When Alyssa Kuchinski heard about Kenyon’s Community-Engaged Learning (CEL) program, she knew she wanted her history class to participate. “Having grown up near Knox County, I always felt that Gambier was sort of isolated from the rest of the county,” she said. “I’m from this area and thought it would be wonderful to connect the class to the broader community.”
When students come to Kenyon from all over the world, they may read great literature in Lentz House, do research for a chemistry class in Chalmers Library or speak Arabic in Ascension Hall. However, learning does not just happen on the Hill. Over the past decade, there has been an effort from various members of the Kenyon community to expand students’ learning beyond Gambier.
The remarkable commitment the Knox County community makes to fostering a local love of the arts and literature.
A first-year English course, taught by Visiting Assistant Professor Alyssa Quinn in collaboration with Kenyon's green centers, examines the concept of "nature" as a social construct.
For those who stay on campus for October break, the Johnny Appleseed Festival, organized by Experience Mount Vernon, offers plenty of food and fun to kick off the fall season.