As I indicated in a previous message, I placed an order last year and my daughter loved it! They contacted her via cell and made delivery arrangements. ...
Hi, I recommend contacting the school counseling office ASAP. They have good counselors there. Wouldn't hurt to contact the Dean of Students' office for help...
Since this is our first semester here, and Knox uses the trimester system , so that they finish finals just before Thanksgiving, we need some advice on how the...
Thanks to everyone for your great suggestions on how to cope with homesickness. We have been using Skype for chats and it's worked out great. You gave me a...
Microsoft Live Messenger also works well , is free, and you can send photos while you are video conferencing and typing messages at the same time.- good for...
I see that it has been a while since anyone has posted, but I am so glad to be a part of this list. My son, Anthony, will be arriving next week as a sophomore...
I was just contacted by the Admission Office and they are looking for some parents to assist with an Admission event in Oakbrook, Illinois, this Sunday, Dec....
Hello Jenny, Thank you very much for your response. I think this time my daughter will have to take the Southwest Chief and cross her fingers. I found out...
i just read a message saying that Southwest Chief is often hours late. Can you confirm this? My daughter is scheduled to take that train Sunday, Nov. 22 at...
Wow. I just logged on and found all these responses. Thank you Jenny, Theresa, Rachel, Dawn, Jennifer, and Fran your friendly and helpful advice and generous...
Perhaps someone that she knows from the Chicago area is coming home on Sunday and can get her to a local Metra station (to get to Union station she would need...
FYI, the shuttles from Knox connect to a stopping point for Peoria Charter Coach, which is a regional bus carrier. The Knox shuttles take students over to the...
This was sent to all students: As a reminder: Students with vehicles on Campus are encouraged to remove those vehicles from City Streets onto College Parking...
here's the latest newspaper article on the vaccine - pretty much the same story, I am afraid. I asked our student development office to let me know when they...
Hi all! I saw Roberta's message and thought I would post the news release that we just got from the Knox County Health Dept. Hope this is helpful - no...
I just received this and it is on our campus flu update page - so you may want to call your students and tell them. Today is Fall Institute at Knox and they...
Welcome to all of the new parents who have just joined this fall! I hope you use this forum for discussion on a variety of topics. Just a couple of responses...
Dear all, I am a physician and am concerned about college students (especially mine, of course!) who are at even higher than usual risk this flu season. Here...
Hello everyone - I checked with the Office of Student Development and there will be no banks coming to campus to sign up students for debit or credit cards....
Does anyone have any suggestions for student credit cards? Do credit card companies still come to campuses to sign-up students? Without a job or credit...
Hello Parents. Our family relocated to Maryland. We are trying to get our daughter to the Midway airport in Chicago so that she can connect with her Southwest...
Here is the schedule for the Center for Teaching and Learning's RED ROOM Tutoring Program. The RED ROOM (so named because of the red carpet in the room)...
Drew Flock from Admissions contacted me and they are in need of a person or two to participate in the online parent chat tomorrow (Thurs. March 19) between...
The Knox Admission office is hosting an event for new admits and their parents this Saturday at Du Sable Museum in Chicago from 2-4 p.m. I am told that they...
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is offering writing workshops for all students. They will be Brown Bag lunch events in Ferris Lounge in Seymour...
Hi, all! Hope everyone had great holidays and that you are all surviving this snowy, cold winter. (Those of you in California can feel free to gloat! <g>) How...
