmental problems in Galesburg and surrounding areas. Working together, Knox students and community leaders will develop and implement solutions to environmental problems that students have identified. Possible projects might include a campaign to encourage homeowners to properly dispose of hazardous materials, activities surrounding Illinois tree-trimming practices, research and communication on local public transportation, surveying of local home owners, and the clean-up and preservation "green" space in Galesburg. The monies for these grants are provided through the Knox Environmental Studies Initiative Grant received from the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation. Students interested in participating in this program should contact the department chair, Peter Schwartzman, as soon as possible. Applications (which will include an estimated budget) can be picked up from the program chair, Peter Schwartzman, and can be received via hard copy or email. DEADLINE: Completed applications are being accepted and considered on a continual basis starting January 15. (Awardees will be determined and announced within a week of the receipt of the application subject to the approval of the review committee.) --FACULTY/STAFFÑ x. FACULTY SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AVAILABLE Faculty summer research fellowship (1 available for Summer 2001) The Environmental Studies Program is excited to announce to faculty the availability of a summer research fellowship for 2001. Knox faculty seeking to expand or redirect their scholarship to areas relating to environmental studies and/or forge new interdisciplinary partnerships with the Knox environmental studies program are encouraged to apply. A stipend of $4,000 is provided through the fellowship. The awardee is required to produce an final report focusing on how the fellowship impacted their teaching and furthered the Knox Environmental Studies program. The monetary support for the fellowship is provided through the Knox Environmental Studies Initiative Grant received from the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation. Applications can be picked up from the program chair, Peter Schwartzman, and can be received via hard copy or email. DEADLINE: Completed applications are due by March 1, 2001. Joint applications will be considered. (Awardees will be determined and announced the first week of the Spring 2001 term subject to the approval of the review committee. Comments and suggestions for alternative funding sources will be provided to all applicants.) y. FACULTY TRAVEL GRANTS AVAILABLE Faculty Travel Grants (several available for remainder of 2000-2001 academic year, ending 6/1/2001) The Environmental Studies Program is excited to announce to faculty the availability of several, faculty travel grants for the remainder of the 2000-2001 academic year. These grants are designed to enable faculty to retool teaching methods and research skills at workshops, conferences, or site visits to other institutions. Additionally, grants may be provided to projects that allow recipients to fortify and expand programs and offerings in ENVS at Knox College. Interested faculty from all disciplines are encourage to apply. Each grant will normally be no more than $500. The monies for these grants are provided through the Knox Environmental Studies Initiative Grant received from the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation. Interested faculty should submit a request (not more than one page in length) outlining his/her plans (with a estimated itemized budget) to the program chair, Peter Schwartzman. DEADLINE: Completed applications are being accepted and considered on a continual basis starting February 1, 2001. Awardees will be determined and announced on a continual basis subject to the approval of the review committee. z. STUDENT SEEKS MATERIAL FOR SURVEY --from Pam Hernandez As a component of the Hewlett Grant, Pam Hernandez needs help from faculty and staff to survey literature regarding diversity/pluralism in education and programs that work, plus identify potential guest speakers, consultants, and to obtain materials (including articles, audio and video tapes, information about upcoming teleconferences, books, etc.). The information will be used to form a resource library for faculty, staff and students. Please send all resource information to Box 753 or e-mailto: bhernand@knox.edu by March 2. Thanks for your assistance. --EVENTS CALENDAR-- KNOX ACTIVITIES CALENDAR Thursday, January 11 4:00 p.m. Wilderness Field Station Program Informational Meeting, Common Room 7:00 p.m. Oak Ridge Laboratory Informational Meeting, SMC D108 7:00 p.m. Student Senate, Round Room Friday, January 12 4:00 p.m. Choir 24-hr Sing-a-Thon, Kresge 6:30 p.m. IVCF, Common Room 9:00 p.m. Japanese Club, Wallace Lounge Saturday, January 13 10:30 a.m. Martial Arts, Auxiliary Gym til 4:00 p.m. Choir 24-hr Sing-a-Thon Continues 12 noon Knox Swim Invitational Meet 7:00 p.m. UB Hypnotist, Tom DeLuca, Harbach 7:30 p.m. John Vana Saxophone Recital, Kresge Monday, January 15 ADMISSION WINTER OPEN HOUSE 4:00 p.m. Kaffee Klatsch, 542 S. West 9:00 p.m. DARE, 260 W. Tompkins --OFF-CAMPUS EVENTSÑ SECOND CITY RETURNS TO THE ORPHEUM JAN. 12 The Second City brings their "Dysfunctional Holiday Revue" to the Orpheum Theatre for one performance on Friday, January 12 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at the Orpheum Box Office, 342-2299. Ticket prices are $15 for reserved seats and $13 for General Admission seats. This performance is rescheduled from December 16.