[2] Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio , founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of The Episcopal Church , in parallel with the Bexley Hall seminary. It is the oldest private institution of higher education in Ohio .[3] The campus is noted for its Collegiate Gothic architecture and rustic setting, and it was named one of the most beautiful college campuses in the world by Forbes in 2010.[4] Old Kenyon Hall, built in 1827, is believed[who? ] to be the oldest Gothic revival building in the Americas, though it has burnt twice and been rebuilt. The 2005 Princeton Review and Fiske Guide to Colleges 2005 awarded the college top academic ratings. In addition, in 2006 Newsweek selected Kenyon College as one of twenty-five "New Ivies" on the basis of admissions statistics as well as interviews with administrators, students, faculty and alumni.[5] In 2009, Forbes Magazine ranked Kenyon #22 out of the top 600 colleges and universities on its list of America's Best Colleges 2009.[6] Kenyon College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools .[7]
Founding of the College
After becoming the first Bishop of Ohio in 1818, Philander Chase found a severe lack of trained clergy on the Ohio frontier . He planned to create a seminary to rectify this problem, but could find little support. Undeterred, he sailed to England and solicited donations from Lord Kenyon , Lord Gambier , and the writer and philanthropist Hannah More , and the College was incorporated in December, 1824. Dissatisfied with the original location of the College in Worthington , Chase purchased eight thousand acres (32 km²) of land in Knox County (with the Mount Vernon lawyer Henry Curtis), and reached what he would name Gambier Hill on July 24, 1825. There is a legend that Bishop Chase exclaimed, "Well, this will do" upon reaching the crest of the hill.
Academics
Kenyon's English department first gained recognition with the arrival of the poet and critic John Crowe Ransom in 1937 as Professor of Poetry and first editor of The Kenyon Review , a literary journal.[citation needed ]
Aside from English, other majors Kenyon offers are: Art (Studio), Art History, Dance and Drama, Music, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Classics, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics, Psychology, Anthropology, Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology, American Studies, International Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies.
Kenyon does offer concentrations, which are interdisciplinary minors. They are: African and African-American Studies, Asian Studies, Environmental Studies, Integrated Program in Humane Studies, Law and Society, Neuroscience, Public Policy, and Scientific Computing. Kenyon also offers opportunities for synoptic majors based on a process of academic approval by the College administration.
Kenyon requires students to take classes in each of the four academic divisions: Fine Arts (encompassing the departments of Art, Dance and Drama, and Music); Humanities (Classics, English, Modern Languages and Literatures, Philosophy, Religious Studies); Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology); and Social Sciences (Anthropology, Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology). In addition, students must show a basic competence in a foreign language, and also undertake a comprehensive senior exercise for their major during their senior year.
Kenyon is also home to the Beta of Ohio Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society .
Athletics
Kenyon's sports teams, which compete in the North Coast Athletic Conference , are referred to as the Lords and Ladies, and their colors are purple, white, and black with gold often added as an accent. The college's men's swimming team is considered the best in NCAA Division III, for winning, from 1980 through 2010, an NCAA record 31 consecutive national championships . The women's swimming team is also considered among the best, winning 23 titles of its own (not consecutively) since 1984. Swim Coach Jim Steen has coached the most conference titles in any sport in NCAA history. During the 1980s and 90s, Diving Coach Fletcher Gilders led his athletes to fourteen consecutive North Coast Athletic Conference championships and eight individual NCAA Division III titles; Gilders would also earn NCAA D3 Coach of the Year honors on three separate occasions.
In 2006, Kenyon opened the $70 million Kenyon Athletic Center (KAC), a 263,000 square foot (24,434 m², 6 acre) building that houses an Olympic-sized swimming pool, two basketball courts, eight squash courts, a weight room, a 200m track, four tennis courts and other facilities.
Traditions
As Ohio's oldest private college, Kenyon has upheld some traditions for more than 180 years. All students in each entering class are expected to take the Matriculation Oath and sign a Matriculation Book that dates back at least a century.
Another tradition is the "Freshman Sing." Each year, entering freshmen gather on the steps of Rosse Hall to sing Kenyon songs before they are officially part of the Kenyon community. On the day before Commencement, seniors gather on the steps of Rosse Hall to sing Kenyon songs again.
Whenever a new president begins a term at the college, candles are lit in every window of Old Kenyon, as a sign of welcome. Kenyon has had twenty-four presidents, and currently has its first female president, S. Georgia Nugent.
Student organizations
Media
- Hika, Kenyon's oldest student-run literary journal. Contributors have included Robert Lowell , 1940; James Wright , 1952; Allison Joseph, 1988; Saskia Hamilton, 1989; and Laura Hillenbrand . Founded in 1925, it preceded The Kenyon Review .
- The Kenyon Observer (political magazine)
- The Kenyon Daily Jolt (student life website)[1]
- Kenyon Collegian (student newspaper)[2]
- Kenyon Filmmakers (student filmmaking society)
- WKCO Records (student record label)
- WKCO 91.9 FM (student radio station) [3]
- 56% (Kenyon's Women's Interest magazine), published by the Crozier Center for Women
- Kenyon Collegiate (satirical student newspaper)
Non-Varsity Sports
- Kenyon College Ice Hockey
- Kenyon College Men's Rugby
- Kenyon College Women's Rugby
- Kenyon College Ultimate Frisbee (founded in 1976)
- Kenyon College Squash
Arts
- The Chamber Singers, under the direction of Professor Benjamin Locke, is a select mixed choir consisting each year of approximately fifty undergraduate musicians who regard singing as an integral part of a liberal arts education. The group rehearses daily in order to prepare programs of a cappella music for Kenyon concerts as well as their annual Spring Tour.
- The Kokosingers are Kenyon's all-male a cappella group. Founded in 1965 by four freshmen, the Kokosingers are the second-oldest student-run singing group on campus, and the oldest original a cappella group on campus. The group performs a wide range of music from various artists. They also tour New England for two weeks in the wintertime, singing at high schools, colleges, and various kenyon-affiliated events.
- The Chasers are Kenyon's co-ed collegiate a cappella group. Founded in 1964, the group is the oldest student singing group at the college, and the second oldest a cappella group on campus. Originally a folk-oriented vocal group accompanied by guitars, the Chasers switched to an a cappella-only format in the late 1960s, and continue this tradition today. They have recorded several albums over the course of the last 40 years, perform several times per year on campus, and tour throughout the country during January.
- The Owl Creek Singers is an all-female ensemble at Kenyon. Founded in 1975, the Owl Creeks perform regularly throughout campus, and tour over winter break. Their repertoire ranges from modern pop, to oldies. The Owl Creeks winter concert is typically the first Friday in December, and their spring concert is typically the Friday of Easter weekend.
- Take Five is Kenyon's jazz a cappella group, formed in 2002. In addition to bi-annual concerts, Take Five performs regularly at campus events and, as of 2007, tours nationally during winter break.
- The Cornerstones are Kenyon's only Christian a cappella group. Since organizing in 1998, they have supplied the campus with contemporary, classical, gospel, and Christian-inspired pop songs on a bi-yearl
kenyon college
Meet Kenyon People. English major Logan Kinsey '12 spent her summer working as an intern We've got information about every department and all aspects of Kenyon life. Read the rest
kenyon college athletics
Official site of the Lords and Ladies. Read the rest
kenyon college wikipedia the free encyclopedia
Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, In addition, in 2006 Newsweek selected Kenyon College as one of twenty-five "New Read the rest
kenyon college information from answers com
Kenyon College Contact Information Kenyon College 106 College Park Dr. Gambier, OH 43022-9623 OH Tel Read the rest
lbisnojs library and information services
Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries. LBIS, Kenyon College, 103 College Drive, Gambier, OH 43022-9624. Tel: (740) 427-5186. Fax: (740) 427-5272. Read the rest
kenyon college best college education us news
Kenyon College is a private institution that was founded in 1824. Kenyon College's ranking in the 2011 edition of Best Colleges is National Read the rest
physics kenyon college
At Kenyon, students develop a sound knowledge of these principles and the analytical and Kenyon College. Gambier, Ohio 43022. 740-427-5069. About this Site Read the rest
kenyon college facebook
Welcome to the official Facebook Page of Kenyon College. Get exclusive content and interact with Kenyon College right from Facebook. Read the rest
kenyon college
MyApp.Kenyon.edu. Log in with your Kenyon myapp username and password. Password: Having trouble logging in? Please contact huvler@kenyon.edu. Kenyon College Read the rest
kenyon college ohio
Kenyon is located in a rural area, in Gambier, OH. The school is a private, not-for The students at Kenyon College can choose from programs in areas including biochemistry, Read the rest