Students: Don't forget to submit photos of your room to news@knox.edu for the #HomeSweetKnox contest with a chance to win prizes! The deadline is Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. 🔥 More details at: https://www.knox.edu/offices/student-development/campus-life-office/residential-learning/home-sweet-knox

For the College's Day of Service, Knox students volunteered around Galesburg in a variety of ways, such as painting garbage cans at the Civic Art Center and sorting clothes at the Purple Hanger for the Safe Harbor Family Crisis Center. https://www.knox.edu/news/explore-and-engage-event

“How is it with our beautiful core teachings, we’re in the shape we’re in, and our world is in the shape it’s in?” — Rabbi Ted Falcon. The Interfaith Amigos, which includes Rabbi Ted Falson, Imam Jamal Rahman, and Pastor Don Mackenzie, will lecture on the importance of open interfaith dialogue on Wednesday, October 18, in Kresge Recital Hall at 7 p.m. https://www.knox.edu/news/interfaith-dialogue-for-challenging-times

Register now for the Mary Filosa Brown '82 Memorial 5K Walk/Run, happening October 28 at 8:15 a.m. in the Andrew Fitness Center! The race, honoring a dedicated alumna and athlete, is a part of Homecoming 2017. Register here: http://www.knoxalumni.org/HomecomingRegistration

Join us on Tuesday when filmmaker Insiyah Saeed '03 returns to Knox to screen and discuss She Started It, a documentary about women entrepreneurs of tech companies and the obstacles they face. The event will take place from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Trustees Room of Alumni Hall. https://www.knox.edu/news/insiyah-saeed-03-screens-film-on-women-tech-entrepreneurs

Good luck to Knox College Prairie Fire Athletics football team during their home game today against Grinnell College at noon! Don't forget to bring a can of chicken noodle soup to use as admission, which will be donated to the Galesburg Elementary School children by Blessings in a Backpack.

Check out the Knox Farm, where students and staff grow a variety of vegetables that are served in the Hard Knox Cafe! Volunteer hours are every Wednesday and Friday, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Congratulations to Matt McCaffrey! #KnoxProud #GoFire 🔥🏈 http://prairiefire.knox.edu/news/2017/10/12/football-mccaffrey-throws-his-way-to-being-new-all-time-career-passing-leader.aspx

Assistant professor of mathematics Ole Forsberg uses his knowledge in math and statistics to trace political elections. https://www.knox.edu/forsberg-ole

Knox students: Show off your room-decorating skills, and send in photos of your room for a chance to win prizes (including the $100 Grand Prize) by joining the #HomeSweetKnox contest! Competition's on—good luck! 🔥 #HomeSweetKnox details: https://www.knox.edu/home-sweet-knox

Join us for a new exhibit at Seymour Library, titled "Building a Jewish Community in Galesburg: One Hundred and Fifty Years," that opens today. There will be an opening reception from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., including brief remarks by Penny Gold, Burkhardt Professor Emerita of History, at 5:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The exhibit is in the Eastman Exhibit Area on the second floor of the library and will be on display through December 8.

Today on WGN-TV in Chicago, The Princeton Review's editor-in-chief named Knox College as one of three great schools in the Midwest that will return students' investment in their education! #KnoxProud http://wgntv.com/2017/10/10/these-3-midwest-schools-offer-a-great-return-on-investment-in-education/