Commencement WeekendMay 15-16, 2015

Martha Raddatz, chief global affairs correspondent for ABC

News, will deliver the address to the Class of 2015 at Kenyon’s

187th Commencement. The College recognizes Raddatz’s

accomplishments at this Commencement by conferring on her

an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.

A celebrated journalist with a reputation for asking tough

questions, Raddatz has covered many of the compelling events

of the twenty-first century, including the aftermath of the

terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and wars in Iraq and

Afghanistan. She is a frequent host of the Sunday morning talk

show “This Week” and moderated the 2012 vice presidential

debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Representative

Paul Ryan.

The Pentagon correspondent for National Public Radio

from 1993 to 1998, Raddatz joined ABC News in 1999, assigned to the State Department.

That assignment led to travel in the Middle East, Africa, Pakistan, and India covering

Secretary of State Colin Powell. She was named national security correspondent in 2003

and worked as White House correspondent during the second term of President George

W. Bush. She became chief global affairs correspondent in 2008.

Raddatz has logged many visits to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan. Her stories have

included an account of a combat mission over Afghanistan in an F15 fighter jet; the

killing of Osama bin Laden; and exclusive interviews with U.S. Marines who rescued

American pilots in Libya in 2011. She is the author of the bestseller The Long Road

Home: A Story of War and Family, an account of a 2004 battle in Sadr City, Iraq.

Raddatz has won a number of awards, including four Emmy Awards, the 2005 Daniel

Pearl Award from the Chicago Journalists Association, and the 2007 Merriman Smith

Memorial Award for presidential news coverage under deadline from the White House

Correspondents’ Association.

A frequent visitor to Kenyon, Raddatz is a fixture in the stands of McBride field,

encouraging the Lords football team that includes her son, Jacob Genachowski ’15. She

spoke on campus during Family Weekend in 2012, discussing “From War Zones to the

White House,” and she also spoke at the inauguration of President Sean Decatur in

October 2013 as a representative of Kenyon parents.

“I love coming to campus,” she said. “I feel at home at Kenyon.”

MARTHA R ADDATZTHE 2015 COMMENCEMENT SPE AKER

The senior class has chosen as its Baccalaureate

speaker Royal Rhodes, the Donald L. Rogan

Professor of Religious Studies. Rogan will deliver

his address, “A Final Lesson,” at the Friday

afternoon event.

Rhodes, who joined the Kenyon faculty in 1979,

is a scholar of the history of Christianity. He also

teaches courses on liberation theology, third world

religious experience, East and West monasticism, and religion and the arts.

Rhodes is co-author of Faith of Christians and, with George McCarthy of Kenyon’s

Sociology Department, Eclipse of Justice: Ethics, Economics, and the Lost Traditions of

American Catholicism. Rhodes has also written The Lion and the Cross: Early Christianity

in Victorian Novels and is currently researching and writing about popular images of the

papacy and images of monks and nuns in popular fiction.

Highly regarded for his teaching, Rhodes was awarded Kenyon’s Senior Cup in 1993

and the Trustees Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1994. He became the first Donald

L. Rogan Professor in Religious Studies in 2002.

Rhodes holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University as well as degrees from Fairfield

University and Yale Divinity School.

THE BACC AL AURE ATE SERVICEBaccalaureate is traditionally a worship service at which a sermon is preached for the

graduating class. During much of its history as an Episcopal college, Kenyon held the

Baccalaureate service in the chapel according to the forms set forth in the Book of

Common Prayer and featuring a prominent member of the clergy as a preacher. In recent

years, the custom has been to expand this venerable ceremony in ways that focus on the

College’s academic mission and make the occasion accessible to people of diverse spiritual

traditions.

Academic and spiritual texts are chosen and read by a few select seniors to represent

what they have come to cherish in their particular fields of study or to speak on behalf of

Kenyon’s spiritual traditions. In place of a sermon, an address is given by a representative

of the College who has been selected by a vote of the graduating class. The prayers and

music included in the ceremony call to mind the historic purpose of Baccalaureate and

are carefully chosen by the participating campus religious leaders to reflect Kenyon’s

commitment to being an open and inclusive community.

The service has been adapted to express the aspirations of Kenyon’s changing

community. All are invited to join in this occasion of reflection and inspiration.

ROYAL RHODESTHE 2015 BACC AL AURE ATE SPE AKER

The Cinematic Grammar of Alfred Hitchcock: An Analysis of Rear Window

With Assistant Professor of Film Jonathan Sherman

Friday, May 15 • 3:30-4:30 p.m. • Community Foundation Theater, Gund Gallery

Alfred Hitchcock is arguably the most influential director in American film history,

and Assistant Professor of Film Jonathan Sherman will explore the reasons why. Using

Hitchcock’s classic film Rear Window, Sherman will discuss the director’s contribution to

cinematic grammar and seek to understand how he made audiences align so closely with

his characters.

A film writer and director, Jonathan Sherman has directed films for the

Oxygen Network and has worked with Working Title Films, Depth of

Field, and Universal Pictures. His first film, Breathing Room, was released

in more than twenty-five worldwide. I’m With Lucky, his next film, has

been released in more than fifty countries and was the opening night film

at the 2002 Deauville Film Festival in France. Sherman holds a B.A. from

Wesleyan University and an M.F.A. from Columbia University.

Humanitarian Intervention: Principles versus Pragmatism

With Jacquelina McAllister, assistant professor of political science

Friday, May 15 • 3:30-4:30 p.m. • Olin Auditorium

Horrific humanitarian disasters and scenes of mass violence capture international

headlines. “Never again”—an expression that we all too often hear in the aftermath

of genocide—sometimes seems to mean “again and again.” Why is humanitarian

intervention such a challenging endeavor in contemporary world politics? Has the

international community gotten any better in halting the spread of mass violence?

Assistant Professor of Political Science Jacqueline McAllister will shed light on these

questions as she explores the history and contemporary challenges surrounding

humanitarian intervention.

Jacqueline R. McAllister primarily teaches courses in international

relations. Her research focuses on whether, how, and when international

criminal tribunals impact violence against civilians and peace prospects.

This work draws on interview data collected throughout the Netherlands

and Southeast Europe. She joined the political science faculty in 2014

and holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University and a B.A. from

Wellesley College.

ALL- CAMPUS SEMINARSWITH KENYON FACULT Y

Thursday, May 14

7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Kenyon Athletic Center (KAC) open. Pool is open 4:00-6:45 p.m.

10:00 a.m. Registration and information center opens. Bookstore

10:00 a.m. Commencement and Senior Sing rehearsal for seniors. Caps and

gowns will be distributed at this time. Samuel Mather lawn

NOON-5:00 p.m. Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC) open for visitors.

The BFEC trail system is open from dawn until dusk.

1:00 p.m. Senior grades available on the registrar’s website.

1:00-10:00 p.m. Gund Gallery exhibitions open.

5:30-7:30 p.m. Dinner served. Please remember your tickets. Peirce Hall

11:00 p.m. Registration and information center closes. Bookstore

Friday, May 15

7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. KAC open. Pool is open 10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and 4:00-6:45 p.m.

7:30-9:00 a.m. Breakfast served. Please remember your tickets. Peirce Hall

8:00 a.m. Registration and information center opens. Bookstore

9:00 a.m. Historical tour of south campus with Tom Stamp ’73.

Meet at north door of the chapel.

9:00 a.m. Baccalaureate rehearsal (student speakers and platform party

only). Samuel Mather lawn (rain site: KAC)

10:30 a.m. Phi Beta Kappa initiation. Rosse Hall

11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch served. Please remember your tickets. Peirce Hall

Noon-5:00 p.m. BFEC open for visitors.

1:00-7:00 p.m. Gund Gallery exhibitions open.

1:30 p.m. Baccalaureate Service. Samuel Mather lawn (rain site: KAC)

Followed immediately by Senior Sing and class photo.

Rosse Hall steps

SCHEDULE OF EVENTSCOMMENCEMENT WEEKEND

2:30-3:30 p.m. Reception for the Class of 2015, parents, and guests, hosted by

President Sean Decatur. Cromwell Cottage lawn ( rain site: KAC)

3:30-4:30 p.m. All-campus seminars. For locations and information on both talks,

see All-Campus Seminars section.

4:30-6:00 p.m. Departmental receptions.

5:30 p.m. Candlelight dinner, first and second seatings.

and 7:30 p.m. Please remember your tickets. Peirce Hall

8:00-11:00 p.m. An evening of music and dancing with the Rick Brunetto

Big Band. Gund Commons Ballroom

11:00 p.m. Registration and information center closes. Bookstore

Saturday, May 16

7:30-9:00 a.m. Breakfast served. Please remember your tickets. Peirce Hall

8:00 a.m. Registration and information center opens. Bookstore

8:30 a.m. Commencement rehearsal (platform party only). Samuel Mather

lawn (rain site: KAC)

10:00 a.m. Commencement academic procession forms (faculty and

students). Middle Path

10:30 a.m. 187th Commencement Ceremony. Samuel Mather lawn

( rain site: KAC)

Immediately Commencement picnic lunch. Please remember your tickets.

after ceremony Ransom Hall lawn ( rain site: KAC)

11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Gund Gallery exhibitions open.

12:30-7:00 p.m. Senior hood return and alumni gift to seniors. Return table in the

bookstore

7:00 p.m. Registration and information center closes. Bookstore

7:00 p.m. College residences close. All students and guests 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.

Departmental receptions will be held on Friday, May 15, from 4:30-6:00 p.m.

American Studies

Professor Rutkoff ’s home, 307 East

Woodside Drive

Anthropology

Palme House lawn

Art and Art History

Horvitz Hall

Biology and Molecular Biology

Science Quad lawn and Fischman lobby,

Higley Hall

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Science Quad lawn and Fischman lobby,

Higley Hall

Classics

Nu Pi Kappa, Ascension 320

Dance, Drama, and Film

Bolton Theater stage

Economics

Home of Professor Will Melick,

207 Ward Street

English

Lentz House, first floor

History and International Studies

Seitz House lawn

Integrated Program in Humane Studies

Timberlake House

International Studies and History

Seitz House lawn

Mathematics & Statistics and Physics

Science Quad lawn and Fischman lobby,

Higley Hall

Modern Languages and Literatures

Campbell-Meeker Room, Ascension 120

Music

Stroud lobby, Storer Hall

Neuroscience

Science Quad lawn and Fischman lobby,

Higley Hall

Philosophy

Philomathesian Hall, Ascension 220

Physics and Mathematics & Statistics

Science Quad lawn and Fischman lobby,

Higley Hall

Political Science

O’Connor House Lawn

Psychology

Science Quad lawn and Fischman lobby,

Higley Hall

Religious Studies

Treleaven House

Sociology

Ralston House

Women’s and Gender Studies

Crozier Center

DEPARTMENTAL RECEP TIONSDURING COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND

IMPORTANT INFORMATIONFOR COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND

Registration, Meals, Keys

The registration and information center

for the weekend is in the Kenyon College

Bookstore. The registration area is near

the textbook service desk in the book-

store’s back room.

Registration Center Hours

Thursday 10:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.

Friday 8:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.

Saturday 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.

Guests must come to the registration cen-

ter to pick up room keys, meal tickets, and

other materials. Keys must be returned

before guests leave campus; guests will be

charged $150 per room for unreturned keys.

Keys may be returned to the registration

center (until 7:00 p.m. on Saturday).

Guests who arrive on campus after

11:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday may

go to the Campus Safety Office on Scott

Lane, behind the Kenyon Inn and across

from the post office to receive room keys,

linens, and towels.

Parking

Parking is limited and may be restricted

in certain areas for guests who require

accessible parking. Guests should park in a

designated lot and walk around campus.

Parking restrictions within Gambier

will be enforced. Please note time limits

on parking spaces downtown. Cars parked

on the shoulder of Route 308 will be towed.

If you have questions about parking, ask

in the registration center.

Safety and Security

The Campus Safety Office is located on

Scott Lane, directly behind the Kenyon Inn,

across from the post office loading docks.

The office can be reached by phone at 740-

427-5109, or by dialing 5109 on a campus

phone. Safety officers can let guests into

rooms and assist with other guest concerns

when the registration center is not open.

Emergency phone numbers

Kenyon emergency services: 740-427-5555

(5555 on a campus phone)

Fire and rescue: 9-911 on a campus phone

First Aid and Rest Station

On Friday and Saturday, a first-aid station

will be available in the air- conditioned

lobby of Higley Hall, located just south of

the Baccalaureate and Commencement

site on Samuel Mather Lawn. Emer-

gency medical technicians will be on duty

from 1:00-3:00 p.m. on Friday during

Baccalaureate and 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on

Saturday during Commencement and the

luncheon.

Big Band Sounds

The Rick Brunetto Big Band will be

entertaining guests on Friday evening

from 8:00-11:00 p.m. in Gund Commons.

This sixteen-piece orchestra plays music

spanning more than fifty years, including

swing, Latin, show tunes, and contempo-

rary rock. The band’s vast repertoire has

made it an annual Commencement Week-

end favorite with guests of all ages.

Gund Gallery

The College’s Gund Gallery presents

four art exhibitions. The Gallery is free

and open to the public from 1:00-10:00

p.m. on Thursday, May 14, and 1:00-

7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 15. For more

information about the exhibitions, visit

gundgallery.org.

Senior Caps and Gowns

Seniors will receive their caps and gowns

at Commencement rehearsal on Thursday,

May 14, at 10:00 a.m.

Graduates may keep their caps and

gowns or return them along with their

hoods for recycling. Hoods must be

returned after the graduation ceremony;

return them to at a drop-off located in the

bookstore before 7:00 p.m. After forty-eight

hours, graduates will be charged $135 for

replacement costs of unreturned hoods. Se-

niors wishing to keep their academic hoods

may purchase them for $135.

Photography

GradImages will photograph each senior

receiving his or her diploma. Photos

will be taken just before each senior is

announced at stage left, receiving the

diploma from President Decatur at center

stage, and in front of the College flags.

Proofs will be sent to students’ home ad-

dresses within two weeks.

No guests or unauthorized College

personnel will be permitted to enter the

restricted areas along the front and to the

sides of the stage or the procession pathway

circling the senior seating area.

Packing Up and Checking Out

Guests and graduates must be out of

College residences by 7:00 p.m. on Satur-

day, May 16. Residence room keys must

be returned to the express check-out table

in the Commencement registration area

in the bookstore before leaving campus;

guests will be charged $150 for every room

that needs a replacement key. Keys may not

be returned to any other office, person, or

area. Graduates may ship excess belong-

ings home via UPS; staff in the bookstore’s

textbook department will provide further

details.

Graduates will be charged a fee for

belongings left behind, such as items of

furniture, that must be handled by main-

tenance services. Rooms will be cleaned

in preparation for Reunion Weekend

immediately following Commencement

Weekend. Graduates may contact the

Office of Housing and Residential Life

at 740-427-5142 for questions about the

check-out process.

DVDs of Ceremonies

The Baccalaureate and Commence-

ment ceremonies will be recorded, and a

DVD of each will be sent to each senior

in late fall. If you would like to purchase

additional copies, you may order them or

pick up an order form for later use at the

registration center.

HONOR ARY DEGREE RECIPIENTSEach year, Kenyon presents honorary degrees to retiring members of the faculty.

Receiving degrees this year are Barry Gunderson, professor of art, and Mary Suydam,

assistant professor of religious studies.

Also receiving honorary degrees are Barry Schwartz ’70, retiring chairman of the

Kenyon College Board of Trustees, and Richard Hodes P’14, a medical doctor

and medical director for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Barry Gunderson Barry Schwartz ’70Mary SuydamRichard Hodes P’14