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Peace Corps Partners

Kenyon in the World From Kenyon News - 8 years ago

Kenyon College and the Peace Corps have partnered to offer a program that combines coursework with community service to prepare students for international careers. The Peace Corps Prep program, housed in the Center for Global Engagement, requires students to complete six courses, three of which must be intercultural competency courses, as well as at least 50 hours of work or volunteer experience in one of the six sectors that Peace Corps volunteers work in: agriculture, education, community economic…

STEM Success

Science & Technology From Kenyon News - 8 years ago

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has granted Kenyon $999,195 to study how high-impact practices for students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) can improve student persistence and career success. This marks an increase in Kenyon’s ongoing efforts to help minority and first-generation students succeed in STEM fields. “Our hypothesis is that impacting students earlier in their college careers will improve their persistence in the STEM fields,” Associate Professor…

Tell-tale Plants

Science & Technology From Kenyon News - 8 years ago

Drew Kerkhoff, associate professor of biology and mathematics and statistics, has won a National Science Foundation grant to study the impact of climate change on plant diversity and ecology. The Kerkhoff laboratory at Kenyon will work with researchers from the University of Arizona and Wesleyan University to examine the distribution, ecology and evolutionary history of more than 100,000 plant species in North and South America. Kenyon’s portion of the $528,000 collaborative grant is $279,000. Understanding…

Crashing into Hollywood

Alumni News From Kenyon News - 8 years ago

Photo: Justin Shipley ’11 reviews a Wrecked script with actors Brian Sacca and Zach Cregger while filming in Puerto Rico in February. (Photo courtesy of TBS) The Hollywood producer asked Justin Shipley ’11 and his brother Jordan to write “something that’s big and crazy and un-produce-able” — and after they wrote Wrecked, he asked them to produce it. “It’s a big, crazy show,” Shipley said. “To TBS’s credit, we put a lot in the pilot that we thought: They’ll have us change this or change that because…

Summer Stories

Arts & Culture From The Kenyon Review - 8 years ago

"Knowing you have something good to read before bed is among the most pleasurable of sensations." — Vladimir Nabokov "If the book we’re reading doesn’t wake us up with a blow to the head, what are we reading for?" — Franz Kafka What more is there to say about reading that Nabokov and Kafka can’t say between them? Here are our summer recommendations: David Lynn '76, Editor The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606, by James Shapiro. For those of us raised in an era when Shakespeare was typically taught…

Path Progress

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 8 years ago

Downtown Gambier has welcomed the final phase of the Middle Path restoration project, which is in full swing. Construction work began May 30 after a weekend during which Kenyon and Gambier community members took advantage of an opportunity to transplant the flowers that have long welcomed spring to the village. New flowers will replace those that must be moved. More than half of the 24 trees along the gravel path between Wiggin and Brooklyn streets have been removed. The College hopes to preserve…

"Great Books, Great Experiences"

That's So Kenyon From Kenyon News - 8 years ago

Classes at Kenyon College are on hiatus for the summer but learning opportunities on campus still abound, thanks in large part to the Kenyon Institute’s 2016 Summer Seminar: “Great Books, Great Experiences.” In addition to exploring books that changed the world and having top authors shed light on fascinating historical figures, “Great Books, Great Experiences” will deliver a diverse selection of hands-on experiences to remember. Among the 10 Summer Seminar courses offered this year are experiential…

Dean of Students Named

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 8 years ago

Janet Lohmann, the associate dean of student affairs and dean of first-year students at Bowdoin College, joins Kenyon as dean of students Aug. 1. Lohmann has served Bowdoin in a number of roles since January 2003. Bowdoin is a highly selective, residential liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine, with an enrollment of 1,800 undergraduate students. "Janet is a committed, student-centered professional who possesses a sharp intellect and appreciation for the residential, liberal arts experience,"…

Five-Star Futures

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 8 years ago

When Alexander Nethercutt ’16 was asked by his internship manager at Yelp for recommendations for future employees, he knew exactly whom to suggest — his classmate Max Siegrist ’16. Thanks to his connection with Nethercutt, Siegrist, an economics major and basketball player, is set to start working in Chicago as an account executive for Yelp. “I always have been interested in sales and marketing because I really like talking to people.  I’m excited about what is in store for me because each day…

Postgrad Powerhouse

Athletics From Kenyon News - 8 years ago

Pictured, from left to right, are Haley Townsend, Sam Lagasse, Alex Oles, Katie Kaestner, Percy Gates, Hannah Lobb and Mariah Williamson. A record seven student-athletes were named NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners for the 2015-16 academic year. Percy Gates ’16, Katie Kaestner ’16, Hannah Lobb ’16, Haley Townsend ’16 and Mariah Williamson ’16 were named awardees for the winter sports season, joining fall sports winners Sam Lagasse ’16 and Alex Oles ’16. The College reached its previous high…

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