Connect your learning to industry and scholarship
Internships and research opportunities provide you with new appreciation for the discipline and skills honed within your Kenyon coursework and extracurriculars. These contexts present nuanced challenges that require collaboration, creative and critical thought, analysis and logic, and a dedicated work ethic to enact positive change--and this is exactly what you've prepared for.
Kenyon-funded internships
Cancer researcher, coach, director, analyst, acting apprentice, community outreach coordinator, congressional intern, youth ambassador, marketing photographer. These are just some of the titles that Kenyon students acquired in their time as interns.
Research on Campus
Research opportunities abound at Kenyon. There are so many opportunities it can be hard to capture them all, but we try to do so here.
Campus Internships
There are around 1,400 positions filled on campus each year. Add a new dimension to your Kenyon experience by working behind the scenes in a department, with a faculty member, or with one of our renowned partner organizations: the Kenyon Review, Philander Chase Organization, the Center for the Study of American Democracy and The Gund.
Internships at Home and Abroad
Use your off-campus study semester (or year) to gain experience either through one of our experiential partner programs like NY Arts and the Philadelphia Center, or abroad in one of dozens of internship-embedded programs.
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Micro Internships
Professional Extension Projects are real-life projects designed by experienced professional to provide immersion with with a core aspect of a field.
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Meet Employers On Campus
The best way to make a good impression? Face to face. Kenyon hosts employers on campus all semester for info sessions, 1:1s, even yard games on the quad. Cornhole, anyone?
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The Kenyon Network on LinkedIn
The Kenyon Network group on LinkedIn is astonishingly active, with alumni regularly posting internships and jobs at their companies--a testament to the dedication of the Kenyon community to one another.
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Earn Credit for your Internship
Want to earn academic credit for your internship? Kenyon offers courses where you reflect on an internship experiences and earn credits toward graduation. The CDO also offers a Rewards Program to incentivize internship participation.
Just Ask
Looking for internship leads from the alumni community? Use Just Ask to quickly crowdsource recommendations from our alumni living and working in your target fields and cities.Get Experience with(in) your Community!
There are many ways to gain experience while immersing yourself in the richness of Knox County, Ohio. The neighboring town, Mount Vernon, was rated one of the best cities in Ohio by Ohio magazine in 2025 and offers a range of opportunities to gain experience, build your resume, and learn about the its people, culture, and history.
Community-Engaged Learning Courses (CEL)
Offered through the Office of Community Partnerships, CEL courses provide community-based hands-on projects within courses.
Community Internship Program
The Community Internship Program offers a world of internship opportunities just minutes from campus. Area employers host Kenyon students for structured internships for 5-10 hours per week during the academic year.
Volunteer & Service Learning
Volunteering immediately connects you with the heart of the community. Your time will be rewarded with gratitude, new friends, and a lasting connection to this place.
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Professional development opportunities offered exclusively to Kenyon students provide the perfect path to future career success.
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Kenyon students pursuing professions in medicine and healthcare are served by a multitude of experiential learning opportunities.
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Students who landed impressive internships over the summer can confirm that there’s no substitute for gaining real-world experience in helping to plot out a career.
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A new online platform makes connecting with the Kenyon community in search of career and academic advice as easy as asking a simple question.