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Honoring Community

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 6 years ago

The annual Founders’ Day celebration, held in Rosse Hall, commemorates the unbroken line of students, faculty, staff and alumni who have formed the Kenyon community, from those present at the College’s founding in 1824 to the newest Class of 2022. During the ceremony, awards are presented to outstanding community members, the College remembers those who died in the previous year, and new students are formally sworn in to the Kenyon community, this year with a newly revised Matriculation Oath. The…

Renewing a Ritual

By Sean Decatur

That's So Kenyon From Kenyon News - 6 years ago

Kenyon College is steeped in tradition, customs passed from one generation to the next. A few of these traditions rise to the level of ritual, ceremonial actions that, when performed, embody our values and define our identities. Traditions are sometimes inherited unconsciously, while rituals, because they must be intentionally performed anew each time, demand constant evolution, so that the meaning behind the symbolism may continue to transcend time. Since the 1880s, Founders’ Day has been a Kenyon…

Radio Star

Arts & Culture From Kenyon News - 6 years ago

Note: Jad Abumrad’s talk in Rosse Hall on Saturday, Oct. 27, has been cancelled due to illness. The College is working to reschedule his visit to Kenyon in the near future, with details to be announced. Where do colors come from? What makes someone a hero? What would a world without words be like? As creator and co-host of the popular public radio show “Radiolab,” Jad Abumrad has explored these questions and more. He brings his insatiable curiosity to Kenyon on Saturday, Oct. 27, for a 7:30 p.m…

Outstanding Scholar

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 6 years ago

Ivonne García, a member of Kenyon’s faculty since 2006, has been appointed by Provost Joseph L. Klesner and President Sean Decatur to the William P. Rice Professorship in English and Literature. The award recognizes García’s extraordinary scholarship and outstanding contributions to Kenyon’s academic environment. “Ivonne García has been one of Kenyon’s foremost leaders in its goal to be more inclusive,” Provost Joseph L. Klesner said. “Tirelessly, she strives to make Kenyon a more welcoming and…

Fall Festivities

That's So Kenyon From Kenyon News - 6 years ago

The Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC) celebrates the turning of the seasons with its Fall Harvest Festival, held Saturday, Oct. 20, from 12-4 p.m. It’s a highlight of Kenyon’s Family Weekend, which welcomes 1,000 family members to campus to participate in an array of activities. Horse-drawn hayrides, farm animals, food trucks, apple cider and a campfire await Harvest Festival attendees at the 500-acre nature preserve. Interactive children’s events include a chronophotography exhibit hosted…

On and Off Campus

By Elaine Lipworth

That's So Kenyon From Kenyon News - 6 years ago

A confession. Over the past six years I have spent more than my fair share of time in Gambier. As the mother of a Kenyon graduate (Chace Beech ’16) and a current sophomore (Ava-Rose Beech ’21), I’ve flown from Los Angeles to Ohio, along with my husband, Stephen, at every possible opportunity. Plays, art shows, Family Weekend, any weekend … it’s hard to keep us away! Just as our daughters fell for Kenyon, we did, too, and we’ve been lucky enough to make our own friends in Gambier, which means we…

Team Travails

Arts & Culture From Kenyon News - 6 years ago

Kenyon College students will bring to life Sarah DeLappe’s coming-of-age play “The Wolves” on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 8 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 19, at 8:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The play, a 2017 Pulitzer Prize finalist, will be presented in the Bolton Theater. Set in an indoor soccer arena, nine teenage girls on the Wolves soccer team talk about their personal problems and politics of the world at large while warming up before their game each week. The play follows the story…

Sweet Sustainability

By Che Pieper ’21

Student Life From The Collegian - 6 years ago

In Spring 2016, the Kenyon Farm was struggling to find someone to revive their beekeeping program. Though Juno Fullerton ’19 was only a first year, she decided to give it a shot. “I didn’t know anything about bees,” she said. “But I said, ‘Okay, I’ll learn.’” Before the semester was over, Fullerton had taken a course on beekeeping hosted by the Knox County Beekeepers’ Association (KCBA) — an “organization for those interested in bees and beekeeping” according to the association’s website. There…

Our Path Forward

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 6 years ago

On Saturday, Oct. 13, Kenyon announced the public launch of its largest fundraising campaign ever, titled Our Path Forward: The Campaign for Kenyon. The $300 million comprehensive campaign funds the vision of the Kenyon 2020 strategic plan and prepares the College for its third century. “With the talent, energy and support of the entire Kenyon community, we will continue to set the standard for excellence in liberal arts education, at a time when its values and principles are needed more than ever…

The Life of a Tour Guide

By Ethan Bradley ’20

Student Life From Kenyon News - 6 years ago

Twice a week, I walk backwards around Kenyon’s campus with a group of people and tell them stories about how my college experience has been thus far. It’s my job, actually, and it’s one of my favorite things to do. I’m a campus tour guide. Of course, there’s some basic information that I tell people alongside the stories: professors have a minimum of five office hours per week, you’ll communicate with your faculty advisor before you arrive on campus, etc. But the most important parts of my tour are…

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