Prospective Students

Joining Clubs and Attending Events

"It's a lively place, where there's always something to do."

It's true: Not only can you choose from more than 100 student organizations and clubs [Home > Student Life > Clubs and Organizations] to join, but almost all of these groups sponsor events for the entire campus community-which means not a day goes by without something fun being on your schedule.

And because you'll get involved in multiple activities, you might meet someone in your photography club who plays Ultimate Frisbee ... and ends up introducing you to a teammate who also does Model U.N. ... which leads you to meet a whole other set of people ... who spontaneously invite you along to see a theatre production on campus.

Some of our events feature some very big names-think Madeleine Albright, Bill Clinton, Stephen Colbert, Barack Obama, John Ashcroft, Admiral William Crowe. But more important is the fact that hardly a week goes by without a notable guest engaging and challenging you to examine your ideas, priorities, and values:

• On one day you might hear Chinese Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong argue that economic development is in the fundamental interests of both China and the U.S.
• Then four days later you might listen to the reflections of poet Christina Pugh.
• Then a few days after that you might catch documentary filmmaker Michael Renov discussing his interactive screenings of Jewish autobiographical films.

• Find out how Knox students take the stage or the field.