Campus Progress
Library Milestone
At a ceremony held Sept. 10, 2019, to mark the placement of one of the highest beams of steel in the new library, President Sean Decatur announced that the building’s name will borrow from Kenyon’s history: Gordon Keith Chalmers Library.
Conducting Fieldwork
Construction of a new athletic field will benefit Kenyon sports teams and facilitate the regrading of an inconveniently steep hill.
A Delicious Return
The deli suspended operations for more than a year as part of a multi-phase project in downtown Gambier that has renovated the Kenyon College Bookstore, moved the Village Market to a modern space and replaced Farr Hall with new retail and student apartment spaces.
Dedicated to Teaching
Kenyon’s new English building, Keithley House, channels historic Sunset Cottage while honoring Marilee Keithley Roche P'95
Bookstore Celebration
The newly renovated Kenyon College Bookstore resumed business in its new location on March 16, 2018. President Sean Decatur and Bookstore Manager Angus MacDonell will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the reopening on Thursday, March 22, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Social Space
The new academic building in Kenyon’s West Quad will house the history, sociology and political science departments and feature lab and teaching space for anthropology.
Transformational Gift
A $75 million gift will fund the development of a new library and academic quadrangle.
A New Chapter
June 19, 2017As the Village Market settles into its new location on Chase Avenue, the Kenyon Bookstore has temporarily moved into the vacated space at the north end of Farr Hall before returning to a renovated permanent home. The renovated space will include updated interiors, a new facade, second floor offices, a sprinkler system, updated lighting and other features.
Kenyon will always endure, and it is always evolving to meet the needs of our students, faculty and staff. Information on this site keeps the Kenyon community informed and up to date on construction projects that help keep the College at the forefront of higher education. Current initiatives include a number of construction projects in the village of Gambier, the expansion of facilities for the English department and development of a new library and academic quadrangle.
West Quad Project
Kenyon has received the largest gift in its history, $75 million from an anonymous donor. This transformational gift will support the development of a new library and academic quad on Kenyon’s historic campus. The new quad, called the West Quad for its location on the west side of campus, will consist of three new buildings: the library and academic commons to replace Olin and Chalmers libraries; a new interdisciplinary academic building for the social sciences; and a new home for the offices of admissions and other key student services. Underground parking in the new quad will improve accessibility as well as reclaim green space.
Expanded Facilities for English
The Farr Hall project
The Farr Hall project includes the renovated space for the Kenyon Bookstore and the construction of three new Gaskin Avenue retail buildings in the village. Other recently completed village projects include two new buildings behind Farr Hall, each housing eight students in apartment-style living similar to the North Campus Apartments, and a building which provides space for the Village Market and housing for 12 students at the corner of Chase and Brooklyn.
Benson Bowl Project
Construction of the new synthetic playing field at Benson Bowl, just west of the Kenyon Athletic Center (KAC), has begun. The field will serve field hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, and several club and intramural sports next fall. The project also includes a reworking of nearby sidewalks to ease the walk up the hill to South Campus. The construction is expected to be completed in August.