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Final Schedule of Events

Family Weekend 2011
October 14-16, 2011

Registration will be available only online. A Family Weekend postcard with registration instructions was mailed August 15, and you may register online now! If you know of families who do not have internet access have them contact the alumni office at 800/536-9662 (prompt 1) to request registration information via regular mail.

Please continue to check the web for schedule updates and pick up a final schedule at the Registration Center when you arrive at Kenyon.

All day
Classes open. Take this opportunity to observe the Kenyon academic experience. Classes will be conducted as usual. Check the schedule at the registration center, located in the Kenyon College Bookstore, Farr Hall, on Chase Avenue, to find classes open for visitors.

6:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
Kenyon Athletic Center (KAC) open.

7:00-9:30 a.m.
Hot breakfast. Peirce Hall

8:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.
Kenyon College Bookstore open. Farr Hall

8:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Registration center open. Family Weekend registration, information about the weekend, meal tickets, and light refreshments will be available. Kenyon College Bookstore

8:00 a.m.-9:00p.m.
Olin and Chalmers libraries open

8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC) Resource Center open. Trails and gardens open from dawn until dusk for self-guided tours.

9:00-10:00 a.m.
Opening session of the Parents Advisory Council (PAC): introductions and remarks by President S. Georgia Nugent. Open to all ­parents. Alumni Dining Room, Lower Dempsey, Peirce Hall

9:30-10:30 a.m.
Continental breakfast. Peirce Hall

10:15-11:45 a.m.
Kenyon Parents Fund Meeting for all PAC Members. Alumni Dining Room, Lower Dempsey, Peirce Hall

11:00 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Lunch. Peirce Hall

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Friday Luncheon Café. Tickets ($7) are purchased at the door. Parish House, 201 West Brooklyn Street

Noon-2:00 p.m.
PAC committee meetings, open to all parents. Various locations

2:15-3:15 p.m.
Closing session of the PAC: committee reports and concluding remarks, open to all parents. ­Alumni Dining Room, Lower Dempsey, Peirce Hall

4:00-5:00 p.m.
Reception for families with faculty and President S. Georgia Nugent. Check with your students in ­advance for the names of their professors. Kenyon Athletic Center, Multi-Activity Court

4:00-5:00 p.m.
Kenyon College Pealers ring in the weekend. All are ­welcome to observe or try their hand at playing. No musical experience necessary. Bell tower of the Church of the Holy Spirit. To get to the bell tower, go through the little door in the corner of the Church facing Middle Path.

4:00 p.m.
Art History Association tour of campus art. Meet in Peirce Hall Lobby

4:15-6:30 p.m.
Presentations by students in the John W. Adams Summer Scholars Program in Socio-Legal Studies. Kenyon Athletic Center (Theater)

4:30-6:00 p.m.
Summer science scholars poster session. Students will give presentations on their summer research. Kenyon Athletic Center (Room 237)

5:00 p.m.
Hillel Family Weekend Shabbat (Sabbath Eve). Shabbat at 5:00 p.m., followed by dinner for both students and families. Hillel House, 103 West Brooklyn Street

5:00-7:00 p.m.
Dinner. Peirce Hall

7:00 p.m.
Concert: Kokosingers (all-male a cappella group). Rosse Hall

8:00 p.m.
Kenyon College Dramatic Club (KCDC) production of Spunk: Three Tales, by Zora Neale Hurston, adapted by George C. Wolfe. Thomas S. Turgeon Professor of Drama Jonathan Tazewell '84 will direct this production. Tickets are available through the Bolton Theater Box Office, 740-427-5546, beginning Monday, October 10, or you may purchase tickets at the door if the performance is not sold out. Bolton Theater

8:30-9:30 p.m.
"Fall Night Sky," with Timothy B. Shutt, professor of ­humanities. Admire the season's constellations as you listen to mythological stories about the stars. If the weather is cloudy, the event will be canceled. Meet at the BFEC Farmhouse

9:30 p.m.
Comedian Tracey Ashley performs a family-friendly show, sponsored by the Social Board.. Rosse Hall

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8:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.
Kenyon College Bookstore open. Farr Hall

8:00 a.m.
Leadership giving appreciation breakfast (by invitation). Alumni Dining Room, Lower Dempsey, Peirce Hall

8:00-9:30 a.m.
Hot breakfast. Peirce Hall

8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Registration center open. Family Weekend registration, information about the weekend, meal tickets, and light refreshments will be available. Kenyon College Bookstore

8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC) trails and gardens open from dawn until dusk for self-guided tours.

9:00 A.M.-10:00 P.m.
Kenyon Athletic Center (KAC) open.

9:30-10:30 a.m.
Continental breakfast. Peirce Hall

9:30 a.m.
Faculty presentation by Joan Slonczewski, professor of biology: "Biology in Science Fiction at Kenyon: Is it for Real?" Higley Auditorium in Higley Hall

9:30 a.m.
Special presentation: "Teach for America, Frontier Style." New Yorker Executive Editor Dorothy Wickenden P '10,'14 discusses Nothing Daunted, her book about two society girls who became Colorado schoolteachers in 1916. Gund Gallery Theater

10:00-10:45 a.m.
"Is Kenyon Right for Me, Too?" An informational panel session hosted by the Office of Admissions for siblings of current Kenyon students. Philomathesian Hall in ­Ascension Hall

10:00-11:00 a.m.
Career Development Office (CDO): an overview of services and resources offered, led by Scott Layson, director of the CDO. Olin Auditorium

10:00 a.m.-midnight
Olin and Chalmers libraries open

11:00 a.m.-noon
Town meeting with President S. Georgia Nugent and members of the senior administration. Higley Auditorium in Higley Hall

11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Lunch. Peirce Hall

NOON
Women's Rugby Club vs. Ashland. Rugby Pitch, Lower Athletic Fields

1:00-2:00 p.m.
"To Seek a Broader View: Global Engagement and the Liberal Arts." A discussion with returning off-campus study students and Marne Ausec, director of the Center for Global Engagement. Brandi Recital Hall in Storer Hall

1:00-3:00 p.m.
Craft Center open house. The Craft Center offers students and ­community members non-credit classes in the handcrafted arts. ­Enjoy a tour of the Craft Center, meet the instructors, view demonstrations of different crafts, and enjoy refreshments. Craft Center, north campus near the Art Barn

1:00-4:00 p.m.
Presentations by students in the John W. Adams Summer Scholars Program in Socio-Legal Studies. Bemis Music Room, Peirce Hall

1:00 p.m.
Football vs. Wittenberg. McBride Field

2:00 p.m.
Kenyon Symphonic Wind Ensemble fall concert. Compositions will include Peter Leemans's "March of the Belgian Paratroops," Sam Hazo's "Each Time You Tell Their Story," and William Byrd/Gordon Jacob's "Battell." The ensemble will perform under the baton of Claudio Re, visiting assistant professor of music. Rosse Hall

2:00-5:00 p.m.
Fall Harvest Festival at the Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC). A free event celebrating the season and the out-of-doors. Features will include horse-drawn wagon rides, live music, pumpkin decorating, cider press, bonfire, and nature photo contest show. Call 740-427-5052 for information. BFEC Resource Center, 9781 Laymon Road.

4:00-5:00 p.m.
Fall Initiation Ceremony, Beta of Ohio, Kenyon College Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa (PBK). All are welcome. Norton Room, Ransom Hall

4:00 p.m.
Art History Association tour of campus art. Meet in Peirce Hall Lobby

4:00 P.M.
Fools on the Hill comedy show. Peirce Pub

5:00-7:00 p.m.
Dinner. Peirce Hall

5:45 p.m.
Roman Catholic Mass. Church of the Holy Spirit

8:00 p.m.
Kenyon College Dramatic Club (KCDC) production: Spunk: Three Tales. See Friday 8:00 p.m. listing for details.

8:00 p.m.
Annual cabaret concert featuring several student singing groups. Rosse Hall

9:00 p.m.
Student band extravaganza, sponsored by the Social Board. Horn Gallery

10:00-11:00 p.m.
Miller Observatory open house (if skies are clear). Hosted by Paula Turner, associate professor of physics.


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8:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.
Kenyon College Bookstore open. Farr Hall

9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Kenyon Athletic Center (KAC) open.

10:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m.
Olin and Chalmers libraries open

10:00 a.m.
Bagel Brunch at the Hillel House. All are welcome! 103 West Brooklyn Street

10:30 a.m.
Holy Eucharist service. Church of the Holy Spirit

10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Brunch. Peirce Hall


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