Orientation Leaders (OLs)

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: International studies | Hometown: Mount Vernon, OH | Involvement on campus: Political science research assistant | Best Kenyon memory: I work at Whit's Frozen Custard in town, so every time a Kenyon student walks in, I make a new friend! | Favorite things: The color yellow, cats and giraffes, "The Office" and "Game of Thrones," thrifting and aromatherapy!

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Arabic/Asia and Middle East studies | Hometown: Bruceville-Eddy, TX | Involvement on campus: Ballroom Dance Club, Kenyon Collegian, BFEC Volunteer | Best Kenyon memory: The first time Professor Novikoff suggested I apply to Summer Scholars, it was three weeks before the application deadline. I had just been rejected from a really exciting summer program, and I was looking for something to do over the summer, but I knew I couldn't put together a competitive summer scholars application in three weeks. I didn't have a professor to work with, I didn't have an idea for research, I didn't have anything. It couldn't be done. Over the next week, I received //three// emails from Professor Novikoff suggesting I apply. I ignored the first two, but when I received the third, I decided that I might as well try. So I emailed Professor Maldonado-Rivera and asked if he would be willing to put together a proposal with me. I expected him to tell me no, I had waited much too long. He said yes. Of course he would work with me. The next two weeks were a scramble. I remember discussing ideas with Professor Maldonado-Rivera, borrowing books from Professor Novikoff, sending way too many emails to both of them. It was exhausting, but exhilarating. I didn't think it would be possible to put together a decent proposal in such a short period of time, but here I was, doing it! At some point during this madness, I mentioned this project to Dr. Blount, knowing that he would be interested. He asked me to let him see my proposal once it was finished. I emailed him my completed draft the day before the proposal was due. I knew it wasn't perfect, but my brain was too exhausted to make any more improvements. "Let me know if it's coherent," I wrote jokingly. The next day, I checked my email, and Dr. Blount had returned my draft with complete, in-depth comments. Hundreds of suggestions. It must have taken him hours. I was so touched. Reading his comments and thinking about his suggestions made the project feel fresh and new. It gave me the energy I needed to really make my proposal shine. Three professors, each in their own ways, helped me do something that I really thought couldn't be done. Even though I threw it together in just a couple of weeks, I ended up with a great proposal. It was amazing. | Favorite things: Dogs, robots, cetaceans and "The Passion of Christ."

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: Modern languages and literatures (Russian and Italian) | Hometown: Houston, TX | Involvement on campus: Ballroom and Tabletop | Best Kenyon memory: Table tennis with my best friend. | Favorite things: Food, dogs, books and video games.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Sociology | Hometown: Brooklyn, NY | Involvement on campus: Owl Creeks | Best Kenyon memory: One of my favorite memories is playing with my band, Day Moon, at a student band showcase at the Horn Gallery. | Favorite things: I love going on long walks, playing soccer, listening to all kinds of music, playing music, discussing sociology, exploring Gambier and our surrounding areas, eating great food, and traveling, to name a few!

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: English and psychology | Hometown: Newton, MA | Involvement on campus: WKCO radio show host, darkroom lab monitor, drummer in campus band (Day Moon) | Best Kenyon memory: One of my favorite Kenyon memories is from this past year, when my photography professor invited me and my close friend over to her studio-office on a Sunday morning simply to catch up and chat about art, music and life. She baked us a delicious pie and poured us coffee in tea cups, and, as we walked around her studio, she told us of projects she was working on as we told her of our own. Throughout the visit, we all recommended new artists for each other to explore and shared stories of our lives outside of class. Even though our relationship formed inside the classroom, it was clear from this day how much Kenyon professors care about their students’ (past and present) experiences and how they want to learn from us just as much as they want to teach. All in all, it’s days like these that I remember why I came to Kenyon in the first place; small community atmospheres render such unique bonds–allowing us to connect and communicate not only as colleagues but also as peers. | Favorite things: Poetry, journaling, watercolors, copious amounts of coffee and tea, analog photography, naps, playing music, toast, nature documentaries, striped clothing.

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: Undeclared | Hometown: Neenah, WI | Involvement on campus: Swimming, KSAAC | Best Kenyon memory: Our conference swim meet this year, made me feel very connected to the school and team. | Favorite things: Dogs! Being with friends, sailing, swimming, hiking, backpacking, traveling, paddle boarding, eating food.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Neuroscience, stats minor | Hometown: Monument, CO | Involvement on campus: Swim team, neuroscience club | Best Kenyon memory: I love being outside and one of my most favorite memories so far is going to the Kokosing with my teammates and jumping into the river on a (strangely warm) fall afternoon. | Favorite things: Bubble gum, swimming, outdoors/hiking/camping, possums, looking at art (I can't do art), the sunshine and my friends and family.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Anthropology and psychology | Hometown: Williamstown, MA
Involvement on campus: The Stairwells | Best Kenyon memory: Playing music with the Stairwells in the pine grove at the Brown Family Environmental Center. Always love singing tunes in nature! | Favorite things: Playing guitar, skiing, dogs, jigsaw puzzles, knitting.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Possible women's and gender studies and Chinese | Hometown: Girard, PA | Involvement on campus: Cross-country, indoor and outdoor track and field, Sisterhood, Kenyon Asian Identities | Best Kenyon memory: My favorite Kenyon memory is a memory that I have from my experience as a KEEP Scholar this past summer of 2018. During the last days of the program my friend Julliette and I decided to go for a run. I didn't know which route we should run, until I had the great idea of running to Whit's Custard. Throughout our time being at Kenyon we had heard about all the rave about Whit's Custard so we wanted to find out for ourselves. I calculated it on Google Maps and it said it was about 6 miles so I asked Julliette if she wanted to and she agreed. So that day we decided that we would run the 6 miles to Whit's Custard and get custard! It ended up being extremely hot and the 6 miles seemed to go on forever, but we made it all the way to Whit's and sat and enjoyed our delicious custard! | Favorite things: I love love love taking pictures of delicious food that I eat and just being able to really appreciate food itself. I am a huge fan of musicals (obsessed with John Travolta) and horror movies. I love to run and swim! My favorite food is sushi, favorite beverage is boba tea, and my favorite color is pink. I love dogs, especially French bulldogs!

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: English and environmental studies | Hometown: Silver Spring, MD | Involvement on campus: member of the swim team | Best Kenyon memory: My favorite Kenyon memory is from the NCAC Swim and Dive Championships this year. It was just an absolute blast to be on deck representing Kenyon with a team of friends, and we made sure we were the most fun and most exciting team there. | Favorite things: Books, dogs, classical music, my roommate's cat.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Undeclared | Hometown: Marin County, CA | Involvement on campus: Zeta Alpha Pi | Best Kenyon memory: I loved First Year Sing when I was a first year and a sophomore because it was the first time I felt connected to the community when I came to Kenyon, and it was so fun to support the first years as a sophomore. | Favorite things: Dance parties, 70's music, a mango smoothie from Wiggins, the Kokosing River, "Game of Thrones."

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: History | Hometown: Westford, MA | Involvement on campus: Land Lords and Phi Kappa Tau | Best Kenyon memory: Hanging out with friends and then taking a nap in the Pine Grove | Favorite things: I like dogs, reading, land conservation, kayaking, snow, bridge, penguins (specifically the ones from Mario 64), Australian Sasquatches, and communism.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Political science | Hometown: Suffolk, VA | Involvement on campus: Track and field, Epsilon Delta Mu | Best Kenyon memory: The day of spring fest, my friends and I hung out in the sunshine for hours, eating good food and listening to good music. It was a perfect day! | Favorite things: The beach, Netflix, books, anything Disney, mountains, sunsets, Kenyon! and pasta.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Political science and dance | Hometown: Mason, OH | Involvement on campus: KCDC; Kenyon dance department; Wiggins Street Elementary School volunteer; KAC front desk worker | Best Kenyon memory: My favorite Kenyon memory happened this last winter. A couple friends and I went sledding down the KAC hill after the first snowfall of the season. Even though there was only about an inch on the ground, we still managed to get in a couple decent runs without hitting any trees. We were cold and a bit bruised up but it was so fun, I don't think I will ever forget it! | Favorite things: Coffee; popcorn; Disney; reading; dancing; yoga; lifting; traveling.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Political science (IPHS concentration) | Hometown: Houston, TX | Involvement on campus: Observer, Alpha Sigma Tau sorority, NAMI, Wiggins Street Elementary volunteer | Best Kenyon memory: As a Texan, I always miss the sun and heat during the winter months (my friends never stop teasing about how ill suited to the cold I am). My favorite days are literally any sunny days in the spring when I can relax with my friends on South Quad or at the Kokosing. Every year there’s at least a handful of those days, and they are always so much fun! One year for our sorority retreat we went to Honey Run Falls and it was one of those beautiful sunny spring days that emerges from all the rain. | Favorite things: In no particular order: Dogs, "Gilmore Girls," London, "Game of Thrones," Tex-Mex, Harry Potter, reading, sunny days, the color pink, and Harry Styles.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: American studies and English | Hometown: St. Louis, MO | Involvement on campus: The Archon Society, Alpha Sigma Tau, Kenyon College Dance Ensemble, the Kenyon Review | Best Kenyon memory: My favorite Kenyon memory is swimming in the Kokosing River! It was the last nice, warm day of fall and my friend and I went down to the river to swim and sunbathe. It made me really appreciate the college's close proximity to nature and the amazing friends I've made at Kenyon. | Favorite things: I love to dance, write poetry, and read. I also love to hang out with my friends and meet new people!

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: Undeclared | Hometown: Providence, RI | Involvement on campus: Swim team | Best Kenyon memory: First Year Sing and community dinner on Middle Path | Favorite things: Dogs, the ocean, baseball, "The Office."

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Dance and biology | Hometown: Shanghai, China | Involvement on campus: Fall dance concert, spring dance concert, Chinese AT, 1-1 Chinese tutor, ASM for drama department productions | Best Kenyon memory: At some point in my first semester, there was a downpour. My friend and I decided to go outside at 1 a.m. and dance around like silly little beans. Every time it rains, I think back to that moment. It reminds me how much I appreciate Kenyon, come rain or shine. | Favorite things: Tin Tin, cooking, all things plant-based, electronic swing music, volleyball, environmental activism, coming up with elaborate handshakes only to forget them 15 minutes later, and juice.

Pronouns: They/Them | Major: Dance | Hometown: Sherrills Ford, NC | Involvement on campus: Unity House, Trans Subcommittee, dance concerts, KEEP | Best Kenyon memory: One of my absolute favorite events is Collaboration in Motion (an interdisciplinary art showcase). When I attended as a first-year, it was the marker in my decision to major in dance. There's something so incredible about seeing your friends bear their souls through art, and it resonated with my creative parts. It's seriously amazing, go see it in the spring. | Favorite things: "Red" by Phoria, "Black and White" by Rainbow Kitten Surprise and "Jolene" by Dolly Parton (the south sticks), Modernist nonsense of any kind (dance, literary, etc), and strawberries and nectarines.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Biology | Hometown: Falmouth, ME | Involvement on campus: Alpha Sigma Tau sorority, NAMI on Campus, KSTEM mentor program | Best Kenyon memory: Using the projector in the Tomsich 101 lecture room to watch movies with friends on the last night of the KEEP/STEM summer program. | Favorite things: Books, tea, coffee (shops), chocolate, biology, elephants, zebra finches, Maine, the ocean, road trips, movies, roller coasters, fun facts, dad jokes, yoga, and talking with friends.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Biology | Hometown: Mendham, NJ | Involvement on campus: Swim team, Wiggin Street Elementary volunteer, Newman Club | Best Kenyon memory: Winning the NCAC Conference title in 2019! There was such a high energy on deck the entire meet and so many exciting races. It was so much fun cheering for everyone and the incredible support exemplified our camaraderie as one team between the men and women. | Favorite things: Talking at Peirce with my friends, lemurs, red pandas, Shark Week, fettuccine alfredo, foosball.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Political science (with a minor in philosophy and concentration in law & society) | Hometown: Rocky River, OH | Involvement on campus: I am a member of the women's basketball team, I have been a KSAAC representative the past two years, and next year I will be the KSAAC co-president, I attended the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum this year after being nominated to be the female student-athlete representative from Kenyon, and I am also the social media manager for Kenyon College Athletes For Equality (KCAE). | Best Kenyon memory: My freshmen year, my teammates threw me a surprise birthday party. I've never had a surprise party planned for me before, so it meant a lot. I especially loved it because my family was out of town during my birthday, and I was feeling a little homesick knowing I was not with them. My team had no clue how homesick I was at the time, but they really helped me have a great first birthday at Kenyon. | Favorite things: I love playing basketball, hanging out with my friends and family, going on vacations, sweet potato fries, rice cakes, when Cleveland sports are good, "The Bachelor," and trying to beat 8-year-olds at limbo-ing.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Political science | Hometown: Iowa City, IA | Involvement on campus: Kenyon College Swim Team, Athletes for Equality | Best Kenyon memory: My favorite memory at Kenyon is Sendoff! It's a very bittersweet time at Kenyon because it's the seniors last hoorah but it's always a very fun day with great music, food, and ~vibes~! Everyone is happy and enjoying their time among one another. | Favorite things: My favorite things include goldfish (food and animal), hiking mountains in Colorado, geocaching, writing letters, Lizzo, sand dollars, peanut butter (srry if ur allergic), chocolate, peanut butter and chocolate, and most of ALL water!

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: Physics | Hometown: Pepper Pike, OH | Involvement on campus: Archon Society | Best Kenyon memory: Reading with friends at sunset point | Favorite things: Food, red pandas, "Lord of the Rings," Manuel-Antonio National Park.

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: Biology | Hometown: Batavia, IL | Involvement on campus: Tabletop Club, Phi Kappa Tau, Knox County Orchestra | Best Kenyon memory: Late night breakfast before finals and how much a community we are! | Favorite things: Video games, making people laugh, learning, movies.

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: Undeclared | Hometown: Boston, MA | Involvement on campus: VP of the Black Student Union, secretary of Adelante (Kenyon’s Latinx association), board of WKCO radio, Kenyon Magnetic Voices (spoken word group on campus!), and I am a part of the Kenyon Review Associates Program! | Best Kenyon memory: JPEGMAFIA! easily will be top five at all of Kenyon. Never been around so much energy and his bars are crazy. I think concerts at Kenyon are really fun because you see so many people in one place outside of the classroom and everyone is into it completely. Also, we had a lot of people come from Oberlin so I got to see people that I knew and make connections with people there too! | Favorite things: Poetry! red Doritos! Basquiat! Spike Lee! basketball! all things rap!

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Political science | Hometown: Portland, OR | Involvement on campus: Rugby, LBIS Helpline, KYDSA | Best Kenyon memory: My favorite Kenyon memories involve the Kokosing — swimming in it with friends on a weekend or with the rugby team after practice — or even just go for a walk along the banks to clear my head. | Favorite things: Diner food, IKEA, driving with the windows down, "Bel Canto" by Ann Patchet, the color yellow, and mountaintops.

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: MLL (French and Spanish) | Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL | Involvement on campus: Pep Band, SWE, religious life | Best Kenyon memory: Watching the 2018 Super Bowl in Peirce Pub. Although, we didn't all know each other, it seemed like we were all friends that night as we celebrated the Patriots losing. | Favorite things: I'm a runner of no particular distance or speed, I watch and follow most sports, I'll go down a very deep rabbit hole about Marvel movies if you let me.

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: Undeclared, intended mathematics | Hometown: Atlanta, GA | Involvement on campus: Photographer with Kenyon Sports Information department, member of the Knox County Symphony Orchestra, network service assistant with LBIS | Best Kenyon memory: Being a guest on "A Jolt of Holt," a WKCO radio show! | Favorite things: Photography, coffee, the Eurovision song contest, nerdy comics.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Psychology | Hometown: New Hartford, NY | Involvement on campus: Track and field, Lunch Buddies | Best Kenyon memory: The Kenyon College classic track and field meet: getting to meet some alumni, competing for the first time at home, and cheering for everyone! | Favorite things: Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, reading, Nutella, laughing, biking around campus, warm rain/thunderstorms, jumping (specifically high jump), birthdays, strawberries, elephants!

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: History | Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA | Involvement on campus: Softball, string jazz ensemble, piano | Best Kenyon memory: Hiking around and swimming in the Kokosing | Favorite things: Coffee, dogs, Spotify, Kenyon in the fall, funny jokes.

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: Economics and political science | Hometown: McLean, VA | Involvement on campus: Student government, Delta Tau Delta, club soccer | Best Kenyon memory: Walking down Middle Path after my last final of freshmen year and realizing that Kenyon is home. | Favorite things: Sports!!!!! (especially hockey and soccer), video games, talking about politics, enjoying a beautiful Kenyon sunset from my room in Leonard, my purple Hydro Flask, and coffee.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Women's and gender studies with pre-med | Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Involvement on campus: Club soccer, Kenyon College Bookstore | Best Kenyon memory: My favorite Kenyon memory was when the club soccer team held practice outside even though it was snowing and getting dark early. We played on the turf field and although it was a crazy and chaotic practice, it was one of my favorites because everyone was being silly and laughing. | Favorite things: Songs: "Let It Be" by The Beatles and "Words Fail" from "Dear Evan Hansen;" Books: "Let's Talk About Love" by Claire Kann and the Harry Potter series; Animal: Owl; Sport: Soccer; Place on campus: The trees by the freshman quad in my hammock; Food: Peanut butter!

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Sociology | Hometown: New Orleans, LA | Involvement on campus: Kenyon harp ensemble, campus senate sophomore representative | Best Kenyon memory: Last night of the year, forming an impromptu a capella group with my friends, singing and laughing and crying and eating popcorn. | Favorite things: Really bad TV shows, crawfish, long walks on the beach.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: English and women's and gender studies | Hometown: Olney, MD | Involvement on campus: At Kenyon, I play defense on the Women's lacrosse team, and am a writer for HerCampus. | Best Kenyon memory: My favorite Kenyon memory is when my friends and I were doing homework together, listening to music. I jokingly brought up the old song "Gangnam Style," and they actually played it. We danced like idiots, and I laughed harder than I have in a long time. We also realized our window had been open the whole time, and we saw a decent amount of people stop, stare, and laugh at us throughout the whole thing. It was one of those moments where you're just truly happy, and I felt extremely grateful to be at Kenyon, because it brought me to my best friends. | Favorite things: Some of my favorite things are reality television (specifically "Love Island" and "The Bachelor"), crocs, Jane Austen books, Harry Potter, quesadillas, and telling crazy stories.

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: Undeclared but leaning towards economics or political science | Hometown: Rocky River, OH | Involvement on campus: Swim team | Best Kenyon memory: When I was just getting to know my friends in the fall, we'd always hang out in the women and gender studies house at night because they had comfy chairs and sofas and nobody was ever there. We'd put a movie on or do homework or just hang out. | Favorite things: Yoga, hammocking, NYT crosswords and instant oatmeal.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Drama with a philosophy minor | Hometown: Minneapolis, MN | Involvement on campus: President of Owl Creek Singers, artistic director of Stagefemmes Theater, Kenyon College Players, voice lessons in music department. | Best Kenyon memory: It started to downpour during Sendoff freshman year. Due to lightning, the big concert was immediately shutdown and students were ordered to take shelter indoors. I fled to Peirce Pub with a gaggle of soaking students in search of mac and cheese wedges but instead, we discovered a trio of old fiddle players in the middle of a quiet performance. They were shocked at the sudden arrival of such a large and rowdy crowd and started to break out some upbeat hits. We quickly forgot about the cancelled concert and danced all night — like full on square dance/do-si-do kind of a thing. Hands down one of the most wholesome and memorable nights I have enjoyed at Kenyon thus far. | Favorite things: Popcorn, Stephen King, Stephen Sondheim, the GAP trail, coffee shops, and Minnesota!

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Political science and film | Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA | Involvement on campus: Zeta Alpha Pi, Beer & Sex advisor, KCDC | Best Kenyon memory: One night I went up to the observatory with a bunch of friends and we had a picnic up there. It just stands out in my memory as a such a nice moment with a bunch of people that I love the most. Plus, the observatory on a clear night is my favorite spot on campus. | Favorite things: My mom, cookie dough ice cream, "Game of Thrones," warm days at Kenyon, and karaoke.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Dance and American studies | Hometown: Needham, MA | Involvement on campus: Epsilon Delta Mu sorority, Kenyon dance ensemble, Kenyon Democrats | Best Kenyon memory: Hanging with my friends in the Norton common room | Favorite things: Chocolate, hiking, long naps, and my sister.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Neuroscience | Hometown: Cincinnati, OH | Involvement on campus: South Asian Society, chemistry TA, health center employee, volunteer for KCH, equestrian team, and dance | Best Kenyon memory: My favorite experience has been going on long walks at the BFEC for no reason with friends. It’s nice to go outside and enjoy the campus when you are stressed out. | Favorite things: Sea salt caramel, "She’s the Man," "Grey’s Anatomy," sunshine, chemistry.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: MLL Chinese and Asian studies | Hometown: Newton, MA | Involvement on campus: Cross country, track; Harcourt Parish, East Knox Elementary, and Open Doors College Prep volunteer; Student Life Committee | Best Kenyon memory: During "Bachelor" season, my friends and I get together every Monday at 8 p.m. in the Hillel building and we watch the show together. It is fun to watch all of the crazy drama unfold (it's a good break from school) and listening to the commentary from my friends is always entertaining. | Favorite things: I have two younger sisters whom I love dearly; my favorite season is the summer because fruit always tastes more fresh; I love the color orange because it reminds me of sunsets, and I love sitting outside when the weather is nice.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Music and Spanish | Hometown: Saint Paul, MN | Involvement on campus: Chamber Singers, Broken Legs, pep band | Best Kenyon memory: Chamber tour! It was a great way to bond with everyone and so fun to perform our set in a different part of the country. | Favorite things: Harry Potter, "30 Rock," Julie Andrews, Simon & Garfunkel, nature documentaries, bagels.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Political science and English | Hometown: Carmel, IN | Involvement on campus: Writing Center consultant/liaison | Best Kenyon memory: I always love meeting my friends for Sunday brunch on New Side when it's sunny outside and light is pouring through the windows. | Favorite things: I love dogs (especially my own). My favorite TV show is "Rick and Morty." My favorite foods are Kit Kats and ice cream, but I'll eat anything sugary. My favorite place on campus is the third floor of Ascension.

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: Political science | Hometown: Santa Monica, CA | Involvement on campus: Kenyon Democrats, Delta Tau Delta | Best Kenyon memory: Night hikes on the observatory trail | Favorite things: playing guitar, writing music, reading.

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: Economics and Spanish | Hometown: Washington, DC | Involvement on campus: A capella, Greek life | Best Kenyon memory: My freshman fall a capella concert was a memory I will always look upon favorably. A lot of my friends came out to support me, and this was the first time Kenyon truly felt like home. | Favorite things: I love music, baseball, football, reading and all things outdoors!

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: English and sociology | Hometown: San Francisco, CA | Involvement on campus: Zeta Alpha Pi, photo lab monitor, Wiggin Street tutor  | Best Kenyon memory: One night, towards the end of freshman year, it was so nice out that none of my friends wanted to go inside so we all laid out on the basketball court behind Norton and listened to music and watched the stars. | Favorite things: Journaling, music, photography, lemons, reading and "How I Met Your Mother."

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: Chemistry | Hometown: Mount Vernon, OH | Involvement on campus: Swim team | Best Kenyon memory: As part of the swim team, we take a training trip to Florida. This was super difficult, but also fun and positive; I loved spending time in the sun and with my friends. | Favorite things: I really enjoy music; I play piano and drums and listen to music everyday. I also enjoy being outdoors (in the woods, on the beach, wherever). I love my large dog (named Captain).

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Molecular biology | Hometown: Geneva, IL | Involvement on campus: Swimmer, member of Epsilon Delta Mu, research assistant to Arianna Smith | Best Kenyon memory: I will always remember my first class at Kenyon because I sat next to the girl who quickly became one of my best friends and my big sister in EDM! She was so nice to me that day and it meant so much to me. | Favorite things: I love to sing, sew, swim, hike, bike, and run. I love being outdoors and love being active. I also enjoy science and doing research.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Undeclared, maybe neuroscience | Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Involvement on campus: Softball | Best Kenyon memory: My favorite memory has been experiencing the warm weather after my first Midwestern winter. Seeing the campus come back to life, the flowers blooming, and the students lounging on the lawn has been so exciting and being able to walk around our gorgeous campus has been such a happy experience. | Favorite things: Some of my favorite things are any type of animal (especially my two dogs), listening to good music and dancing around with my friends, going to the beach, and playing softball.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: International studies and MLL (Spanish) | Hometown: Suttons Bay, MI | Involvement on campus: I am a member of the Archon Society, a Writing Center consultant, a student manager at the KAC, and an AT. I also volunteer at the Knox County Animal Shelter every week. | Best Kenyon memory: Hanging out at the BFEC and the GAP trail with my friends! | Favorite things: Spending time outdoors, especially by the water, boats, hash brown triangles from Peirce, Chex cereal, waffles, ok really most breakfast foods, comfortable armchairs, sweaters, cool colors, hot Cheetos, model rockets, tomato tortellini, and the smell after it rains.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Psychology | Hometown: Durham, NH | Involvement on campus: I work at the library circulation desk and volunteer with PEKK. | Best Kenyon memory: Living with all of my best friends in Gund freshman year. | Favorite things: Cats, Iced chai lattes, unicorns, oat milk, spending time with friends and family, long bike rides on the Gap trail, extra cheddar flavor blasted goldfish, root-beer floats.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: History and American studies | Hometown: Crystal Lake, IL | Involvement on campus: WKCO show hosting, volunteering at the BFEC, working as a research and reference intern | Best Kenyon memory: When the power went out across campus last spring. At first everyone was a bit confused but my friends and I turned it into a giant sleepover party. We invited everyone in our hall into our room and listened to music. We had battery powered fairy lights and snacks, and by the end of the night I had bonded with people I had lived next to all semester and never talked to before. | Favorite things: Finding new music to listen to and attending music festivals and concerts, traveling, hiking, biking, jogging, horseback riding, fiction writing, visiting cafes, talking about politics, thrifting.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Undeclared, probably economics | Hometown: Zionsville, IN | Involvement on campus: I am on the track team, in the Business and Finance Committee, volunteer at the Knox County Learning Center, and am a lunch buddy for prospective students. | Best Kenyon memory: The first warm day of spring semester me and my friends chilled on ascension lawn, read books, and played frisbee. It was super relaxing, fun, and just amazing to be outside again. | Favorite things: Chocolate, Harry Potter, cookie dough, traveling, Friends, hiking, the lake, Chick-fil-a, running, and my dog.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Molecular Biology | Hometown: Winnemucca, NV | Involvement on campus: I am involved in the music department — I play the violin — and I work at the craft center making silver jewelry | Best Kenyon memory: During my pre-orientation at Kenyon, a group of people I hardly knew invited me to go for a late-night walk. We explored the entire campus and when we were done, we sat in the grass and all shared every single secret we could think of. Moxie, whom we had never met before, joined us, and we were lost for hours in the stories we told and the love we had for the little campus kitten. Around midnight, our tiredness caught up to us, and there were hundreds of goodbyes before we agreed seeing each other the next day would have to suffice. I left, warmed by the friendship I had experienced, and loving my decision to come to Kenyon. | Favorite things: I love hot days with blue skies (or reminiscing of Nevada weather when it's cold and chilly in Ohio!), riding my bike as far as I can go on the gap trail, and reading in a quiet space until I amaze myself with how many pages I've torn through in only one evening!

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Undeclared | Hometown: Lake Forest, IL | Involvement on campus: Club soccer and tennis, member of Epsilon Delta Mu | Best Kenyon memory: While this is not a specific memory, at Kenyon I love when it's a warm day and students go and relax or study outside on Ascension Lawn with friends! This always reminds of how close the Kenyon community is and the wonderful people who are part of it. | Favorite things: I love to listen to music, run, play soccer and tennis! I love hanging out with friends and riding in the car on a nice day with the windows rolled down and listening to our favorite songs!

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Economics | Hometown: Crowley, LA | Involvement on campus: Women's basketball team, Athletes Corner, Newman Club | Best Kenyon Memory: On Halloween this past year, Professor Leatherman brought her two sons to class, and the younger one was dressed up as a penguin. He then went on to hand out candy and be the cutest little penguin I had ever seen. | Favorite Things: I love basketball and hanging out with friends. I love spending time with family and friends. Although I am not very good at it at all, I love hiking and being outdoors. Also, a huge puzzle girl.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Psychology and neuroscience | Hometown: Tamarac, FL | Involvement on campus: Swimming, soca organization, BSU, REACH program, STEM mentee, Intensive French | Best Kenyon Memory: Meeting new friends that have helped me get through the year. | Favorite Things: I love to bake and sing. I enjoy spending time with friends and trying new foods. Listening to music and finding new songs are some of the best feelings.e.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Biology | Hometown: Phoenixville, PA | Involvement on campus: Member of the varsity softball team and of KCAE (Kenyon College Athletes for Equality), KSAAC Representative | Best Kenyon memory: My favorite Kenyon memory is the fall of my sophomore year when I was able to enjoy the lovely fall weather in Gambier and play frisbee with my teammates on the Quad, and just enjoy the sunshine and beautiful sights looking down Middle Path. | Favorite things: Some of my favorite things are: playing softball, going for walks on the Gap Trail, country music, binge watching "The Office" on Netflix, Summer hits of the 2000s, doing the New York Times crosswords every morning in Peirce with friends, going to Starbucks and spending time with my golden retriever puppy, Jackson.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Chemistry | Hometown: Pickerington, OH | Involvement on campus: Women's Basketball, Kenyon Student-Athlete Advisory Council (KSAAC), Kenyon College Athletes for Equality (KCAE), Lead TA for organic chemistry II | Best Kenyon memory: Summer Sendoff. To start, a lot of the alumni from my basketball team come back every year so it's like a reunion of all of my favorite people. To add to that, I really love food, in particular fair food (especially when it's free) so all of the food trucks are like heaven. Then on top of the friends and free food, live music on a nice day just makes everything better. There is nothing like hanging outside, relaxing, playing games, and listening to music right before you have to buckle down for finals. I look forward to summer send off every year. | Favorite things: Watching the Cleveland Browns actually play well, sushi of all kinds, cooking and baking, playing basketball, "Game of Thrones," eating donuts and drinking coffee.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Biochemistry | Hometown: Boise, ID | Involvement on campus: Varsity swim and AST | Best Kenyon memory: Winning our swimming conference two years in a row! | Favorite things: Hiking, dogs (especially my dog Moose), backpacking, ice cream, camping, the state of Idaho, the California Condor, chemistry.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Drama | Hometown: Washington, DC | Involvement on campus: A lot of theater productions and drama involvements! I'm in the sketch comedy troupe Beyond Therapy, and I write for the Kenyon Thrill. | Best Kenyon memory: The day after my birthday last year, during spring finals week, I was walking home from my friend's apartment after a screening of the first episode of "Rise" (starring Josh Radnor). I tripped and fell down the steps behind Mather, got a grade 4 ankle sprain, and shredded my legs on the concrete. It was terrible and I couldn't walk for two weeks, but now I look back on that memory very fondly. | Favorite things: Theater! Writing! Hiking! Animals! Donuts!

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: Physics and mathematics | Hometown: Edmond, OK | Involvement on campus: Ultimate frisbee, Physics Group, Men of Color | Best Kenyon memory: I loved the first frisbee tournament that I attended. It was called the learnament and that was where I learned what ultimate frisbee was like. | Favorite things: I loved reading, playing games, playing sports, and hanging out!

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: Physics | Hometown: Westerville, OH | Involvement on campus: Archons Society | Best Kenyon memory: Digging up trash in the Kokosing during the river cleanup. | Favorite things: Friends, candy, video games, animals.

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: Biochemistry | Hometown: Charleston, SC | Involvement on campus: Swim team, MSSC tutor, chem and bio lab TA | Best Kenyon memory: Exploring the BFEC with friends in the spring | Favorite things: Lava lamps, bananas, Godzilla, cheesecake, spicy sweet chili Doritos.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Undeclared (biology or neuroscience), pre-med | Hometown: Yarmouth, ME | Involvement on campus: Epsilon Delta Mu, Neuroscience club, working in a lab on campus | Best Kenyon memory: Harvest day dinner on Middle Path | Favorite things: Food: Crispy sweet potato fries; Ice cream: cookie dough; Animal: panda; TV show: "Grey's Anatomy;" Peirce dessert: blondie M&M brownie; Hometown tradition: Clam festival; Season: fall.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Biology | Hometown: Brooklyn, NY | Involvement on campus: Kenyon Collegian, PPGA and research | Best Kenyon memory: Jonathan Richman performed at the Horn Gallery last fall. The Horn was packed with students and even some professors. My friends and I had such a great time and his performance was unforgettable! | Favorite things: Biking, the color orange, "Friday Night Lights" (go panthers!), "VEEP," "Killing Eve," microglia, the immune system, cooking dinner with my friends,
eating dinner outside, planning road trips even though I still can’t drive, and the podcast Radiolab!

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: Mathematics | Hometown: Ashville, OH | Involvement on campus: KEEP/REACH, K-STEM, wind ensemble, horn ensemble, and phonathon. | Best Kenyon memory: Watching the light of my life, Professor Bob Milnikel, walk the stage to get the Trustee Teaching Excellence Award. | Favorite things: I'm utterly captivated by music. So, I'm usually on the lookout for new music to listen to along with eagerly awaiting a new Spotify Discovery Weekly playlist every Monday. Aside from that, I enjoy reading, canoeing, and spending the day under a tree watching the clouds go by.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers | Major: Mathematics | Hometown: Rochester, NY | Involvement on campus: MSSC tutor, Wiggins Elementary School Volunteer, KSTEM mentor, Association for Women in Mathematics Student chapter president | Best Kenyon memory: One of my favorite Kenyon memories is walking to the observatory with friends to look at the stars | Favorite things: I like to knit and play board games, and I play the harp!

Pronouns: He/Him/His | Major: Biochemistry with a pre-med track | Hometown: Aurora, OH | Involvement on campus: Baseball, volunteer at Columbia Elementary School, K-stem | Best Kenyon memory: The most impactful memory that I have of Kenyon occurred halfway through my spring semester. In my intro English class, we had a substitute professor because our original professor could not be there. After class, the substitute professor came up to me, called me by my name, and knew exactly what position I played in baseball. I had never met this guy in my life, but he knew everything about me. This made me aware of the close-knit community that is present at Kenyon, especially between the students and professors. | Favorite things: Fishing, Hiking, baseball, naps, dogs, eating.