From the New York City Mayor's Office to Beijing classrooms, Kenyon students travel near and far to gain real-world experience. They take on roles like cancer researcher, coach, director, analyst, apprentice, community outreach coordinator, congressional intern, youth ambassador and marketing photographer. Ask them to describe their experiences and you’ll hear words like “life-changing,” “eye-opening” and “inspiring.”
Opportunities Close to Home
Internships across the country and around the world offer Kenyon students extraordinary professional experiences. But opportunity also awaits nearby. Columbus, Ohio has emerged as a dynamic economic and cultural hub, making it fertile ground for world-class internships in high growth fields like tech and pharma.
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More than 700 companies expanded their operations in Columbus in the past decade.
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Sixteen Fortune 1000 and 250 internationally owned firms are headquartered in Columbus.
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A $1 billion “unicorn” startup now calls Columbus home.
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Financial Whiz
Coco Liu ’22 interned at Chicago-based investment research and management firm Morningstar, where several Kenyon alumni have found careers.
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Tech Star
An internship with e-commerce giant eBay led to a postgrad full-time job offer in Silicon Valley for Raul Romero ’22.
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Cutting-Edge Medicine
Emma Becker ’22 furthers her interest in medical science and drug discovery through research at Houston’s MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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Baseball Insider
Lifelong baseball fan Jack Marino ’19 accepted a marketing internship with the San Diego Padres for a behind-the-scenes look at running a major league baseball team.
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Brain Researcher
A research intern at Baltimore’s Lieber Institute for Brain Development, Margie Athol ’19 had an insider's look at pursuing a career in academic research.
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Museum Curator
The Gund Gallery prepared Erica Littlejohn ’19 for an internship at the San Francisco Museum of Art.
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Beauty Marketer
George Halliday ’19 interned with the L’Oréal Paris hair color operational marketing team to help bring a hair color product to market.
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Event Planner
Selam Bezuneh ’20 coordinated events and programs in partnership with local neighborhoods as an intern in the Office of the Mayor of New York City.
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Videographer
Masen Colucci ’19 gained experience shooting and editing videos, working as a production assistant and pitching story ideas at his internship with New York Magazine.
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Software Developer
The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., tasked intern Flynn Shannon ’20 with creating a simple way to access its vast collection of digital images.
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Community Organizer
Rita Carmona ’19 devoted a summer to working with I Grow Chicago, a community center focused on helping individuals afflicted by poverty and crime.
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Late Night Talent
Dylan Manning ’22 learned how TV shows work as an intern on the weekly late-night TBS show “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” in New York City.
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Venture Capitalist
Asmod Khakurel '24, a math and economics major, used his analytic and coding skills to problem-solve as a summer business intern at Morningstar.
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Art Educator
Art history and English double major Stephanie Chang '25 used her work experience as a Gund Gallery curatorial associate to secure an interactive role as an education intern at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Sports Programmer
Andrew Stolarski '24 flexed his history major and student athlete credentials as a public programming intern at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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Cancer Researcher
Ngone Fall '23, a biology major, examined the pre-operative decision making process in complex surgical cases at the James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute.
Tap into Kenyon’s global network of alumni and parent career mentors to connect to internship and job shadow opportunities across more than 200 industries.
Alliance for International Reforestation
AllianceBernstein
American Enterprise Institute
American Shakespeare Center
Anthem
BerlinRosen Communications
Birchbox
Blackstreet Capital Management
Bloomberg News
Brain and Creativity Institute, USC
Brightcove
BuildingGreen
Chautauqua Institution
Chicago Dramatists
Children’s Defense Fund
Christie’s Auction House
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cleveland Magazine
Contemporary Jewish Museum
EMILY’s List
Ernst & Young
ESPN
GEICO
Golf Magazine
Harvard University
Humana
Immigrant Worker Project
Inside Climate News
Food Network
Forbes Tate Partners
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Heinz Endowments
J.P. Morgan Chase
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Liberty Mutual
Library of Congress
Lieber Institute for Brain Development
LegalShield
L.L. Bean
L’Oréal USA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Metropolitan Museum of Art
McCain Institute for International Leadership
National League of Baseball
National Football League
National Portrait Gallery
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Naval History and Heritage Command
New York City Mayor’s Office
New York Magazine
Ohio State University
ONE Archives
Pattern Energy
Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium
Playwrights' Center
Prep for Prep
Public Religion Research Institute
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Schroders Investment Management
Seattle Aquarium
Skinner Auctioneers
The Frick Collection
The Philadelphia Center
The Podcast Fellowship
Tripadvisor
United Airlines
U.S. Congress
U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. House of Representatives
Voice of America
Washington, D.C., Department of Behavioral Health
West Virginia Land Trust
Whitney Museum of American Art
Women Make Movies
Violence Intervention Program
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$500Kin annual funding supports internships and summer research for Kenyon students.
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20,000alumni receive resumes from graduating seniors through Kenyon Candidates, an online publication produced by the Career Development Office.
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200 industries are represented by Kenyon’s global network of alumni and parent career mentors.
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96%of students engage in a career-building activity like interning, job shadowing or networking.
Professional Internships on Campus
Take part in one of many gold-standard campus internships, including opportunities at Gund Gallery, our professional art museum, and the Kenyon Review, one of the nation’s most celebrated literary journals.
As a Gund Gallery Associate, you'll experience the behind-the-scenes operations of a professional art gallery while gaining invaluable experience in curating and curatorial writing. The internship integrates theory with practice by building and promoting collaboration and exchange between students, faculty and community. Learn more about the Gund Gallery Associates Program.
Sharpen your editing, publishing and marketing skills with the Kenyon Review, one of the most recognized literary magazines in the country. You'll learn how to review manuscripts, coordinate publicity for special events, conduct grant research, and solicit advertising.Learn more about the Kenyon Review Associates Program.
The Center for the Study of American Democracy (CSAD) organizes conferences, lectures and seminars to stimulate nonpartisan civic and political discourse on campus—and beyond. As a CSAD Associate, you'll be part of the Center's mission of promoting public debate on contemporary and historical issues. No particular major is required.Learn more about the CSAD Associates Program.
Students are the driving force in sustainability efforts at Kenyon. The Office of Green Initiatives internship program ensures that students’ voices are heard and conservation and preservation projects move ahead. Interns work closely with the leadership to plan outreach activities, conduct research and promote the sustainability program as a dynamic and vital presence on campus. More about the Green Initiatives Internship Program.
The Philander Chase Conservancy works with farmers, landowners, environmental groups and government agencies to maintain the natural beauty and rural character of our community. Interns are tasked with a full range of responsibilities, such as monitoring easement properties and assisting with a nature preserve cemetery.Learn more about the Philander Chase Conservancy Internship Program.
Internships in the Community
A world of internship opportunities is waiting for you just minutes from campus. Area employers invite Kenyon students to apply their learning and deepen their involvement with the local community.
Learn more about the Community Internship Program.
Connect your coursework with internships.
“I had a couple of research projects which sat on my desk needing attention from people who knew statistics, psychology or, ideally, both. Kathleen ’20 and Coco ’22 came on board and crunched numbers, applied theory to practice, checked in with faculty to land upon exactly the right statistical application to use, and, ultimately, assisted in writing up results — in one case, presenting outcomes to a client. Both have excelled in their work and truly became part of the overall team.”
Dawn Wiese P’22
Vice President and Partner, Plaid LLC