This article isn’t specifically about Kenyon, but it seems to ring true for the experience my kids are having at their small residential LACs: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/l-jay-lemons/the-gold-standard-the-powerful-impact-of-residential_b_4633443.html
With respect to making connections with NYC/Chicago business-types, during our tour of Kenyon, one of their students talked about a “Skype Studio” they use to allow “face-to-face” interviews with reps from companies that can’t make it to Gambier.