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Prairie Fire Score!
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100
appointments in four months in TimelyCare, a virtual health and wellbeing platform
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200 lbs.
The approximate weight of the Founders Day wooden cake
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106
families attended Homecoming and Family & Friends Weekend 2022
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New Senior Staff Members Focus on Success
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Fired Up/Burned Out
Fired Up
The patty melt at the Gizmo is back by popular demand! Reintroduced in late fall 2022, this alumni favorite has been a best seller with the campus community. A variant of the traditional cheeseburger, it includes caramelized onions and two slices of grilled rye bread. Next time you are on campus be sure to visit the Gizmo.
Smoldering
The restaurant scene in Galesburg is heating up. Recent newcomer Opie’s Bar and Grill features traditional grill items and specialty items like beer-battered tenderloins and chicken and waffles. Owned by Melany and Scott Baldwin ’81, the popular Orange Cup Java Station recently added a second location called Orange Cup Side Hustle at the corner of Main Street and Soangetaha Road. And, of course, La Cantinita Tequila Bar and Cafe, owned by Knox alumna Elvith Santoyo-McNaught ’13, continues to be a local favorite, serving delicious food for lunch and dinner.
Burned Out
The Galesburg area is burned out on hunger! The new branch of the River Bend Food Bank, a partnership between the Galesburg Community Foundation and River Bend Food Bank, intends to drive hunger out of the area by delivering more than 5.5 million meals to area residents by 2025.
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11,000
average number of jobs and internships posted by employers through the Bastian Family Center for Career Success
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321
participants in the McNair Scholars Program since 1992
Sparks
“My favorite memory was the freak winter storm in ’95 when over 6 feet of snow fell—the drifts were up to the second-story windows.”
Michael Vanlandingham ’98 when asked about favorite winter memories at Knox
"Time well spent."
Susan Thomas ’76 responding to a request for three words that describe her Knox experience
“Kelvin Finkley ’95 and I met in ’91 in SMC Library. Three kids later ... married 24 years this September!”
Amy Arrigoni Finkley ’95 talking about her Knox valentine on Facebook
"Ice skating on the Gizmo patio at night.”
Claudia Kaufman ’75 on her favorite winter memory at Knox
“My parents (Bob & Gerry Elfline ’62 were married and had me when they were at Knox. I graduated in ’83. Knox was always a big part of their lives.”
Ann Davie reporting from Australia about Knox valentines
“Morning meeting is STILL something I do every day in my 5th grade classroom, 15 years later."
Kristin Elomaa Simcox ’06