"My parents dropped me off in front of McBride Hall and I thought, "I'm starting the longest four years of my life," recalls Kenyon Warren of his first day on campus. "But I remember hugging my dad on graduation day and thinking how fast it had gone by-and how I wished I had four more years."

Warren, who majored in psychology, says the main reason he chose Kenyon was that he felt it was a place where he could accomplish things and be recognized for them. He set five Kenyon records in track and helped establish the local chapter of Brothers United, an African-American fraternity.

"The College is a unique place," Warren says. "You never really leave; a part of you is always there. It's always a home you can go back to."

Today, Warren is a vice president at Bank One, a challenging position for which he felt well prepared. "Kenyon taught me how to think, both in and out of the classroom," he says. "I feel I'm often a step or two ahead of most of my coworkers. In the business world, people realize the value of a liberal-arts education."

Warren says his years at the College stand out as among the best of his life. "Kenyon became my second home, my second family, the place where I shaped who I am. It may sound sentimental, but I arrived at the College a boy, and when I left four years later, I was a man."