The several performances and talks given by visiting artists and experts throughout the year give a greater context for the value of what our students do while they are here and why they do it as preparation for what will come next in their lives. These programs provide windows into excellence in a given field and what is required to achieve it. Visitors to our campus freely share their passion and knowledge of their chosen field through lectures and performances and often will meet with students in smaller interest groups or will lead classes and workshops during their stay. Keystone programs that have been in place for years at KO include the Goodman Banks Series of visiting artists, the Stroud Science Symposium and the Warren Baird English Symposium.