Kenyon Campus News | May 12, 2008
The graduation ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 17, starting at 10:30 a.m., on the lawn of Samuel Mather Hall. The Baccalaureate service takes place the day before, on Friday, May 16, at 1:30 p.m.
Three to receive honorary degrees at Commencement
Kenyon’s 180th Commencement ceremony features an acclaimed writer, an influential scholar, and a beloved professor, along with more than four hundred young men and women who will parade down Middle Path one last time before taking their diplomas—and their Kenyon education—out into the world.
In addition to presenting diplomas to the graduating seniors, the College will confer honorary degrees on Denise Schmandt-Besserat, a scholar of the art and archaeology of the ancient Near East; Professor of Drama Thomas Turgeon, who is retiring after a career of thirty-six years on the faculty; and Anna Quindlen, the journalist and novelist, who will also deliver the Commencement address.
Features
Fortnightly returns to paper
Bye-bye, e-newsletter. Fortnightly, which went online-only last fall, will return as a paper publication in August 2008. More...
Reunion Weekend coming May 30-June 1
In addition to members of classes ending in 3s and 8s, alumni of the Alpha Delta and Alpha Lamda Omega fraternities and the Cornerstones and Kokosingers a cappella groups will join the festivities. More...
Notices
Flex account reminders: don’t forget to enroll (May 15-June 15), and don’t forget to use your balance from the current year. PACT reminder: don’t forget to vote. More...
Construction checklist
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Summertime, and the campus is hopping
Writers, athletes, barbershoppers, and, yes, mimes will use the campus this summer. More than fifty groups will come between June 1 and August 7—including a Japanese anime convention. More...
Sports
Two tennis Lords tapped for championship tournament. More...
Soundings
Dan Laskin time-travels through a life cluttered with gadgets. More.
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