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.”
Dave Kraynak, the director of local purchasing for Kenyon's food vendor, describes the benefits of working with farms and retailers to source local products for the campus dining hall.
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.
Kenyon has been working hard to partner with local businesses both on and off campus in order to broaden the shopping and dining options available for students whose preferred method of payment is their K-Card. Almost Famous Sweets and Sodas in Mount Vernon is one of the newest (and tastiest) K-Card-accepting businesses.