Student Council met on Sunday to discuss the future of the Studio Art Department’s senior capstone exhibition, Senior Soirée and the Thomas Hall housing lottery. The Council also approved two new student organizations: Eastern European Club and Korean Student Association (KSA).

Vice President for Academic Affairs Andrew Pilat ’25 reminded attendees that this year’s senior capstone exhibition for the Studio Art Department will look similar to previous years, but will be reduced in scope. The art department, The Gund and the Office of the President are working to form a committee that will discuss what the exhibition will look like in future years.

“We all agreed that student voices are essential, so two positions will be reserved for studio art majors,” Pilat said. “I really look forward to seeing the fruits of this collaboration.”

The Council also discussed the upcoming Senior Soirée, which will be held on Nov. 8 in Peirce Dining Hall from 7-9 p.m. Seniors must register by Nov. 1 in order to attend the event, which will be themed “Old Hollywood.”

The Student Council executive committee voted last week to change the name of the Committee for Diversity and Inclusion to the Committee for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility. The name change is intended to reflect an increase in representation and awareness of various issues, according to Student Council President Marissa Sun ’25.

Dean of Students Brian Janssen encouraged students to keep an eye out for housing information for Thomas Hall, which is set to open to students in January. Janssen hopes that students will have the opportunity to attend one more open house before the lottery for the new residence hall begins in early November.

Finally, the Council voted unanimously to approve the Eastern European Club and KSA. The clubs plan to host cultural activities such as cooking, movies, language learning and more.

“Our club is planning to offer space for Eastern European people, or anybody,” Kathy Georgieva ’28, who presented to Student Council on behalf of the club, said. “It’s more just [about] interest rather than identity.”

Jaewoo Han ’27, speaking on behalf of KSA, said, “At Kenyon, there’s been an increasing student population of Korean students in general, and we thought that might be able to foster a place for Korean culture at Kenyon. So we can bond, but also share that with other students.”

Student Council will next meet on Oct. 27 in Chalmers Library room 302 at 7 p.m. All students are welcome to attend either in person or remotely.