Commencement Weekend activities will run from Friday, May 15, through Saturday, May, 16, 2026. The Baccalaureate Ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, and Commencement will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Online registration for the weekend is now closed. Since there is no ticketing for the ceremonies, pre-arrival registration was only necessary for those interested in reserving dorm room accommodations, some on-campus meals or wheelchair rentals.
Both Baccalaureate and Commencement will be streamed live:
The Oscar, Emmy and Tony-award winning designer will address graduating students at Kenyon’s 198th Commencement.
Commencement Weekend 2025
The Class of 2025, the largest in College history, was recognized in a ceremony that celebrated the culmination of their Kenyon career. Author Jacqueline Woodson urged the Class of 2025 to ‘remember what you loved when you were a child and “Stay Gold.”’
Scenes from Commencement 2025
Ransom Hall
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Gambier, Ohio 43022