Kenyon College Announces New Community Engagement Office

Ellen Griggs is a senior executive with nearly three decades of experience in the financial services industry. An alumna of Kenyon College, Ellen Griggs also remains involved with her alma mater as an Emeritus Member of the Board of Trustees.

Located in the heart of Knox County, Ohio, Kenyon College has remained committed not only to upholding its reputation as one of the finest liberal arts universities in the nation, but also to developing the local community and serving those in need. To that end, Kenyon College announced the establishment of a new office of community engagement, which will be headed by Jennifer C. Odenweller. Odenweller previously served a 15-year tenure as the director of the United Way of Knox County. The new community engagement center will serve as a resource for local Kenyon students to find service opportunities and internships with local nonprofits and community agencies.

The new community engagement office will be based on the first floor of the recently acquired Buckeye building and is scheduled to open about a year after renovations are complete. The Buckeye building will also serve as a space for film studies and house the Science Play-Space Initiative nonprofit.