Chicago Heights Student Takes Part In Intensive Business Seminar

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL — In an effort to his "feet wet" and experience the challenges of the business world, Khadijah Clark of Chicago Heights participated in a intensive business seminar at Knox College from Nov. 30-Dec. 3. Clark is a member of the class of 2023.

Knox’s annual seminar is designed to introduce students to the business world, help them recognize that business has an impact on a wide range of careers, and gain a better understanding of themselves and how they relate to others, says Jim Foley ’78. Foley, director of the Turner Center for Entrepreneurship at Bradley University, has led the seminar since 2017.

With a focus on two broad themes, leadership and innovation, 19 students in this year’s cohort engaged in sessions covering such topics as marketing, emotional intelligence, ethical business decisions and entrepreneurship.

In addition to attending sessions and discussions, students divided into teams to research and put together the case study presentations that judges evaluated on the final day of the seminar.

Founded in 1837, Knox College is a national liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois. Knox enrolls students from nearly every state and more than 50 countries and is one of the 40 Colleges That Change Lives. Knox's "Old Main" is a National Historic Landmark and the only building remaining from the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates.

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