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The Black Alumni Association of Knox College (BAACK) hosted alumni and current and incoming students this past August at a picnic on Chicago's lakefront. BAAKC's picnics are legendary - the food is always great and networking among alumni and students is lots of fun! Alumni who first attended the picnic as incoming first year students returned this year with their spouses and young children. They are among the first to welcome new Knox students and offer support to parents sending their children away to college. |
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100Strong! Homecoming 2016 October 14-16th
Friday BAN Meet & Greet 9 pm Saturday BAN General Meeting 10 am BAN Group Photo 1 pm BAN Networking Event 3 pm ABLE Open House 4 pm Social Networking 9 pm Sunday No scheduled events |
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Get on the Bus Enjoy Homecoming without driving!
Alumni in the Chicago area can get on a charter bus the morning of Saturday October 15th and travel to Galesburg for Homecoming activities. You will be on campus for the BAN meeting, Knox football game, and the many BAN activities. We will need 20 people to register by October 1st to secure the bus. You can register for the bus and all BAN at the BAN Homecoming site. |
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BAN Update BAN is hard at work! This fall BAN will become a 501c3 non-profit organization in the state of Illinois. The non-profit status enables BAN to provide a structured and sustainable organization to strengthen our alumni community while encouraging alumni engagement with current students. Be sure to attend the BAN meeting Saturday, October 15th, during Homecoming! |
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Randy Strickland:
Hall of Fame Athlete Congratulations, Randy! Randy, class of 1990 is being inducted into the Knox-Lombard Athletic Hall of Fame! |
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Randy set records in track that have yet to be broken. "I feel honored and humbled by the recognition," Randy commented. "Much like my success as a student-athlete, this recognition would not have been possible without the critical support of key members of BAAKC, BAN, and many other alumni. It means a lot to me, and I will always be grateful for it." Randy is a familiar and active alumni. He is an administrator for CUYNY'S John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Randy, currently manages city-wide violence intervention programs in partnership with the Chicago Police Department. Randy is a former Knox professor, member of the BAN Board of Trustees, and represents BAN on the Knox College Alumni Council. Be sure to look for Randy at Homecoming! |
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Nyerere Billups: Alumni Trustee Nyerere, class of 1999, became the newest Knox College Alumni Trustee this past spring. Nyerere is an Associate Director, Early Development and Project Management Office for Janssen: A Pharmaceutical Company of Johnson & Johnson. He has received multiple certifications in Leadership & Strategic Management from Cornell University-Johnson Graduate School of Management. In addition to working with the Knox Board, Nyerere is a founding member of BAN and remains active in the organizaiton. |
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Vincent Singleton: Taking Israel Documentary Alumni Vincent Singleton debuted the documentary Taking Israel this past August 9th. The 55 minute film tells the story of over 150 African American students from Wilberforce University who traveled to Israel between 1988-2002. Student from the historically Black college went to observe the social, political, and economic conditions. They worked at Kibutz Ramot Menashe near Haifa, conducted a summer camp in English in the Jesse Cohen community of Holon, and took classes at Hebrew University, Jerusalem. The experience changed the students and Israelis lives. Learn more here. |
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Shall We Wine: Regine Rousseau Regine is the BAN Alumni Feature.She is the founder and owner of Shall We Wine, an enterprise specializing in craft spirits and boutique wines. In addition to hosting tastings across Chicago, Regine conducts in-store wine demonstrations and trains salespeople on products. | | |
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Alumni Artist: Craw the Sage Craw the Sage is rising lyricist in Chicago who honed his skills on the Knox College campus. Craw, known to professors and many students as Eric Crawford, is a class of 2015 alumni. He participated in open mics on campus and recently dropped his first full length project, Joy to the Game. Craw is crowd funding his next project, Elixir. Check out his site to support the new project! Check out Craw's latest hit below. You can follow him on Twitter (CrawTheSage) and Instagram (crawthesage). |
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