04 May 2026

Local and National Musicians Highlight 46th Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival

By Scott Holland

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (May 4, 2026) — The 46th annual Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival kicks off Tuesday, May 5, and runs through Saturday, May 9, bringing together Knox College, the Galesburg community, and local and renowned performers. Faculty, alumni, students, and guest artists perform daily at various community venues.

08 Apr 2026

Knox College Announces 2026 Commencement Speaker Justin Hartley, Western Illinois-Born Star of CBS’ "Tracker"

By Scott Holland

Deborah F Rutter (above), internationally-respected American art executive and cultural leader, and Dorothy Tucker (below), award-winning investigative journalist and community activist, will receive honorary degrees

30 Mar 2026

Knox College Announces Renovations to T Fleming Fieldhouse

By Scott Holland

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (March 30, 2026) — Knox College is set to upgrade the T Fleming Fieldhouse by renewing its indoor surface, ensuring the facility meets the needs of today's students and campus community. Originally installed in 1991 as the first of its kind in the area, the surface's renewal reflects long-term stewardship of one of Knox's most heavily used spaces and prepares it for the next generation of Prairie Fire athletes.

02 Feb 2026

Chicago Dance Crash to Lead Knox Dance Residency

By Scott Holland

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (February 2, 2026) — The Knox College dance program is pleased to announce the upcoming dance residency with professional company Chicago Dance Crash. The theme of this residency project is Community Healing through the Arts.

16 Jan 2026

Knox College Announces Addition of Women's Flag Football

By Scott Holland

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (January 16, 2026) — Knox College Athletics is pleased to announce the addition of women's flag football as the department's newest intercollegiate athletic opportunity.

16 Jan 2026

Knox College Etz Family Institute for Civic Leadership and Dialogue Hosts "Truth Matters: A Dialogue on Fruitful Disagreement in an Age of Division" with Cornel West and Robert P George

By Scott Holland

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (January 16, 2026) — Knox College's Etz Family Institute for Civic Leadership and Dialogue will host an evening discussion with Robert P George and Cornel West (below). West is a progressive philosopher, social activist, and public intellectual, and the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair of Philosophy and Christian Practice at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.

14 Jan 2026

Knox College Welcomes Grammy Winner S Carey and John Raymond for Jazz Residency

By Scott Holland

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (January 14, 2026) — Knox College will host the 13th annual Jerome Mirza Jazz Residency from January 19 to 23.

The residency connects Knox students and the Galesburg community with world-class jazz artists for a week of workshops and collaborative activities, culminating in a free concert at the historic Orpheum Theatre.

12 Jan 2026

Melvin Rogers Highlights Knox College Annual Martin Luther King Jr Convocation

By Scott Holland

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (January 12, 2026) — Knox College will host its annual Martin Luther King Jr Convocation — an event honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King — at 11AM, January 19, at Knox College's Harbach Theatre in the Ford Center for the Fine Arts.

This year's Convocation speaker is Melvin L Rogers, the Edna and Richard Salomon Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brown University.

09 Jan 2026

Adam Gonzaga Named New Prairie Fire Football Coach at Knox College

By Scott Holland

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (January 9, 2026) — Adam Gonzaga has been named the new head coach of the Prairie Fire Football program, Knox College Athletics announced today. Gonzaga is the 32nd head coach in program history, bringing a vision focused on relationships, long-term development, and sustained program building. He officially starts on January 12.

12 Dec 2025

Introducing Scott Jones, New Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Finance at Knox College

By Scott Holland

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (December 12, 2025) — Knox College has announced that Scott Jones will join the Knox community as chief financial officer and vice president for finance on February 3, 2026. Jones, an experienced higher education financial officer, comes to Knox from Union College in Schenectady, New York, where he has worked as vice president for administration and finance, serving as chief financial officer and chief operation officer, since 2021.

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