Rachel Billings: Hey all! I gotta say, spending time away from Kenyon has been harder than I expected... it also doesn't help that I'm freelancing in film in a particularly dry season for production. It almost makes me miss staying up till midnight to finish three books in a day! Hope everyone is well.
Samuel Chessler: Kenyon is a unique and beautiful place. My freshman year at Kenyon was a wonderful one and not something I’ll ever forget. Kenyon epitomized the liberal arts experience and is truly something unique.
Michael Gleason: Since walking across the stage at graduation I have helped a fellow classmate move to Austin Texas, took a trip to Puerto Rico, and in August started my job. I work at PNC Bank in Corporate Banking. In February I had the chance to come back to campus and catch up with friends. Looking forward to my next visit!
Curtis Goldbaum: There’s a lot of fun to be had in any stage of life.
Sarah Groustra: This February, I made my NYC playwriting debut with a show at the Chain Theatre in Manhattan, with the help of fellow Kenyon alums Mackenna Goodrich ’20 (director), Sara Rosenthal (actress), Cora Cicala and Jane Lindstrom (production designers). We all worked on so many productions together in college, and it was wonderful to bring our skills back together in New York!
Julia Holton: I will be attending the University of Edinburgh to pursue a master's degree in Classical Art and Archaeology in 2023-2024.
Andy Kelleher: I took a software development job that brought me out to Madison, WI. Suffice to say, Gambier weather (especially that polar vortex back in 2019) was good preparation for this past winter! I've gotten into the local dance scene here, too — despite never picking up that minor in the end — and am continually grateful for all the exposure to different styles I got while at Kenyon.
I've kept in touch with a couple of professors and classmates and hope to reconnect with more of them at some point. And even if I hadn't tried to keep contact, Kenyon has had a way of finding me anyway: There are at least two other Kenyon graduates (though not '22) living in my apartment complex.
Rebecca Kornman: Rebecca is living it up in the Big Easy working at a historic house and making friends with ghosts.
Katie Kress: Katie has accepted a position teaching choir and general music in New York, NY. She has relocated to the city, and is soon to finish out her first year with her elementary and middle school students!
Dannie Lane: Dannie gives a shoutout to his fellow members KCXC '22 (IYKYK—you remain unnamed so that he has to do less fact-checking work in the coming weeks) who spent a week with him and a good group of other XC boys running, hiking, and generally having a great time in West Virginia last spring. He misses that trip and thinks of it—and his friends–fondly.
Emmie Mirus: I am halfway through my second semester of law school at the University of Wisconsin. While I still keep up with Kenyon's swimming and diving team to a nearly ridiculous extent, I haven't been able to bring myself to hop back in the pool . . . yet! I live in Madison with my partner Ben Baturka ’20 and our cat, Ginger. I've had a great time meeting Kenyon alumni at Wisconsin's Law School, and would love to get to know any other Kenyon alumni-turned-lawyers, or to provide information and guidance to any current Kenyon students thinking about attending law school!
Bridget Molnar: In law school…I consider dropping out most days but somehow have not…let’s call it perseverance.
Sierra Smith: Since graduation, I've been living in Durham, NC with Emma Banks, and working in a cell biology lab at Duke! Several members of the class of 2022 moved here after graduation, and it's been wonderful to have a tiny Kenyon community. If anyone finds themselves in the area, be sure to reach out!
Eddie Weber: I’m almost at the end of my first year of graduate school. I’m pursuing a master of public policy (MPP) degree at the University of Michigan - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. I focus on international economic development policy and cross-cultural diplomacy. It’s a two-year program and I can’t believe how fast it’s going. I also live with my best friend and roommate of 5 years now. Life is good.
