Kenyon College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial

writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious, other

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 97% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 25% of housing units are Singles.
• 46% of housing units are Doubles.
• 3% of housing units are Triples.
• 23% of housing units are Apartments.
• 3% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 28 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 21% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 99% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Summer Send-off, Philander’s Phling (multiday mid-winter social event), concerts, dance recitals, films, lectures, plays, poetry readings, Activities Mart, Snowden Cultural Center Kick-Off, Pre-Orientation Service Project, Martin L. King Week Celebration, Desserts and Discussions Cultural Discussions, Global Cafe, Global Cafe, Chinese New Year, Diwali, Latino Hispanic Month, Asia History Month, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Awareness Month, Take Back The Night, Dessert Iron Chef, Greek Week, Community Service Day, Service Fair, Battle of the Bands.
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook
• In total, there are about 138 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Mu Epsilon, Pi Sigma Alpha, Sigma Xi, Sigma Iota Rho
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Christian Fellowship, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Hillel, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Newman Community (Roman Catholic), Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Torah Reading Group, Unitarian Universalists of Gambier, and Zen Meditation Group
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) ADELANTE (Hispanic/Latino group), Asian Students for International Awareness, Association of Japanese and American Students, Black Student Union, Capoeira Club, International Students Association, Multicultural Council.
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Activists United, AIDS Committee, Allied Sexual Orientations, Amnesty International, Appalachian Peoples Service Organization, Assistants to Kenyon Admissions, Ballroom Dance Club, Basement Music Club, Beer and Sex peer education program, Beyond Therapy (comedy group), Chasers (singing group), Chess Club, Circle K (service group), College Democrats, College Libertarians, College Republicans, Cooperative Bookstore, Cornerstones (singing group), Crozier Center Planning Board, Dance and Dramatic Club, Dance Team, Debating Society, Dyer Society (pre-med group), Film Society, First Step (peer counseling), Fools on the Hill (comedy group), Friends of Hospice, Gospel Choir, Greek Council, Gourmet Society, Habitat for Humanity, Hika (literary magazine), Horn Gallery (student art space), Kazoochestra, Model United Nations, Outdoors Club, Kenyon After Dark (activities program), Kenyon Men Against Sexual Violence, Kenyon Student Athletes, Kenyon Symposium, Kenyon Visuals (art journal), Kokosingers, Math Club, Off-campus Activities Program in Psychology, Owl Creek Singers, Persimmons (literary magazine), Renegade Theater, Reveille (yearbook), Safe Walks, Security and Safety Student Auxiliary, Snowden Multicultural Center Programming Board, Social Board, Sociology Student Advisory Board, Sound Technicians, Stage Femmes, Stairwells (singing group), Student-Alumni Association, Student Filmmakers, Student Lectureships Committee, Students for a Free Tibet, Substance-Free Housing, Take Back the Night, Take Five, The Voice (opinion journal), WKCO 91. 9 FM, Women’s Collective, United Students Against Sweatshops, Wellness Housing, clubs for aerobics, bowling, bridge, chess, crew, cycling, equestrianship, fencing, flyfishing, gaming, ice hockey, juggling, martial arts, roller hockey, rugby (men’s), rugby (women’s), skiing and snowboarding, soccer, ultimate frisbee, volleyball, watrer polo, and wrestling.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Kenyon Collegian (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Columbus, OH (45), Cleveland, OH (90)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Cleveland, OH (90)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Columbus, OH (45)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 45% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 38% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 545
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 7 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 27% of students are fraternity members
• There are 3 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 9% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited