Timothy Shutt
Timothy Baker Shutt has shared his gifts as a lecturer with audiences far beyond Kenyon. He speaks to alumni gatherings...
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Yours for a summer week: the exhilaration of learning with great teachers, on one of the world’s most beautiful campuses.
The Summer Seminar offers the perfect “education vacation” to adults who savor the pleasures of learning. Renowned for professors who bring passion and excitement to teaching, Kenyon offers a taste of college at its best.
You can choose one or two intensive seminars from ten offerings in a variety of fields. Examples: “Shakespeare on Film,” about cinematic adaptations of the bard’s plays; “Molecules that Move Us,” about the elegant molecular ballet that parallels the visible grace of human motion; and “Imaging the Night Sky,” about how you can make your own high-quality pictures of galaxies, stars, and the solar system.
- You’ll be immersed in challenging ideas and stimulating discussions.
- You’ll experience some of the most talented professors from a college known for teaching excellence.
- You’ll read, write, relax, and socialize on one of the world’s most beautiful campuses.
- You can choose a “suggested pairing” for your seminar, such as a field trip or short workshop.
Seminars meet for three hours, either in the morning or afternoon. During your free time, you can read or work on short assignments, or take advantage of the many recreational opportunities the campus has to offer. Before dinner, faculty members present special lectures that are open to all. At dinner, you’ll be able to meet the professors and participants from other seminars.
Featured Faculty and Speakers
A Typical Day
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8:00 am |
Breakfast at Peirce Hall |
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9:00 am |
Morning Seminar Class Time Suggested Courses: “The Molecules That Move Us” (Gillen) “Understanding the Orchestra” (Heuchemer) “Shakespeare on Film” (Lobanov-Rostovsky) “The Human Body, Drugs, and Chemistry" (Hemkin) “Still/Moving Images: Stop-Motion Animation in the Arts” (Esslinger) |
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10:00 am |
Suggested Pairings Workshop |
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12:00 pm |
Lunch in Peirce Hall |
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1:00 pm |
Afternoon Seminar Class Time Suggested Courses: “Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’” (Shutt) “Art and Science, Science and Art: Materials and Conservation” (Van Ausdall and Hempkin) “Beyond Fossil Fuels” (Cummings) “Reading World Literature” (Landry) |
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2:00 pm |
Suggested Pairings Workshop |
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5:30 pm |
Faculty Lecture, followed by wine and cheese |
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6:00 pm |
Dinner in Peirce Hall |
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8:00 pm |
Evening Activities (coffee house, Summer Seminar Night at the Village Inn, etc.) |
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9:00 pm |
Evening Seminar Class Time “Imaging the Night Sky” (Turner) |