Commencement Schedule for the Class of 2023

Thursday, May 18

10 a.m. Commencement and Senior Sing rehearsal for seniors. Caps and gowns will be distributed at this time on the Toan Track in the Lowry Center
3 p.m. Registration and information center opens, Farr Hall 112
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Dinner in Peirce Hall servery
10 p.m. Registration and information center closes

7:30 - 9 a.m. Breakfast in Peirce Hall servery
8 a.m. Registration and information center opens
9 a.m. BFEC trails and garden open to the public
9 a.m. Historical tour of South Campus starting from the north door of the Church of the Holy Spirit
9 a.m. Baccalaureate rehearsal (student speakers and platform party only) on Samuel Mather Lawn (rain site: Toan Track, Lowry Center)
10:30 a.m. Phi Beta Kappa induction ceremony in Rosse Hall
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch in Peirce Hall servery
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch for KEEP/STEM seniors in the Alumni Dining Room in Peirce Hall
Noon. Please note that the emergency siren is tested at noon every Friday. Do not be alarmed.
1:30 p.m. Baccalaureate service on Samuel Mather Lawn (rain site: Toan Track, Lowry Center) followed immediately by Senior Sing and the class photo at Rosse Hall
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Reception for the Class of 2023, parents and guests hosted by Acting President Jeffrey Bowman on Cromwell Cottage lawn (rain site: MAC, Lowry Center)
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. All-campus seminars:
- "What Does Biodiversity Loss Mean for Ecosystem Services and Human Well-being: the Role of Wetlands," by Professor of Biology Siobhan Fennessey (Gund Gallery Community Foundation Theater)
- "Games of Chance and Fate: Patolli at the Ancient Maya site of Gallon Jug, Belize," by Associate Professor of Anthropology Claire Novotny (Hayes Hall 109)

4:30 - 6 p.m. Departmental receptions in various locations
5 - 6:15 p.m. Reception for senior admissions fellows, senior tour guides, and all their families in Lowell House
6 and 7:30 p.m. Local foods dinner with two ticket specific seatings in Peirce Dining Hall
10 p.m. Registration and information center closes

7:30 - 9 a.m. Breakfast in Peirce Hall servery
8 a.m. Registration and information center opens
8:30 a.m. Breakfast for international student seniors, Hoehn-Saric House (Rain site: Gund Commons Ballroom)
8:30 a.m. Commencement rehearsal (platform party only) on Samuel Mather Lawn
10 a.m. All guests must check out of their residences. Room keys must be turned in at the registration and information center.
10 a.m. Commencement academic procession lines up (faculty and students) on Middle Path (rain site: Lowry Center)
10:30 a.m. 195th Commencement ceremony (doors open at 9:30 a.m.) followed immediately by a picnic lunch on Samuel Mather Lawn (rain site: Toan Track, Lowry Center)
3 p.m. Registration and information center closes
7 p.m. College residences close. All students must be finished packing and out of the residence halls. Room keys must be turned in at the express check-out table in the Bookstore.

All events subject to change.

Please email commencement@kenyon.edu for information regarding late check-ins.