Japan Study Colleges

Knox College
Galesburg, Illinois
1,200 students
Number of Waseda Placements: 10
TOEFL Minimum: 550 Paper / 213 CBT / 80 IBT

Academic Calendar
Fall Term: early September – late November (on campus)
Winter Term: early January – mid March (on campus)
Spring Term: late March – late May (on campus)

During the six-week break in November and December, some students remain in their dormitories on campus. (Cafeteria service is available for an extra fee.) Other students arrange to travel together.

Orientation Programs
International Students: 1 days
New Students: 5 days

Course Catalogue
http://www.knox.edu/catalog
Note: Some of the courses listed in the catalog are offered each term; others are offered less frequently.

Knox Websites for International Students
- Center for Intercultural Life: http://www.knox.edu/centerinterculturallife.xml
- International Advising: http://www.knox.edu/internationaladvising.xml

Campus Highlights
Knox was founded in 1837. At Knox, students are encouraged to develop their own majors and research projects; for example, students interested in fine arts are encouraged to spend a full 10-week term studying art or theater full-time.
- Knox's history and traditions: http://www.knox.edu/about.xml

Community and Volunteer Opportunities
Get involved with Galesburg community activities and make friends along the way by participating in Habitat for Humanity or the Odyssey Mentoring Program. Check out opportunities on the Knox website http://www.knox.edu/studentorgs

Off-campus Opportunities
Waseda students can participate in two off-campus programs. Students interested in these programs should contact the Japan Study office at Waseda to confirm the availability of spaces.

Quick Start Language Programs designed to introduce students to a new language. This innovative program combines classroom study in grammar and culture with short periods of intensive study abroad. Knox offers Quick Start programs in French, German and Spanish, though not every language is offered in a Quick Start format every year. (Please note: off-campus courses may have additional fees.)

Green Oaks Term, a residential interdisciplinary off-campus program at Green Oaks, Knox's 760-acre field station. The program involves a small group of students with majors in the sciences, social sciences and humanities in the exploration of ecological, cultural and historical, and aesthetic qualities of the landscape. Staffed by three faculty from Anthropology and Sociology, Biology and English/Creative Writing, students have an intensive, 10-week experience, including sharing responsibility for cooking, cleaning and the stewardship of the field station. The College offers the Green Oaks Term every second or third year. Students participating in the program receive 3.5 credits.

http://www.knox.edu/greenoaksterm
ENVS 282/382 Culture, Community and Place
ENVS 283/383 Natural History of Green Oaks
ENVS 284/384 The Natural Imagination
ENVS 285 Community Dynamics

Host Stay Programs
Waseda students live in campus dormitories. Knox Host Family Program is designed to help international students cope with their new environment, and attain some level of comfort and to introduce students to the broader aspects of American life. The Program also gives interested members of the Galesburg community a chance to meet and learn about students from different cultures. You will meet your host parents during the course of International Student Orientation.

Surrounding area
Galesburg is a 3-hour train ride from Chicago, Illinois. http://www.visitgalesburg.com
- Knox County: http://www.outfitters.com/illinois/knox/knox.html

Knox Mission Statement
Knox College is a community of individuals from diverse backgrounds challenging each other to explore, understand and improve ourselves, our society and our world. The commitment to put learning to use to accomplish both personal and social goals dates back to the founding of the College in 1837. We take particular pride in the College's early commitment to increase access to all qualified students of varied backgrounds, races and conditions, regardless of financial means. (To view the entire statement, click here http://www.knox.edu/mission.xml

Famous Alumni

• Abraham Lincoln (1860, honorary degree). During his successful campaign for President, Lincoln received an honorary degree from Knox College. It was the first honorary doctorate conferred by Knox and Lincoln's first educational degree of any kind. Writing to Lincoln shortly after the trustees' action, a Knox trustee advises the President: “You will therefore consider yourself a 'scholar' as well as a 'gentleman' and deport yourself accordingly...”
• Mikiso Hane, 1922-2003. Internationally renowned scholar of Japanese history. Click here for the story of his life and teaching at Knox
• Dean M. Toriumi (1980 alumni). Voted one of Chicago's top doctors in 2004. Click here for his story.