Venture Boldly Leadership

Knox College trustees, alumni, faculty, and friends are helping to make a great College even better by offering their expertise, insights, and leadership on Venture Boldly, the campaign for Knox.

Looking up the north side of Old Main on the Knox College campus with a blue ski overheard.

Campaign Cabinet

Tony Etz '83
Chair of the Board of Trustees

C. Andrew McGadney
President

Nyerere K. Billups, Sr. '99 P'27
Trustee

Carol Bovard Craig '89
Trustee

Monica Keith P'25
Vice President for Advancement

John T. Lawler '88
Trustee

Elizabeth Carlin Metz
Smith V. Brand Distinguished Professor of Theatre

Susan Plomin '86
Trustee

Brandon Polite '03
Professor of Philosophy

Cayne Randle '20

J. Mark Wilson
Associate Vice President of Advancement

Bold Ventures

Three men in a discussion on a stage with the words, "Civic Discourse and the Liberal Arts," on a screen behind them.

Etz Family Institute for Civic Leadership & Dialogue

The institute will prepare students to have the difficult dialogues necessary to create lasting and positive change in the world.

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Purple prairie flowers at Green Oaks frame the view of a building that is currently under construction.

Green Oaks Renovation

Beginning in 2025, Green Oaks will be home to a new, year-round facility.

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Four smiling Knox students pose with Blaze, the Prairie Fire Athletics mascot.

Knox Welcomes Record-Setting Class of 2028

Knox College officially welcomed more than 400 new students to campus, its third-largest class of new students in its history, on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.

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