2026 Summer Welcome Receptions

Get to know your fellow Kenyon 2030 families! Throughout June and July, receptions hosted by current Kenyon parents and alumni leaders will be held in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Ohio and Los Angeles.

View more details about in-person and also virtual receptions.

Select a location below to register to attend. Full details regarding reception locations will be shared with registered guests via email one week prior to each event.

Please register by filling out the fields below and clicking "Submit." Click "Add Attendee" to register additional guests. Contact Annie Ellsworth at ellswortha@kenyon.edu with any questions.

We look forward to meeting you!

Kenyon College reserves the right to use any photograph or video taken at these events on their website and/or social media accounts without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph or video.

Reception Details

• June 17, 5 - 7 p.m. Join us in Washington, D.C., hosted by Ari Burstein and Laura Dawkins P'30 and Josh Burstein '30.

• June 25, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Join us in New York City (Lower Manhattan), hosted by John MacIntosh and Anna Verdi P'27 and student Phoebe MacIntosh '27.

• July 8, 6 - 8 p.m. Join us in Boston (Newton), hosted by Sarah and Steve Kish P'28 and student Peter Kish '28.

• July 11, 4 - 6 p.m. Join us in Columbus (Dublin), hosted by Vicky and Jim Bratton P'27 and student Charles Bratton '27.

• July 15, 6 - 8 p.m. Join us in Chicago (Evanston), hosted by Denise and Larry Kohn '87 P'29 and student Liam Kohn '29.

• July 18, 3 - 5 p.m. Join us in Los Angeles, hosted by Carla Cretaro P'28, Susan Genco and Mitch Kamin P'27 and students Cameron Cretaro '28 and Ava Genco-Kamin '27.

• July 25, 4 - 6 p.m. Join us in St. Louis, hosted by Derek and Meredith Byers P'30 and Shiloh Byers '30.

• July 26, 2 - 4 p.m. Join us in Houston, hosted by Arnold Colunga and Audra French P'28 and Aurora Colunga French '28.