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Wednesday, October 2, 2002
Contact: Peter Bailley
news@knox.edu
309-341-7715
GALESBURG -- Installation of Roger L. Taylor as 18th President of Knox College will highlight this year's Homecoming Weekend festivities, Oct. 11-12, on the Knox campus in Galesburg, Illinois.
Taylor, a 1963 Knox graduate, will be formally installed at 11 a.m., Friday, Oct. 11, on the South Lawn of Knox's historic Old Main. Following the installation ceremony, Taylor has invited students, alumni and visitors to a free campus festival that will include a picnic, student performances and an "Open Mic" talent show. A Friday all-campus festival will continue to be a part of Knox Homecoming in future years.
More about the Presidential Installation
Homecoming activities will include class reunions and sports events; a free, public lecture on the international dimensions of education by Robert F. Seibert, Murphy Professor of Political Science; and the opening of a collaborative art show of works by eight Knox alumni living in New York City, and inductions into the Knox-Lombard Fifty Year Club and Athletic Hall of Fame.
Homecoming Schedule
Friday, October 11
11:00 a.m.
Installation of the 18th President of Knox College, Roger L. Taylor, '63
Location: South Lawn, Old Main
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Installation Reception and Campus Festival
Location: South Lawn, Old Main
1:00 p.m
Alumni Golf Outing at Soangetaha Country Club. For registration and tee times contact Kirk Hosteng at (309) 342-5410.
4:00 p.m.
Lecture: "Knox in the World - The World and Knox College," by Robert F. Seibert, '63, Robert W. Murphy Professor of Political Science.
Location: Hermann Muelder Reading Room, Seymour Library
4:30 p.m.
Knox-Lombard Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2002 Inductees: 1956-58 Archery Teams; Kristin A. Garrison, '96; Ann M. Kapoun, '88; Randall M. Oberembt, '76; Herbert Priestley, Dudley Professor Emeritus of Physics.
Location: Lobby, Ford Center for the Fine Arts
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Opening Reception for the Alumni Art Show "Luxury Fudge," featuring individual and collaborative art works by the Knox College alumni living in New York: Christer Dziedzic '97, Jason Eisner '95, Joel Fleminger '99, Heather Jelinek '98, Jennifer Katz '97, Katya MacDonald '99, Wakana Nakamura '99, and Chris Reno '98.
Location: Gallery, Ford Center for the Fine Arts
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Reunion Class Receptions for the Classes of 1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992 and 1997. for locations and registration, call 309-341-7238
7:30 p.m.
Free Alumni Jazz Jam Session with Scott Garlock.
Location: Gizmo, Seymour Union
8 p.m.
Union Board Comedian: Brad Lowery
Location: Kresge, Ford Center for the Fine Arts
8:15 p.m.
Theatre: "Lineage," a one-man show by senior Dave Urlakis. Free admission.
Location: Studio Theatre.
9 p.m.
Homecoming Bonfire
Location: Prairie St. Parking Lot across from Fleming Fieldhouse.
10 p.m.
Late Nite with Union Board: Inflatable games and fun
Location: South Lawn Seymour Union.
Saturday, October 12
7:45 a.m.
Third Annual 5K Homecoming Run. Race, free; T-shirts available for purchase at check in.
Location: Memorial Gymnasium
8:30 a.m.
Alumni Choir Breakfast and Rehearsal
Location: Jay Rehearsal Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Alumni-Admission Open House. Call (800) 678-KNOX for information and reservations.
Location: Office of Admission, Ford Center for the Fine Arts
9:00 a.m.
Alumni/Faculty Coffee and Faculty Book Signing
Location: Lobby, Ford Center for the Fine Arts
10:00 a.m.
Homecoming Convocation
Includes presentation of Knox Service Awards to Charles Boydstun, '44; Joan Felter Hotchkiss, '50, and James Valentine, '61. Also, talks by class speakers William M. Shaffer, '57; William H. Colby, '77; Joanne Lynch Rancich, '87; and senior class president Emmett Reidner, '03. Reunion class photos follow.
Location: Kresge Recital Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts.
10:30 a.m.
Men's and Women's Alumni Soccer Game
Blodgett Field
Men's and Women's Cross Country Meet
Location TBA; call 309 341-7281 for information.
11:00 a.m.
Women's Alumnae Volleyball Game
Memorial Gymnasium
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Alumni Association Lunch. $7.00 per person, no reservations necessary.
Location: Gizmo Patio
11:00 a.m.
Women's Soccer vs. Beloit College
Location: Soccer Field
11:30 a.m.
International Luncheon, hosted by the International Alumni Network. Reservations required by Oct. 9 at (309) 341-7231.
Location: International House, 418 S. West Street
12:00 p.m.
Fifty Year Club Luncheon. Reservations required at (309) 341-7476.
Location: Lincoln Room, Seymour Union
12:30 p.m.
Class Movies for the classes of 1957, 1962, 1967 and 1972. Call 309 341-7238 for locations.
1:00 p.m.
Men's Soccer vs. Beloit College
Location: Soccer Field
1:30 p.m.
Knox Football vs. Lake Forest College. Tickets available at the gate.
Location: Knox Bowl
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Fifty Year Club Open House
Location: Knox-Lombard Fifty Year Club Bungalow
4:00 p.m.
Open Houses for academic departments, fraternities, sororities and clubs, Call 309 341-7238 for locations.
6:00 p.m.
Reception and Dinners for Alumni and Homecoming Guests.
Location: Seymour Union. Call 309 341-7238 for dinner tickets.
8:15 p.m.
Theatre: "Lineage," a one-man show by senior Dave Urlakis. Free admission.
Location: Studio Theatre
Founded in 1837, Knox is a national liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois, with students from 48 states and 40 nations. Knox's "Old Main" is a National Historic Landmark and the only building remaining from the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates.
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