June 15, 2020
Kenyon has announced plans to resume in-person instruction for fall semester. Read more here.
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| FALL SEMESTER | |
|---|---|
| Residences open for new students; Orientation begins | August 24, Saturday |
| Opening Convocation | August 25, Sunday |
| Residence halls open for returning students | August 27, Tuesday |
| Classes begin; Drop/Add period begins | August 29, Thursday |
| Last day audit and Individual Study; Drop/Add period ends | September 6, Friday |
| Last day to add music lessons and ensembles | September 12, Thursday |
| Women at Kenyon: Celebrating 50 years of Coeducation | September 13, Friday |
| Last day to add course with a late fee | September 18, Wednesday |
| Homecoming, Hall of Fame, Alumni Council, Reunion planning and KFEC, Black Student Union 50th Anniversary Celebration | September 27-29, Friday-Sunday |
| Last day to change from/to Pass/D/Fail | October 9, Wednesday |
| October Break | October 10-11, Thursday-Friday |
| Family Weekend; Parents Advisory Council | October 18-20 Friday-Saturday |
| Fall meeting of the Board of Trustees | October 24-25, Thursday-Friday |
| Last day to withdraw (WD) from a course with a late fee | October 25, Friday |
| Founders' Day; Matriculation | October 31, Thursday |
| Thanksgiving vacation begins; student residences close at noon | November 23, Saturday |
| Student residences open at 5 p.m. | November 30, Saturday |
| Classes resume | December 2, Monday |
| Last day of classes; WL deadline | December 13, Friday |
| Grace Period | December 9-15, Monday-Sunday |
| Reading days | December 14-15, Saturday-Sunday; December 16 day (exam evening) |
| Examinations | December 16-20, Monday-Friday |
| Semester ends at 4:30 p.m. | December 20, Friday |
| Student residences close at noon | December 21, Saturday |
| Fall semester grades due before 8 a.m. | December 28, before 8 a.m. |
Important COVID-19 Update for the Spring Semester
On March 16, 2020, President Sean Decatur announced that Kenyon has suspended its residential program, effective immediately. Coursework will be conducted remotely starting March 23 through the end of the semester. More information about Kenyon's response to COVID-19 can be found here.
| SPRING SEMESTER | |
|---|---|
| Student residences open at 5 p.m. | January 11, Saturday |
| Classes begin; Drop/Add begins | January 13, Monday |
| Grace Period-- first two days of the semester | January 13-14, Monday-Tuesday |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 20, Monday |
| Last day audit and Individual Study; Drop/Add period ends | January 21, Tuesday |
| Last day to add music lessons and ensembles | January 27, Monday |
| Last day to add course with a late fee | January 31, Friday |
| Winter meeting of the Board of Trustees | February 6-7, Thursday-Friday |
| Last day to change course to/from Pass/D/Fail | February 21, Friday |
| Winter Weekend—Alumni Council; Greek Alumni Leadership Council; Kenyon Fund Executive Committee | February 21-22, Friday-Saturday |
| Spring vacation begins; student residences close at noon | February 29, Saturday |
| Student residences open at 5 p.m. | March 14, Saturday |
| Classes resume | March 23, Monday (adjusted) |
| Grace Period | March 23-14, Monday-Tuesday (adjusted) |
| Last day to withdraw (WD) from a course with late fee | March 27, Friday (adjusted) |
| Parents Advisory Council | March 27-28, Friday-Saturday |
| Honors Day | April 14, Tuesday |
| Spring meeting of the Board of Trustees | April 23-24, Thursday-Friday |
| Grace Period | May 4-May 8, Monday-Sunday (adjusted) |
| Last day of classes; WL deadline | May 8, Friday (adjusted) |
| Reading Days | May 9-10, Saturday-Sunday; May 11 day (exam evening) |
| Examinations | May 11-15, Monday-Friday |
| Semester ends at 4:30 p.m. | TBD, Friday |
| Residences close at noon (except for seniors) | |
| Senior grades due 10 a.m. | Tuesday, May 19 10:00 a.m. (adjusted) |
| Baccalaureate | TBD |
| Degrees conferred | Saturday, May 30 (adjusted) |
| 192 Commencement | TBD |
| Residence halls close for seniors at 7 p.m. | |
| Grades Due 10 a.m. | Wednesday, June 3 10:00 a.m. (adjusted) |
| Alumni Reunion Weekend; Alumni Council | TBD |