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Campus News: May 31, 2007ContentsNew Director for Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies
New Director for Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies
On July 1, Dr. Henry F. Knight will assume the position of Director of the Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies. Current director Paul Vincent will now focus on developing Keene State College’s current minor in Holocaust Studies to include genocide studies. Dr. Knight comes to New Hampshire from Tulsa, Okla., where, over the course of 16 years, he served the Jewish Federation of Tulsa as Director of the Council for Holocaust Education, taught The Christian Problem of the Holocaust at Phillips Theological Seminary, and was University Chaplain and the Applied Associate Professor of Hermeneutic and Holocaust Studies at The University of Tulsa. A graduate of the University of Alabama (English Literature) and Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, Dr. Knight is an ordained Methodist minister who specializes in post- Holocaust Christian theology. His publications include Confessing Christ in a Post-Holocaust World, “The Holy Ground of Hospitality: Good News for a Shoah-Tempered World” in Good News After Auschwitz? Christian Faith Within a Post-Holocaust World, and “Locating God: Placing Ourselves in a Post-Shoah World” in Fire in the Ashes: God, Evil, and the Holocaust. In 1996, Dr. Knight co-founded the Pastora Goldner (now Stephen S. Weinstein) Holocaust Symposium, an international gathering of Holocaust and genocide scholars that meets biennially at Wroxton College in northern Oxfordshire, England. He cochairs the symposium with Dr. Leonard Grob of Fairleigh Dickinson University. “Dr. Knight – ‘Hank’ to his friends – will add immeasurably to the vision of the Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies,” says Vincent. “He will provide new breadth and depth to our academic program.” Summer Coffee and Ice CreamCome to the Student Center atrium to visit with KSC colleagues over coffee (Tuesdays, 9-10 a.m.) or ice cream (Thursdays, 2-3 p.m.). Sponsored by the Student Center and the Vice President of Student Affairs Office. Job Fest Brings High School Seniors, Local Employers to Campus
Vincent Awarded Five-Month Pinchas and Mark Wisen FellowshipDr. Paul Vincent has been awarded a five-month Pinchas and Mark Wisen Fellowship to pursue his research project, “The United States and the Crisis of Nazi Racial Policy, 1938-1941.” The Fellowship award is $3,000 per month for a five-month residency period at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. The fellowships support significant research and writing about the Holocaust, and visiting scholars have access to more than 38 million pages of Holocaust-related archival documentation; the museum’s extensive library; oral history, film, photo, art, artifacts, and memoir collections; and the Holocaust survivor database. Many of these sources have not been examined by scholars. In addition to pursuing their individual projects, fellows at the Center work with other new and established Holocaust scholars from the United States and abroad, and participate in scholarly programs and outreach activities at local and national universities and other academic institutions. Selected EventsFri., June 1-Sun. June 3
(through 7/29) “Illusionary Space and Other New Encounters.” Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery Fri., June 8
Mon., June 11
Campus News Summer BreakCampus News will appear on alternate weeks during the summer, returning to its weekly schedule in the fall. Deadlines will continue to be noon on Monday before the next Thursday’s issue. Campus News publication dates this summer: May 31, June 14, June 28, July 12, July 26, Aug. 9, and Aug. 23. Origami Math: MAA Visits KSCThe Northeastern Section meeting of the Mathematical Association of America will be on campus June 8-9. Among the discussions at the conference will be “Origami Math and Its Increasing Intersections,” “The Impact of Ballistics on Mathematics,” “Voting with Rubber Bands and Pulleys,” and “A Peculiar Connection Between the Axiom of Choice and Predicting the Future.” For more details, visit http://academics.keene.edu/vferlini/MAAspring07.htm or call Vincent Ferlini at 8-2575 Renate Gebauer Receives NSRC GrantDr. Renate Gebauer (Biology Department) has received funding for a project about the mechanisms of mercury bioaccumulation and biomagnification in salamanders, spiders, and warblers in the Hubbard Brook watershed. The two-year $79,000 grant from the Northeastern States Research Cooperative was awarded to Gebauer, Dr. Nicholas L. Rodenhouse, Dr. Winsor Lowe, and Dr. David Senn. Gebauer’s contribution will be to use stable isotopes to determine the trophic level (15N) and diet composition (13C – aquatic vs. terrestrial) of the organisms. The Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES) sustains long-term ecological research within the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, a 3,160-hectare reserve in the White Mountain National Forest. On-site research has produced some of the most extensive and longest continuous databases on the forest and its associated aquatic ecosystems. Community Meets John Edwards
Eco Note: Summer Sustainability on CampusHere are some sustainable practices that the KSC Grounds staff use – some of which can be practiced at home! Vehicles:
Equipment:
Practices:
Looking for other sustainable summer ideas? Check out the noncredit classes being offered through Continuing Ed Office http://www.keene.edu/conted. Have other ideas? Send them to econotes@keene.edu. Torres to Direct Honors Program
From Nona Fienberg, Arts and Humanities: Dr. Beatriz Torres, assistant professor in the Communication Department, has been appointed the Director of KSC’s new Honors Program. Dr. Torres will lead the entering class of 37 Honors students as they study “Thinking and Writing” in the fall, with either Dr. Sara Hottinger or Dr. Mark Long and Dr. Kristen Porter-Utley, and in their spring semester Integrative Studies Honors sections. Dr. Torres will help to design the enrichment activities in which Honors students will participate. She will work with Residential Life to develop the living/learning community in Fiske Hall for the residential Honors students. She will work with the Honors Committee as the faculty team shapes the Honors Program’s future. And she will work with all constituencies both at Keene State College and in the larger community to advance the Honors Program. Please be in touch with Dr. Torres as she helps to lead the College in its “dynamic progression to a new level of academic excellence, and the pursuit of the great promise this institution holds.” For a portion of this summer, Dr. Torres will participate, as the winner of a Whiting Foundation Grant, in the Summer Institute of Intercultural Communication in Portland, Ore., to learn new theories, methods, and teaching pedagogical approaches to study and learn about intercultural communication issues. New Sculpture Honors VeteransFrom Mark Reynolds, Alumni Relations: On Sat., June 2, KSC will unveil an impressive sculpture, Stars & Stripes, as a monument to U.S. military veterans. A gift from KSC alumni, staff, and local veterans organizations, the sculpture is intended to honor all community members who have served our country in times of peace and war. The dedication will take place at 3:30 p.m. in front of the Pondside II residence hall as part of the College’s Reunion Weekend festivities. The ceremony will feature patriotic music and addresses from KSC president Helen Giles-Gee, Keene Mayor Michael Blastos, and various veterans and College alumni. The dedication is open to the public; veterans are especially welcome. (In case of rain, the ceremony will be held in the portico of the Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond.) A reception will follow. American sculptor and associate professor of art/sculpture at Bridgewater State College Rob Lorenson created Stars & Stripes. Another of his sculptures, Aurora, stands beside the Mason Library on the KSC campus. KSC Newsline Is OnlineGraduation, construction updates, and more.... Visit: http://www.keene.edu/alumni/e_news/ Founders Day Festivities
From the Founders Day Committee: The 21st Annual Founder’s Day event, held on May 18, offered many new workshops. President Giles-Gee and Candice Wiggum gave speeches reflecting on the theme of “How to Change and Better Organize Your Life.” Many prizes donated by area merchants were raffled off to Operating Staff members following the luncheon program. The Founders Day Committee – Bette Whitney, Carol Clark, Nate DeMond, Ken Maynard, and Tamara Lique Naitove – would like to thank everyone who helped make this a successful day. Exhibit Plays with Spatial RelationshipFrom Jackie Hooper, Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: “Illusionary Space and Other New Encounters,” an exhibit of contemporary art culled from the Thorne Gallery and Keene State College collections, will open Fri., June 1, and continue through Sun., July 29. This exhibit will première works by Tony DeBlasi, Jack Lembeck, and Theodoros Stamos, all gifts to the college from the Louis K. Meisel Gallery in New York City, and a sculpture by Blanche Dombeck donated by Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene. “This will be the first public showing of recent gifts of artwork to the College and the gallery,” said Maureen Ahern, director of the Thorne Gallery and curator of the exhibit. The contemporary works range from abstract paintings to three-dimensional wall pieces and self-standing sculpture. All works occupy space in different ways or give the illusion of movement through space. For information, call 8-2720 or visit http://www.keene.edu/tsag. TIAA/CREF ConsultationsChuck Doolittle, retirement counseling representative from TIAA/CREF, is now scheduling consultations with KSC employees. Whether currently enrolled in a retirement plan or thinking about enrolling, this is an opportunity to discuss your personal financial situation on a confidential basis. See how TIAA-CREF can help meet your financial needs, simplify your finances through consolidating assets, develop an investment strategy, and find out what you need to do to prepare for retirement. Appointments will be in the Green Room, 2nd floor Student Center, from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Wed., June 13; Tues., July 10; Thurs., Aug. 23; Thurs., Sept. 13; Thurs., Oct. 25; Wed., Nov. 28; and Tues., Dec. 11. To schedule a session, call Melissa Prunier at 866-904-7801 or visit http://www.tiaa-cref.org/moc. Operating Staff Council ElectionsFrom Debra Barrett, Nate DuMond, and Doug Adler: Congratulations to the winners of the Founders Day elections for OS Council:
The OS Council and the members of the Founders Day committee thank everyone for their participation and the 55 percent voter turnout this year. Miller, Adams win All-America Honors
Recreation Center Summer HoursFrom Lynne Andrews, Recreation Center: Summer hours for the Recreation Center are Mon.-Thurs., 6 a.m.-9 p.m., and Fri., 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Pool hours are Mon.-Fri., noon-1 p.m.; Mon. and Wed., 7:30-8:30 p.m.; and Tues. and Thurs., 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Recreation Center is closed on the weekends during the summer. Summer memberships are available for all faculty, staff, and spouses/same-sex domestic partners (benefits-eligible faculty and staff may use the Wellness Connection benefit to pay for their membership), and the cost is $90 for June 1-Aug. 24. Facility members should e-mail Lynne Andrews, landrews@keene.edu, to put their membership on hold for medical issues or cancel for the summer if they are off their work appointment. The minimum workout requirement for the Wellness Connection program remains the same during the summer, and members are encouraged to promptly complete their workout log sheet each month to ensure that they fulfill this requirement. New FacesFrom Karyn Kaminski, Human Resources: Please welcome Eoin Clark, IT Helpdesk manager, to Keene State College. Professional ActivitiesMary-Ellen Fortini (Sponsored Projects and Research) presented at the National Council of University Research Administrators Region 1 meeting on May 8 in Providence, R.I. The presentation was entitled “Managing Compliance in a Primarily Undergraduate Institution (Code: Very Small Office)” and was copresented with Frances Jeffries of Wheaton College. Jay Kahn (Finance and Planning) has been renominated to the Workforce Opportunity Council’s Executive Committee (July ’07-’08) and accepted as a member of the Leadership New Hampshire Program (’07-’08). He served on a NEASC visiting team to Charter Oak College, Connecticut’s public distance-learning and alternative degree college. In April, President Giles-Gee was named Vice Chair of the American Council on Education (ACE) Women’s Commission, and in May she was appointed to the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and the AASCU Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI). She is Treasurer, and now faculty, for the MLI Institute. In May the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education presented her with their National Award of Distinction as one who has established a national or internal reputation for contributions in the field of education. Send Your News!Please send ideas for stories, photos, events, news of your accomplishments or those of your colleagues or students to campusnews@keene.edu.
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