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Early Sprouts Featured on NHPR  

Early Sprouts Featured on NHPR

Early Sprouts, KSC's award-winning effort to instill healthy nutrition and eating habits in preschool-age children by engaging them in gardening, exploring, and cooking fresh produce, was the subject ...   more

Keene State College Dedicates New Technology, Design, and Safety Center  

Keene State College Dedicates New Technology, Design, and Safety Center

$16 Million Project is Model for High Impact Teaching and Sustainability Dr. Jay V. Kahn, Interim President of Keene State College, will cut the ceremonial ribbon officially dedica...   more

Keene State Students, Faculty, and Staff, Demonstrate the Power of Community Service  

Keene State Students, Faculty, and Staff, Demonstrate the Power of Community Service

KSC Community Service Day Attracts Over 200 College Volunteers On Friday, October 5 you won't find the president of Keene State College in his office or in a conference room somewh...   more

Student Callers Pitch in - with Enthusiasm!  

Student Callers Pitch in - with Enthusiasm!

If you're an alum, you've likely received a call from one of KSC's very charming phonathon students. These dedicated souls show up to staff the phonathon room each evening for 10 weeks during the fall...   more

Keene State College Dedicates New Technology, Design, and Safety Center  

Keene State College Dedicates New Technology, Design, and Safety Center

$16 Million Project is Model for High Impact Teaching and Sustainability Dr. Jay V. Kahn, Interim President of Keene State College will cut the ceremonial ribbon officially dedicat...   more

KSC Chamber Singers Build Trail to Porcupine Falls  

KSC Chamber Singers Build Trail to Porcupine Falls

The KSC Chamber Singers as trailwrights? How does that work? Easy: For the past three semesters, the Singers have partnered with local non-profits. The ensemble works with an organization to learn abo...   more

A Liberal Arts Education: One Father's Experience  

A Liberal Arts Education: One Father's Experience

Dr. Gordon Leversee - Dean of Science and Social Sciences "An education with options." That's how one of our current students described his/her liberal arts education at Keene State last year. I ...   more

Keene State College Hosts 10th Annual Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program  

Keene State College Hosts 10th Annual Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program

Small Businesses Recognized for Commitment to Workplace Safety Keene State College hosted the 10th annual meeting of the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) o...   more

Keene State College Presents a Summit on Prescription Drug Abuse Prescription Monitoring, Prescriber Practices, and Proper Disposal of Unused Prescription Medication  

Keene State College Presents a Summit on Prescription Drug Abuse Prescription Monitoring, Prescriber Practices, and Proper Disposal of Unused Prescription Medication

Alumnus and National Expert to Give Keynote Address Prescription drug overdose kills more Americans than automobile accidents, and New Hampshire's rate of pain-medication abuse amo...   more

Innovative Outdoor Play Space Enhances Child Development Center  

Innovative Outdoor Play Space Enhances Child Development Center

The Child Development Center at Keene State College is excited to announce the first phase of its innovative playground renovation. CDC staff have been engaged in a project to create a natural play...   more

USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan to Visit Keene State College   

USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan to Visit Keene State College "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food"

USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan will give a presentation on "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food" at Keene State College on Tuesday, September 11 at 7 p.m. in the Mabel Brown Room of the L.P. You...   more

Fall 2012 opening Week addresses  

Fall 2012 opening Week addresses

Keene State has had a busy opening week, with students moving back to campus, new student orientation and convocation, and our first day of classes. Please enjoy (and share):

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Entrepreneurs Welcome!  

Entrepreneurs Welcome!

Entrepreneurs with great ideas for growing business all have one common need: access to capital. Recently, the New Hampshire Business Finance Authority (BFA) teamed...   more

Professors Promote International Partnership  

Professors Promote International Partnership

In early July, three KSC faculty members-Professor of Holocaust Studies and History Paul Vincent, Assistant Professor of Music more

Younger Students, but still Big Learning  

Younger Students, but still Big Learning

If you walk across campus on a sunny summer day, you might notice a difference in the students: They're a lot younger. For the past several summers, KSC has opened its facilities and resources to grad...   more

Keene State Alum Gardner to Coach at London Olympics  

Keene State Alum Gardner to Coach at London Olympics

KEENE, N.H. 7/24/12 - A former cross country and track standout for the Owls, Gary Gardner '94 will serve as a coach at the 2012 Olympic Games in London which begin on July 27th. Read the full story <...   more

Keene State College Welcomes New Hampshire Educators  

Keene State College Welcomes New Hampshire Educators

Keene State College recently partnered with the New Hampshire Department of Education to welcome nearly 500 educators from every corner of the state to a three-day conference on the KSC campus. The th...   more

Keene State College Appoints F. Daniel Henderson as Corporate Relations Officer  

Keene State College Appoints F. Daniel Henderson as Corporate Relations Officer

New Staff Member Brings Decades of Fundraising and Business Experience to the College Keene, NH, July 17, 2012: Keene State College today announces the appointment of Daniel Hender...   more

Jay V. Kahn is Interim President  

Jay V. Kahn is Interim President

Greetings, I want to inform you of the College's administrative transitions as I assume my duties as Interim President and move into the President's Office. I look forward to a year of challenges, ...   more

Keene State College Appoints Kathleen Williams as Director of Marketing and Communications  

Keene State College Appoints Kathleen Williams as Director of Marketing and Communications

New Director Brings Decades of Higher Education Experience

Keene, NH, July 10, 2012: Keene State College today announces the appointment of Kathleen Williams as the col...   more

Honors Students Lend a Hand in Nicaragua  

Honors Students Lend a Hand in Nicaragua

From Peggy Walsh, professor of sociology and director of KSC's Horors Program: Thirteen Keene State College Global Engagement honors...   more

Students in Free Enterprise  

Students in Free Enterprise

Fourteen management students traveled to NYC recently for the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Regional Competition, where they placed 1st ...   more

Heather Duval '12 Interviews Kristen Stewart  

Heather Duval '12 Interviews Kristen Stewart

Two days before graduating with an economics degree with management minor, Heather Duval '12 learned that she'd won PopSugar's "I'm a Huge Fan" contest, which me...   more

Provost Netzhammer Receives 2012 William Plater Award for Leadership in Civic Engagement  

Provost Netzhammer Receives 2012 William Plater Award for Leadership in Civic Engagement

Each year, the American Democracy Project recognizes a Chief Academic Officer (CAO) for his or her leadership in institutionalizing civic engagement on...   more

EPA Recognizes KSC for Composting Food Waste  

EPA Recognizes KSC for Composting Food Waste

In keeping with its standing as one of North America's greenest campuses, Keene State was re...   more

Fulbright Scholar Grants Awarded to Two Keene State College Professors  

Fulbright Scholar Grants Awarded to Two Keene State College Professors

International Program Welcomes Dr. Shirley McLoughlin and Dr. Deborah Merchant of Keene State's Education Department Keene, NH, June 19, 2012: Two Keene State Col...   more

Growing Early Sprouts

Early Sprouts, KSC's award-winning effort to instill healthy nutrition and eating habits in preschool age children, recently expanded its initiative to reach children in kindergarten through 6th grade...   more

Keene State College Adds Two New Departments to Expand Support for Students of Existing Programs  

Keene State College Adds Two New Departments to Expand Support for Students of Existing Programs

College Creates Departments of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Journalism Keene, NH, May 14, 2012: Keene State College today announces that effective July 1, 2012, the college w...   more

Keene State College Names Interim Vice President of Finance and Interim Dean of Professional and Graduate Studies  

Keene State College Names Interim Vice President of Finance and Interim Dean of Professional and Graduate Studies

Keene, NH, May 8, 2012: Keene State College today announced the appointment of two seasoned professionals who will take on the roles of Interim Vice President for Finance and Planning and Interim Dean...   more

Keene State College Hosts 10th Annual Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program

Small Businesses Recognized for Commitment to Workplace Safety Keene State College hosted the 10th annual meeting of the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) o...   more

Pratt, Stocklinski, and Girard Demonstrate Artistry off the Field and Court  

Pratt, Stocklinski, and Girard Demonstrate Artistry off the Field and Court

KEENE, N.H. 5/1/11 - Seniors Samantha Pratt and Sara Stocklinski, pitchers on the Keene State College softball team, will be the first to tell you that there's an art to throwing a softball. It takes ...   more

Keene State College Graduates Largest Class Ever and Makes Commencement More Sustainable with Recycled Materials  

Keene State College Graduates Largest Class Ever and Makes Commencement More Sustainable with Recycled Materials

College Bestows Granite State Award and Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters During Ceremony Keene, NH, May 2, 2012: Keene State College today announces the graduation of its largest ...   more

Keene State Announces Senior Athletics Award Winners  

Keene State Announces Senior Athletics Award Winners

KEENE, N.H., 4/29/11 - Jeff Pelkey (Fitzwilliam, N.H.) and Jillian Whitaker (Gilford, N.H.) were named male and female athletes of the year, respectively, at Keene State College's 2011-12 Senior Athle...   more

Keene State College Appoints Dr. Andrew Harris as Dean of Arts and Humanities  

Keene State College Appoints Dr. Andrew Harris as Dean of Arts and Humanities

New Appointment Brings 15 Years of Academic and Research Experience Keene, NH, April 30, 2012: Keene State College today announced its new Dean of Arts and Humanities, Dr. Andrew ...   more

Keene State College Occupational Safety and Health Students Honored for Outstanding Academic Accomplishments  

Keene State College Occupational Safety and Health Students Honored for Outstanding Academic Accomplishments

Heather Luhrs and William McAlister Recognized with Scholarships from International Insurance Company Keene, NH, April 24, 2012: Keene State College proudly announces two selected ...   more

Keene State College Names New President and Provost  

Keene State College Names New President and Provost

Trusted and Established College Leadership to Take Reins in July Keene, NH, April 20, 2012: The University System of New Hampshire (USNH) Board of Trustees and Keene State College...   more

Keene State College Commencement on May 5  

Keene State College Commencement on May 5

Keene, NH, April 18, 2012: Keene State College will be hosting its Commencement 2012 on Saturday, May 5.

When and Where
Keene S...   more

Keene State College Selected as One of the Country's Greenest Schools by Princeton Review and U.S. Green Building Council  

Keene State College Selected as One of the Country's Greenest Schools by Princeton Review and U.S. Green Building Council

College Also Receives Prestigious Silver Sustainable Assessment Rating; Celebrates Earth Day with Week of Events Keene, NH, April 17, 2012: Keene State College has recently been wi...   more

Keene State College Occupational Safety and Health Students Honored for Outstanding Academic Accomplishments  

Keene State College Occupational Safety and Health Students Honored for Outstanding Academic Accomplishments

Travis Brenner, Timothy Brinkerhoff and Joshua Besnoff Recognized with Scholarships by National Organization for Safety Professionals Keene, NH, April 12, 2012: Keene State College...   more

Keene State College Senior Honored for Outstanding Employment Accomplishments  

Keene State College Senior Honored for Outstanding Employment Accomplishments

Matthew Foster Recognized Statewide and by Keene State Keene, NH, April 12, 2012: Keene State College proudly announces the winner of two awards for outstanding achievement in stud...   more

Keene State College to Host Poet Laureate Charles Simic for Reading and Discussion  

Keene State College to Host Poet Laureate Charles Simic for Reading and Discussion

Janet Grayson and Mason Library Lecture is Free and Open to the Public

Keene, NH, April 11, 2012: Keene State College will ...   more

Nona Fienberg to Attend Summer Institute  

Nona Fienberg to Attend Summer Institute

Dr. Nona Fienberg will be moving from her current position as dean of Arts & Humanities in June to teach in the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Department. And she's already receiving recognition i...   more

Keene State College Announces Winners of Annual Presidents' Awards  

Keene State College Announces Winners of Annual Presidents' Awards

Keene, NH, April 10, 2012: Keene State College proudly announces its selected recipients of Campus Compact for New Hampshire's annual Presidents' Awards. Colleges across New Hampshire, selected award...   more

Keene State College Hosts Professor and Researcher for Discussion on China's Transition to Electric Transportation  

Keene State College Hosts Professor and Researcher for Discussion on China's Transition to Electric Transportation

Keene, NH, April 10, 2012: Keene State College's Sidore Lecture Series will host Christopher Cherry, Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Tennessee Knoxville, f...   more

Noted Poet Skypes into French Seminar Class  

Noted Poet Skypes into French Seminar Class

Last month, noted French/Algerian poet Patrice Aba visited Prof. Margaret Langford's French 495 seminar via Skype connection as he wrapped up a week's fun...   more

President Helen Giles-Gee Moving on to New Opportunities after Seven Years at Keene State College  

President Helen Giles-Gee Moving on to New Opportunities after Seven Years at Keene State College

Keene, NH, March 19, 2012: After seven years as president of Keene State College, Dr. Helen Giles-Gee is leaving to become the twenty-second president of University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. S...   more

Keene State College's Twenty-Second Annual Outstanding Women of New Hampshire Awards to Celebrate Four New Awardees  

Keene State College's Twenty-Second Annual Outstanding Women of New Hampshire Awards to Celebrate Four New Awardees

Keene, NH, March 21, 2012: Keene State College's twenty-second annual Outstanding Women of New Hampshire awards will celebrate four new awardees. The awards, which are given during National Women's H...   more

Five-Minute Film Festival  

Five-Minute Film Festival

The challenge: Take a given prop and line of dialogue, and a genre (assigned at random), and then create, shoot, and edit a five-minute film - in one week. Toughness - but, the results are in! Get you...   more

Keene State Claims Presidents Cup  

Keene State Claims Presidents Cup

NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. - Keene State College is the top academic institution in the Little East Conference, according to the 2010-11 Presidents Cup standings released by the conference office this aft...   more

James Waller Attends Award for Aung San Suu Kyi  

James Waller Attends Award for Aung San Suu Kyi

Professor and Cohen Chair for Holocaust and Genocide Studies James Waller has been invited to attend a dinner at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Wash...   more

Huynh Seizes Opportunities at Keene State  

Huynh Seizes Opportunities at Keene State

KEENE, N.H. 2/23/12 - It's hard to miss Hung Huynh sitting on the bench at Keene State College men's basketball games. Unlike the players beside him, Huynh doesn't wear a uniform, but that doesn't mea...   more

Anthony Bishop '94 Directs Superbowl Halftime Show  

Anthony Bishop '94 Directs Superbowl Halftime Show

Just last month, KSC Newsline carried a story about Anthony Bishop '94, the art director for the new NBC game show more

Hearing Loss Is No Barrier to Jaime Del Pizzo  

Hearing Loss Is No Barrier to Jaime Del Pizzo

Like many students at KSC, junior Jaime Del Pizzo is a film major. But she's a film major with significant hearing loss. You'd think that would be a serious impediment to film study, but not in Jamie'...   more

President Helen Giles-Gee's Open Forum Address to the Campus Community, February  10, 2012  

President Helen Giles-Gee's Open Forum Address to the Campus Community, February 10, 2012

Good Afternoon. During this past year, we lost a number of employees who were dear to us. Though we have travelled to their memorial services, and remembered them with friends, it seems fitting that w...   more

In Memoriam: Professor Kristi Alvarez  

In Memoriam: Professor Kristi Alvarez

Following a brave fight against cancer, former Associate Professor of Geography Kristin J. Alvarez died peacefully in her sleep. Prof. Alvarez started teaching at KSC in the fall of 1999, earning a re...   more

Keene State Seeking Honorary Degree Nominations  

Keene State Seeking Honorary Degree Nominations

Nominations are now being accepted for a recipient of the Keene State College Honorary Degree. Nominations will be accepted through March 1, 2012. Who is eligible?
Nominees will be selected ...   more

Memorial Service for Adrian   

Memorial Service for Adrian "Andy" Desmarais

The Keene State College community is invited to attend a memorial service honoring Adrian "Andy" Desmarais who passed away last week at age 58. Andy Desmarais began working at Keene State College ...   more

Who's Still Standing? - Anthony Bishop '94  

Who's Still Standing? - Anthony Bishop '94

Remember Anthony Bishop '94, former design/tech major at Keene State College? Well, he's now the art director for the new NBC game show Who's Still Standingmore

Students to Jamaica in January  

Students to Jamaica in January

A group of KSC students are headed to Petersfield, Jamaica, for 10 days, to serve and learn with the Amizade Global Service-Learning and Volunteer Programs' community...   more

KSC's Thorne Art Gallery Features Art by Faculty Working in Graphic Design, Photography and Printmaking  

KSC's Thorne Art Gallery Features Art by Faculty Working in Graphic Design, Photography and Printmaking

KEENE, N.H., 12/22/11 - The Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery will host the 2012 Biennial Keene State College Art Faculty Exhibition featuring photography and graphic design works by two new faculty membe...   more

California Senate Commends Dr. Waller  

California Senate Commends Dr. Waller

Dr. James Waller, Cohen Endowed Chair of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and author of Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide<...   more

Environmental Studies Open House  

Environmental Studies Open House

The Environmental Studies Department at Keene State College invites you to an open house poster presentation of student capstone projects. As part of a yearlong community-based project, students in on...   more

Keene State College Chamber Singers Partner with Hundred Nights Shelter  

Keene State College Chamber Singers Partner with Hundred Nights Shelter

Group Promotes Awareness of Homelessness and Donates Portion of Concert Proceeds Keene, NH, November 28, 2011: This holiday season Keene State College Chamber Singers is partnering...   more

A Traditional Mohawk's View of Reality  

A Traditional Mohawk's View of Reality

On Dec. 1 at 4 p.m. in the Thorne Conference Room, Tom Porter, a spiritual leader of the Mohawk nation, will speak about traditional culture and the Mohawk view of reality, which is often quite differ...   more

Eco-Reps Raise Student Awareness  

Eco-Reps Raise Student Awareness

Genocide and Holocaust Studies major Danielle Flaherty and Education/History major Gregg French presented at an more

Keene State College to Host Republican Presidential Hopeful Ron Paul on Campus  

Keene State College to Host Republican Presidential Hopeful Ron Paul on Campus

Paul Available to Press During Town Hall Visit on Monday Keene, NH, November 17, 2011: Keene State College will host Congressman Ron Paul of Texas, as part of his 2012 presidential...   more

Keene State Art Collections Preserved with Help from   

Keene State Art Collections Preserved with Help from "Moose Plate" Purchases

State Conservation License Plate Trust Fund Contributes Funds for Cultural Conservation Keene, NH, November 15, 2011: Keene State College was recently awarded funds from the New Ha...   more

Keene State Hosts Research Conference Drawing Participation from Six Colleges  

Keene State Hosts Research Conference Drawing Participation from Six Colleges

COPLAC Conference Highlights Student Research Through Presentations and Performances Keene, NH, October 31, 2011: This past weekend, Keene State College hosted the prestigious Coun...   more

Keene State College Congratulates Karen House and Melissa Laughner on Recognition for   

Keene State College Congratulates Karen House and Melissa Laughner on Recognition for "Financial Genius"

2011 Bradford K. Perry Award Acknowledges College's Leadership in Integrated Financial Planning Keene, NH, October 31, 2011: Keene State College is proud to announce that Keene Sta...   more

Keene State College to Host Symposium:   

Keene State College to Host Symposium: "What Sustains Us? Envisioning Our Future"

Seventh Biennial Symposium Features Nationally Renowned Speakers; Open November 2-4 Keene, NH, October 31, 2011: Keene State College will host its seventh biennial symposium that will expl...   more

Keene State College's Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies Sponsors Teacher Workshop in Holocaust Education  

Keene State College's Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies Sponsors Teacher Workshop in Holocaust Education

"Echoes and Reflections" Workshop Held on November 16 Keene, NH, October 27, 2011: Keene State College's Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies is sponsoring an introductory workshop for t...   more

Keene State Community Saddened by Student Death  

Keene State Community Saddened by Student Death

Keene State College officials learned that on October 20, 2011, Jeffrey Samek, a former Keene State College student, tragically died. Jeffrey was a Keene State College student from 2008 to 2010. Jeff...   more

Keene State College Celebrates Children's Literature with Festival Featuring Award-Winning Illustrators  

Keene State College Celebrates Children's Literature with Festival Featuring Award-Winning Illustrators

Discussions with Illustrators Available; Unique Illustrations on Display Keene, NH, October 17, 2011: Keene State College will celebrate children's literature during the 35th annua...   more

Keene State College Brings Marie Curie to Life in Professional Performance  

Keene State College Brings Marie Curie to Life in Professional Performance

History and Life of Madame Curie Showcased in Internationally-Renowned Show Keene, NH, October 13, 2011: The life and work of Madame Marie Curie will be performed in a one-woman d...   more

KSC Receives Financial Literacy Grant  

KSC Receives Financial Literacy Grant

Keene State recently received a $4,000 grant from Higher One, a technology and payment services company focused on higher education. Higher One's more

Keene State College Enrolls Record Number of Students  

Keene State College Enrolls Record Number of Students

College Maintains Recruitment Success in Difficult Economy Keene, NH, October 3, 2011: Keene State College today announces that its enrollment for the 2011 - 2012 academic year is ...   more

  

"Kaddish - I am Here" Performed at Yad Vashem

The memories and words of Holocaust survivors mingled with the harmonies of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, IBA, soloists and choirs from Israel and the United States on September 8. Kaddis...   more

Keene State College to Host Former U.S. Congressman Buddy Roemer on Campus for Presidential Campaign Visit  

Keene State College to Host Former U.S. Congressman Buddy Roemer on Campus for Presidential Campaign Visit

Keene, NH, September 22, 2011: On September 29, Keene State College will host former Louisiana U.S. Congressman and former Louisiana Governor, Buddy Roemer, as part of his 2012 presidential campaign b...   more

Keene State College's First 100 Years Celebrated  

Keene State College's First 100 Years Celebrated

New Hampshire Public Television Airs Documentary

History of Keene Community Recounted by Founder of College's Film Studies Program and Fil...   more

Safety Studies at Home Depot  

Safety Studies at Home Depot

Safety studies students will be volunteering at the Keene Home Depot's Safety Day on Saturday, October 1 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (22 Ashbrook Rd.). Besides great lessons on auto, barbecue, Halloween, bike...   more

College Ranked Among Top 100 Regional Universities in the North  

College Ranked Among Top 100 Regional Universities in the North

Keene, NH, September 13, 2011: Keene State College today announces that the College has been listed as one of the top schools in the North as part of U.S. News and World Report's annual ranki...   more

Dr. Kathryn Dodge's Appointment with Keene State College  

Dr. Kathryn Dodge's Appointment with Keene State College

Decades of Statewide, Regional and National Higher Education Experience Brought to College Keene, NH, September 13, 2011: Keene State College (KSC) today announces the appointment ...   more

Keene State College Opens   

Keene State College Opens "Granny D" Archives to the Public; Legendary Activist's Legacy Captured in Memorabilia

Keene, NH, September 14, 2011: Keene State College prepares to celebrate the life and influence of political activist and icon Doris "Granny D" Haddock, by introducing her collection of nationally-rec...   more

Keene State College Appoints New David F. Putnam Chemistry Chair  

Keene State College Appoints New David F. Putnam Chemistry Chair

Dr. Paul Baures brings 20+ years of Bio and Medicinal Chemistry Research to Campus

Keene, NH, August 30, 2011: Keene State College (KSC) today announces the a...   more

In Memoriam: Prof. Bill Greer  

In Memoriam: Prof. Bill Greer

The KSC community is sad to learn that Dr. William Benson "Bill" Greer, emeriti professor for industrial technology and safety, passed away in early August. Dr. Greer, originally from Lewiston, Maine,...   more

Preparations Underway for Hurricane Irene at Keene State College  

Preparations Underway for Hurricane Irene at Keene State College

Keene, NH, August 26, 2011: In anticipation of landfall of Hurricane Irene and the impacts of the storm on the community, Keene State College President, Helen Giles-Gee, issued the fo...   more

Taylor Thomas Entered Serving-and Surfing!  

Taylor Thomas Entered Serving-and Surfing!

KSC hopes that its students will enter to learn and go forth to serve, but brand-new freshman Taylor Thomas moved into Fiske Hall today (August 24) with an impressive resume of service already under h...   more

Professor William Seigh, Choreographer of More than 52 Modern Dance Works, Named Distinguished Teacher of the Year by Keene State College  

Professor William Seigh, Choreographer of More than 52 Modern Dance Works, Named Distinguished Teacher of the Year by Keene State College

Keene, NH, August 25, 2011: Keene State College today announces the recipient of the school's 2011 Distinguished Teacher Award to William Seigh, Professor of Dance, for excellence in teaching and advi...   more

Keene State College OSHA Education Center Selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to Conduct Training on Research Vessel  

Keene State College OSHA Education Center Selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to Conduct Training on Research Vessel

KEENE, NH, August 24, 2011: Keene State College today announced that its OSHA Education Center was selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct specialized training aboar...   more

In Memoriam: Kitty Arsenault  

In Memoriam: Kitty Arsenault

The KSC community was very saddened to learn of the passing of Carol I. "Kitty" Arsenault on August 12, following a long struggle with cancer.

Kitty had just retired from Keene State Colle...   more

Shawn Ahern '10 on America's Got Talent  

Shawn Ahern '10 on America's Got Talent

This just in: Shawn Ahern '10 will appear tonight, Wednesday, August 10, 2011, on America's Got Talent. As a member of the dance troupe, Pilobolus, he's in more

Shannon Mayers to Lead the Redfern Arts Center  

Shannon Mayers to Lead the Redfern Arts Center

KEENE, N.H., 7/25/2011 - Keene State College is pleased to announce the appointment of Shannon Mayers as the Director of the Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond. The former Executive Director of the...   more

KSC Continuing Education Hosts Free Information Session August 9  

KSC Continuing Education Hosts Free Information Session August 9

KEENE, NH, July 13, 2011: Keene State College's (KSC) Continuing Education and Extended Studies Division invites people who are thinking about returning to school or want to take a college course to a...   more

Spaulding Gym's Extreme Makeover  

Spaulding Gym's Extreme Makeover

There are no athletes driving towards the basket-or fans cheering them on-in Spaulding Gym this summer, but there's plenty of activity happening there. The gym's getting a makeover. After 43 years of ...   more

Keene State College Continuing Education Offers Professional Development Opportunities This Fall  

Keene State College Continuing Education Offers Professional Development Opportunities This Fall

KEENE, NH, July 13, 2011: Keene State College's (KSC) Continuing Education and Extended Studies Division announces opportunities for professional development this fall. Keene State offers classes ...   more

KSC Faculty at Institute on Global Learning  

KSC Faculty at Institute on Global Learning

This summer, a team of Keene State faculty members from all three academic schools will participate in "Shared Futures: General Education for a Global Centu...   more

Help Tornado Victims in Joplin  

Help Tornado Victims in Joplin

IRN (Institutional Recycling Network), a non-profit full-service recycling/re-use firm that works closely with Keene State and other campuses to help us donate used furniture and equipment to needy co...   more

Adventure Aboard Greyhawk  

Adventure Aboard Greyhawk

On Friday, June 3, Keene State Environmental Studies Professor and skipper Tim Allen set sail from Newport, Rhode Island, to St. George's, Bermuda, for the 18th running of the biennial more

Four Students Exhibit at the VCP  

Four Students Exhibit at the VCP

Four students - Andrew Hodgdon (film), Corey Stein (film production and critical studies, art minor), Elizabeth Mindemann (history, writing minor), and Andrew Strattner (graphic design)-from Jonathan ...   more

A Letter to Parents on Student Safety  

A Letter to Parents on Student Safety

Dear Parents and Guardians:

As you may already know, on Saturday morning April 16th, Campus Safety received a report of a sexual assault in Carle Residence Hall. We in the Keene State Co...   more

KSC Student's Photo Exhibit Opens at Student Center  

KSC Student's Photo Exhibit Opens at Student Center

KEENE, N.H., 4/11/11 - STRONG LIKE A RIVER: Photographic Images by Silas "Sy" Bennett '09, a Keene State College student who succumbed to cancer in 2007, will be on exhibit Monday, April 18 through Th...   more

Softball Owls Give Coach His 600th Win  

Softball Owls Give Coach His 600th Win

Keene State softball coach Charlie Beach, at 598 wins, didn't have to wait long to notch his 600th victory. The Owls went to bat for him, sweeping Fitchburg State 10-4 and 15-1 (five innings) to give ...   more

Continuing Education Summer Registration Now Open!  

Continuing Education Summer Registration Now Open!

KEENE, NH, 03/22/11 - Registration for summer term classes for Keene State College Continuing Education and community students is now through May 13. Classes begin May 16. Courses are offered in 34...   more

Keene State College Honors New Hampshire's Outstanding Women  

Keene State College Honors New Hampshire's Outstanding Women

The four women who have been chosen to receive the 21st Annual Outstanding Women of New Hampshire Awards this year are closely associated with Keene State College. KSC senior Kristin Mehal...   more

Keene State Celebrates Doris   

Keene State Celebrates Doris "Granny D" Haddock

March 10, 2011 Concord, New Hampshire: Today's celebration of Granny D's life - a year after her death - brings people from many different walks of New Hampshire life together, as she...   more

Keene State College Launches New Nursing Program Meeting Statewide Need, Building Opportunity  

Keene State College Launches New Nursing Program Meeting Statewide Need, Building Opportunity

February 28, 2011 Keene, New Hampshire: Today Keene State College (KSC), pending NH Board of Nursing and NEASC approval, is announcing the creation of a new program of study to meet t...   more

Owls Host ECAC Game Wednesday  

Owls Host ECAC Game Wednesday

KEENE, N.H. 2/28/11 - Don't put away the basketballs, get a fresh supply of hotdogs for the concession stand and give Owl public address announcer Walt Kilburn a call. The season will continue for the...   more

Expanded Global Connections at Keene State College  

Expanded Global Connections at Keene State College

Keene State College (KSC) is expanding Study Away programming - moving more fully onto the world stage with new program components in: Botswana, China, the Czech Republic, South Africa, the Southern C...   more

Great News for Great Writers!  

Great News for Great Writers!

Promising student writers, and professors with such writers in their classes, take note: The judges are now accepting applications for the Fred Fosher Excellence in Writing Award. This ann...   more

Continuing Education Spring Registration Opened  

Continuing Education Spring Registration Opened

KEENE, NH, 12/10/10 - Registration for spring term classes through Continuing Education and Extended Studies at Keene State College is now open. Classes begin January 18, 2011. To meet your needs, ...   more

Keene State Chosen for Global Century Education Project  

Keene State Chosen for Global Century Education Project

KEENE, N.H., 11/01/10 - Keene State College is one of 32 colleges and universities chosen to participate in General Education for a Global Century, a curriculum and faculty development project that wi...   more

Keene State Students Receive Global Education Scholarships  

Keene State Students Receive Global Education Scholarships

Four students have received full-tuition scholarships from the Global Education Office (GEO) and GEO Advisory Committee for Spring 2011. Hannah Bujnevicie, a nutrition major at KS...   more

KSC students present at COPLAC Undergraduate Research Conference  

KSC students present at COPLAC Undergraduate Research Conference

Keene State College Students from a variety of disciplines presented their original research and creative projects at the first ever Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges' Undergraduate Research ...   more

Civil Rights Leader Dr. Vincent Harding to speak October 14  

Civil Rights Leader Dr. Vincent Harding to speak October 14

Keene, N.H. 10/12/2010 - Civil rights leader Dr. Vincent Harding will speak on October 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the Redfern Arts Center Alumni Recital Hall at Keene State College. Dr. Harding, an educato...   more

Be Part of KSC History: World premiere of KSC Film  

Be Part of KSC History: World premiere of KSC Film

Whether you've been around campus for decades or just recently rolled onto the Keene scene, you'll find a wealth of fascinating lore to keep you connected to KSC's remarkable past and bright future at...   more

KSC Receives Its Second-Largest Bequest  

KSC Receives Its Second-Largest Bequest

Though she left campus when she retired over 20 years ago, Dorothea Kitlan, former director of the Curriculum Materials Library at the Mason Library and former ...   more

Three Discussions on Politics and Policy Hosted by KSC  

Three Discussions on Politics and Policy Hosted by KSC

KEENE, NH, 09/15/10 - Keene State College invites the community to join three free discussions focusing on international issues. Organized by Great Decisions, America's longest-standing global aff...   more

KSC Welcomes Exchange Students to Campus  

KSC Welcomes Exchange Students to Campus

Eighteen exchange students and one new matriculating student from Taiwan - Feng-Wei Kuan - join the incoming Keene State College class for the Fall semester 2010. Representing the largest group of exc...   more

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan at Keene State College  

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan at Keene State College

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan met with Keene State College teacher education students on August 30, 2010 as part of his "Courage in the Classroom: Honoring America's Teachers" bus tour. Rea...   more

Dr. Ferrucci Receives Distinguished Teacher Award  

Dr. Ferrucci Receives Distinguished Teacher Award

Dr. Beverly Ferrucci, professor of mathematics, received the Alumni Association's 2010 Distinguished Teacher Award during New Student Convocation on August 26. She has been a driving force for exc...   more

Registration Open for CALL Program  

Registration Open for CALL Program

KEENE, N.H., 08/27/10 - Keene State College Continuing Education and RiverMead, the full-service life-care community, are collaborating to offer the Cheshire Academy for Lifelong Learning (CALL) progr...   more

Professor Jasinski Honored by Cambridge Who's Who  

Professor Jasinski Honored by Cambridge Who's Who

Dr. Jerry Jasinski, professor of chemistry at Keene State and president of the American Institute of Chemists, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who...   more

Continuing Education Fall Registration Opened at Keene State College  

Continuing Education Fall Registration Opened at Keene State College

KEENE, N.H., 08/13/10 - Keene State College's Continuing Education and Extended Studies Department announced that registration for the fall session is open. Registration runs now through August 27 wit...   more

Fall Welcome 2010 - Semester Start Up Essentials  

Fall Welcome 2010 - Semester Start Up Essentials

August 25, 2010 is Fall Move-In Day! The faculty and staff at Keene State College are pleased to welcome first-year and transfer students to campus and also welcome back to our returning students. ...   more

Rite of Passage Initiative Comes to Keene State  

Rite of Passage Initiative Comes to Keene State

Keene, N.H. 08/09/2010 - A diverse group of Keene State College administrators, faculty and staff have co-created the Keene State College Rite of Passage Initiative to affirm the college experience as...   more

Local High School Students are ACES at KSC  

Local High School Students are ACES at KSC

Eleven local high school students have A Chance to Experience Success (ACES), thanks to a career exploration and independent living program at Keene State College.

Designed and implement...   more

Trutor Named 2010 Little East Woman of the Year  

Trutor Named 2010 Little East Woman of the Year

NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. - Keene State College senior Kristine Trutor (Holden, Mass.) was recently named the 2010 Little East Woman of the Year. She has been nominat...   more

KSC Teacher Education Programs Receive Accreditation Renewal  

KSC Teacher Education Programs Receive Accreditation Renewal

Keene State College's School of Professional and Graduate Studies teacher preparation program has received continued accreditation under the performance-oriented standards ...   more

Dancing with the Stars  

Dancing with the Stars

Keene, N.H. 6/7/2010: Two KSC dance students, Shawn Ahern and Thomas Sommo, have landed spots in the very prestigious Pilobolus dance company. Sommo, who just c...   more

Communicorps: Keene State Students Design for the Community  

Communicorps: Keene State Students Design for the Community

KEENE, N.H., 5/03/10 - For 18 years, students from Keene State College's Communicorps class have solved design problems for community organizations in the Monadnock region. This required course in the...   more

Keene State Students Present Research at New England Research Symposium  

Keene State Students Present Research at New England Research Symposium

KEENE, N.H., 4/27/10 - Fourteen Keene State College students presented at the 2010 Northeast Undergraduate Research and Development Symposium (NURDS) at the University of New England in Biddeford, Mai...   more

Keene State College Campus Compact Awards: Academics, Community, and Civic Service  

Keene State College Campus Compact Awards: Academics, Community, and Civic Service

KEENE, N.H., 4/23/10 - Campus Compact for New Hampshire recognized the students of the Keene State College Geography Department Senior Seminar (taught by Professor Christopher Cusack), Keene State bud...   more

Keene State Named Environmentally Responsible College  

Keene State Named Environmentally Responsible College

Keene, N.H., 4/23/2010 - Keene State College is one of the country's most environmentally responsible schools, according to The Princeton Review's Guide to 286 Green Colleges. Developed b...   more

Arts Presenters Discuss Diversity at the Redfern Arts Center  

Arts Presenters Discuss Diversity at the Redfern Arts Center

KEENE, N.H., 4/13/10 - Arts presenters from around New England gathered March 31 at the Redfern Arts Center to discuss strategies for attracting diverse audiences to their theatres. Changing demograph...   more

Restored Abraham Lincoln Film to Premiere at Keene State  

Restored Abraham Lincoln Film to Premiere at Keene State

KEENE, N.H., 4/12/10 - When a contractor demolishing a Nelson, N.H., barn came across a 35mm Monarch projector and seven reels of film, he contacted the Keene State College Film Society. They determin...   more

KSC's Mason Library Lecture: Motivating Boys to Read  

KSC's Mason Library Lecture: Motivating Boys to Read

KEENE, N.H., 3/31/10 - Author Michael Sullivan will present Keene State College's 2010 Mason Library Lecture, "Boys and Reading: Bad Rap or Just Time for a New Approach?" on Wednesday, April 7, at 7 p...   more

Keene State College Honors New Hampshire's Outstanding Women  

Keene State College Honors New Hampshire's Outstanding Women

KEENE, N.H., 4/7/10 - Keene State College hosted its 20th annual celebration of New Hampshire women's accomplishments and creativity, "Writing Women Back Into History," on Monday, April 5. This annual...   more

KSC Names Cohen Chair in Holocaust and Genocide Studies  

KSC Names Cohen Chair in Holocaust and Genocide Studies

KEENE, N.H., 3/26/10 - Dr. James E. Waller has been named Cohen Chair for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College. The College's first endowed professorship, the Cohen Chair is funded by...   more

KSC Hosts 10th Annual Academic Excellence Conference  

KSC Hosts 10th Annual Academic Excellence Conference

KEENE, N.H., 3/24/10 - Join Keene State College students and their faculty sponsors to learn about some of the most ambitious academic work of the 2009-10 year at the College's 10th Annual Academic Ex...   more

Registration for Summer Classes Now Open  

Registration for Summer Classes Now Open

KEENE, N.H., 03/24/10 - Keene State College's summer session provides you with opportunities to advance your career goals, brush up on skills, get ahead on required courses, graduate early or on time,...   more

KSC Sidore Lecture: Beyond the   

KSC Sidore Lecture: Beyond the "Culture of Poverty" Myth

KEENE, N.H., 3/15/10 - Dr. Paul Gorski will present Keene State College's 2010 Sidore Lecture, "Beyond the 'Culture of Poverty' Myth: Creating Equitable Classrooms and Schools," on Thursday, March 25,...   more

Three Cups of Tea Author Inspires Keene State Audiences  

Three Cups of Tea Author Inspires Keene State Audiences

KEENE, N.H., 3/9/2010 - Greg Mortenson, co-founder of the Central Asia Institute, talked about his work promoting girls' education and literacy in rural areas of Afghanastan and Pakistan in two presen...   more

Keene State Residence Hall Receives Excellence in Architecture Award  

Keene State Residence Hall Receives Excellence in Architecture Award

KEENE, N.H., 3/8/2010 - Keene State College's Pondside III residence hall has received an Honor Award for Excellence in Architecture from the New Hampshire chapter of the American Institute of Archite...   more

Registration Is Open For Keene State College's Cheshire Academy For Lifelong Learning's Spring Program  

Registration Is Open For Keene State College's Cheshire Academy For Lifelong Learning's Spring Program

KEENE, N.H., 02/24/10 - Keene State College's Cheshire Academy for Lifelong Learning (CALL) announces that registration is open for spring classes. CALL, founded in the mid-1990s, is an educational pr...   more

Passionate Pursuits Sought for Thorne Gallery Exhibition  

Passionate Pursuits Sought for Thorne Gallery Exhibition

KEENE, N.H., 2/24/10 - Keene State College alumni, faculty, staff, and community partner the Friends of the Thorne are invited to share their art, crafts, collectibles, and what they are passionate ab...   more

New Regional Advanced Manufacturing Center at Keene State College  

New Regional Advanced Manufacturing Center at Keene State College

KEENE, N.H., 2/12/2010 - Keene community leaders, educators, and legislators gathered in Keene State College's Rapid Prototype Laboratory on February 12, 2010, to officially launch The Regional Center...   more

Degou District Academic All-American  

Degou District Academic All-American

KEENE, N.H. 1/4/10 - Keene State didn't have a women's basketball game scheduled on Thursday, but that didn't stop Kristin Degou from accomplishing something that has never been done at the College - ...   more

Keene State's Week-Long MLK Celebration  

Keene State's Week-Long MLK Celebration

KEENE, N.H. 1/20/10 - Keene State College will honor Martin Luther King Jr. with a week-long "Celebration Past, Present, and Future of Civil Rights in the United States" January 25 through 28. Jose...   more

Keene State One of 30 Colleges Offering Small Classes on a Budget  

Keene State One of 30 Colleges Offering Small Classes on a Budget

KEENE, N.H., 12/11/09 - Keene State College is one of 30 colleges that U.S. News & World Report has singled out for offering "small classes on a budget." "Attending a big, affordable publi...   more

Learn Anywhere, Anytime, Online through KSC  

Learn Anywhere, Anytime, Online through KSC

KEENE, N.H., 11/11/09 - Affordable online offerings offered through Keene State College's Continuing Education and Extended Studies make it easy for you to brush up on skills to help you advance in yo...   more

Midnight Madness Returns on Friday Night  

Midnight Madness Returns on Friday Night

KEENE, N.H. 10/21/09 - Keene State will hold its annual Midnight Madness celebration at Spaulding Gym on Friday night. Members of the college and Keene community are encouraged to attend. Doors are sc...   more

Keene State Recognized for Leadership in Disability Employment  

Keene State Recognized for Leadership in Disability Employment


KEENE, N.H. 10/13/09 - On Tuesday, October 6, Keene State was one of five New Hampshire businesses recognized with an Employment Leadership Award for demonstrating exceptional leadership, innova...   more

Multicultural Education for Children  

Multicultural Education for Children

KEENE, N.H. 9/30/09 - On Wednesday, October 7, at 7 p.m. in the Mabel Brown Room in the Student Center, Louise Derman-Sparks will present "Teaching Children to Resist Prejudice: Why Do We Still Need T...   more

Gerda Weissmann to Deliver KSC Holocaust Memorial Lecture  

Gerda Weissmann to Deliver KSC Holocaust Memorial Lecture

KEENE, N.H., 9/15/09 - Holocaust survivor, author, and scholar Gerda Weissmann Klein will present Keene State College's 12th Annual Holocaust Memorial Lecture on Monday, September 21, at 7:30 p.m. in ...   more

Dr. Anne-Marie Mallon Named KSC 2009 Distinguished Teacher  

Dr. Anne-Marie Mallon Named KSC 2009 Distinguished Teacher

KEENE, N.H. 9/11/09 - Dr. Anne-Marie Mallon has been named 2009 Distinguished Teacher by the Keene State College Alumni Association. For 38 years, the Distinguished Teacher Award has been presented to...   more

British Student Company Brings <em>Twelfth Night</em> to KSC  

British Student Company Brings Twelfth Night to KSC

KEENE, N.H., 09/01/09 - The KSC Theatre and Dance Department welcomes acting students from The Castle Theatre Company at Durham University in England who will present Twelfth Night by Shakesp...   more

Keene State Science Center, Chemistry Chair Named in Honor of David F. Putnam  

Keene State Science Center, Chemistry Chair Named in Honor of David F. Putnam

KEENE, N.H., 8/24/09 - President Helen Giles-Gee announced that the Keene State Science Center has been named in honor of the late David F. Putnam. The announcement was made at a breakfast ceremony wi...   more

U.S. News & World Report Lists Keene State Among the Best Colleges  

U.S. News & World Report Lists Keene State Among the Best Colleges

KEENE, N.H., 8/27/09 - U.S. News & World Report has listed Keene State College as one of the top schools in the North by as part of its annual rankings. The College was listed 81st in the Masters Univ...   more

Charles Appointed New Legislative Liaison to the President  

Charles Appointed New Legislative Liaison to the President

KEENE, N.H., 8/06/09 - Misha J. Charles has been named senior executive assistant and legislative liaison to the president at Keene State College. In this role she will support the activities of the P...   more

New Heat Plant Cuts Costs, Carbon Footprint  

New Heat Plant Cuts Costs, Carbon Footprint

KEENE, N.H., 8/01/09 - This winter Keene State will heat its campus more efficiently, generate electricity, and reduce the College's carbon footprint. A newly constructed co-generation heat plant is e...   more

KSC Summer Session in Full Swing  

KSC Summer Session in Full Swing

KEENE, N.H., 05/29/09 - Summer is your opportunity to take a course through Keene State College's Continuing Education and Extended Studies division. Summer at KSC means courses in more than 30 di...   more

Take a Look at KSC's Campus Buildings  

Take a Look at KSC's Campus Buildings

The Keene State College campus is home to many award-winning facilities, including residence halls and academic buildings. The college is committed to the continuous improvement and renovation of its ...   more

Writers Conference at Keene State College  

Writers Conference at Keene State College

KEENE, N.H., 05/20/09 - Keene State College announces that registration is open for its Writers Conference, July 26 to August 1. Eight published, award-winning, nationally recognized writers in the...   more

KSC Honors Students Traveling in Peru and South Africa  

KSC Honors Students Traveling in Peru and South Africa

Keene State College offers a unique Honors Program. During their sophomore year, students participate in a travel-study course.

Follow s...   more

Honorary Degree, 2009 Granite State Awards Presented at Keene State College's Commencement May 9  

Honorary Degree, 2009 Granite State Awards Presented at Keene State College's Commencement May 9

KEENE, N.H., 5/4/09 - President Helen Giles-Gee will award associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees to more than 900 graduates at Keene State College's Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 9. T...   more

Keene State College Campus Compact Awards  

Keene State College Campus Compact Awards

KEENE, N.H., 5/5/00 - Campus Compact for New Hampshire recognized KSC professor Karen Jennings, the Keene Head Start Program, and KSC Junior Jeremy French at the annual President's Awards luncheon on ...   more

Architecture Students Design for the Community  

Architecture Students Design for the Community

KEENE, N.H., 4/24/09 - For 17 years, students from Keene State College's Communicorps class have solved design problems for community organizations in the Monadnock region. This required course in the...   more

KSC Hosts Annual Academic Excellence Conference  

KSC Hosts Annual Academic Excellence Conference

KEENE, N.H., 3/30/09 - Join Keene State College students and their faculty sponsors to learn about some of the most ambitious academic work of the 2008-09 year at the College's Ninth Annual Academic E...   more

From Blogs and Dinosaurs to Rocket Science and Solar Cars  

From Blogs and Dinosaurs to Rocket Science and Solar Cars

KEENE, N.H., 03/31/09 - Registration for Kids on Campus, Keene State College's Continuing Education and Extended Studies summer program for first through ninth graders, is open. Combining fun and l...   more

Abigail Butler Receives KSC Music Department  Distinguished Alumni Award  

Abigail Butler Receives KSC Music Department Distinguished Alumni Award

KEENE, N.H., 03/25/09 - Dr. Abigail Butler is the recipient of the Keene State College Music Department's 2008-09 Distinguished Alumni Award. She will be receiving the award on May 2, during the KSC C...   more

Keene State College Honors New Hampshire's Outstanding Women  

Keene State College Honors New Hampshire's Outstanding Women

KEENE, N.H., 3/24/09 - Keene State College will host its 19th annual celebration of New Hampshire Women's accomplishments and creativity, "Women Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet," on Monday, March 3...   more

Author, News Analyst Jack Beatty Compares America's Two Gilded Ages for Keene State's 20th Library Lecture  

Author, News Analyst Jack Beatty Compares America's Two Gilded Ages for Keene State's 20th Library Lecture

KEENE, N.H., 3/20/09 - Award-winning author Jack Beatty will present "America's Two Gilded Ages: Reflections on Then and Now," Keene State College's 2009 Mason Library Lecture, on Tuesday, March 31, a...   more

Summer Course Registration To Begin  

Summer Course Registration To Begin

KEENE, N.H., 03/06/09 - Keene State College's Continuing Education Office announces that registration for summer session begins Monday, March 23, 2009. Keene State offers two 6-week long summer sessio...   more

Keene State Speaker to Discuss the International Food Crisis  

Keene State Speaker to Discuss the International Food Crisis

KEENE, N.H., 3/16/09 - This year, many in the Keene State College and Keene communities have read Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma and have joined in classes and campus events to discu...   more

Rescheduled Sidore Lecture: Reflections on Israel and Palestine  

Rescheduled Sidore Lecture: Reflections on Israel and Palestine

KEENE, N.H., 3/5/09 - Dr. Stephen Shalom, professor at William Patterson State University, will present Keene State College's 2009 Sidore lecture, "Can We End the Unending Conflict? Reflections on Isr...   more

Healing A World After Genocide  

Healing A World After Genocide

KEENE, N.H., 3/5/09 - Jean Dominique Gumirakiza will present "Healing a World after Genocide," on Tuesday, March 10 at 8 p.m. in the Mabel Brown Room of the L.P. Student Center. A native of Rwanda,...   more

Sidore Lecture: Reflections on Israel and Palestine  

Sidore Lecture: Reflections on Israel and Palestine

KEENE, N.H., 2/26/09 - Dr. Stephen Shalom, professor at William Patterson State University, will present Keene State College's 2009 Sidore lecture, "Can We End the Unending Conflict? Reflections on Is...   more

KSC Hosts Free Discussions on Politics and Policy  

KSC Hosts Free Discussions on Politics and Policy

KEENE, N.H., 02/25/09 - Keene State College invites the community to join four free discussions focusing on international issues. Organized by Great Decisions, America's longest-standing global af...   more

College and Keene Community Show Support for Dallas  

College and Keene Community Show Support for Dallas

KEENE, N.H., 2/11/09 - Basketball served as a backdrop for the College and the Keene community, which came out to support one of their own on Tuesday night. On hand to watch the Owls take on ri...   more

Palmer's Military Background Helps Owl Swimmers  

Palmer's Military Background Helps Owl Swimmers

KEENE, N.H., 2/4/09 - Eric Palmer isn't your typical assistant swim coach. For starters, the 26-year-old Army veteran is a senior sociology major at Keene State College. Secondly, his swimming experie...   more

KSC President Reports on College's Budget and Mission  

KSC President Reports on College's Budget and Mission

KEENE, N.H. 1/30/09 - Keene State College president Helen Giles-Gee reported on the College's economic situation at an all-campus budget discussion Friday afternoon. While no layoffs are anticipated a...   more

Owl Freshmen Adjusting to College Ball

KEENE, N.H., 1/23/09 - Change is inevitable in college sports. Although the NCAA provides exceptions for medical and hardship cases, each student athlete has 10 full semesters to complete their four y...   more

Keene State College Honors Outstanding Women  

Keene State College Honors Outstanding Women

Keene, 1/20/2009 - Each March, as part of the campus celebration of Women's History Month, Keene State College recognizes women who have made outstanding contributions to the campus, the community, an...   more

Keene State Marks President's Inauguration  

Keene State Marks President's Inauguration

KEENE, N.H. 1/16/09 -Keene State College will mark Barack Obama's inauguration with "What Does the Inauguration Mean to You?", a day of events and discussion on Tuesday, January 20, in the Lantern Roo...   more

Keene State Names Lindberg VP for Advancement  

Keene State Names Lindberg VP for Advancement

KEENE, N.H. 1/15/09 - Maryann LaCroix Lindberg has been named Vice President for Advancement at Keene State College after a national search. The University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees ap...   more

President Calls Campus Budget Discussion  

President Calls Campus Budget Discussion

Dear Members of the Keene State College Community: In late November, I wrote to inform you of the impact of the current economic crisis on higher education in New Hampshire. At that time, institut...   more

New Biodiesel Refinery First Phase of City /College Project  

New Biodiesel Refinery First Phase of City /College Project

KEENE, N.H. 12/11/08 - Batchelder Biodiesel Refineries will host a grand opening of their first biodiesel refinery on Wednesday, December 17, from 6-9 p.m. at 29 Front Street in Nashua, N.H. This new ...   more

KSC Gym Open for Showers and Shelter  

KSC Gym Open for Showers and Shelter

All members of the Keene State community affected by the ice storm and power outages are invited to partake of hot showers in the Keene State gym this week from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Keene State College em...   more

Child Development Center Earns National Accreditation  

Child Development Center Earns National Accreditation

KEENE, N.H. 12/5/08 - Keene State College's Child Development Center (CDC) has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) - the nation's leading org...   more

An Evening of Orchestral Favorites  

An Evening of Orchestral Favorites

KEENE, N.H., 11/20/08 - The Keene State College Chamber Orchestra, conducted by KSC artist-in-residence Don Baldini, will perform "An Evening of Orchestral Favorites" on Friday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. a...   more

New Municipal Services Agreement for College and City  

New Municipal Services Agreement for College and City

KEENE, N.H. 11/19/08 - The University System of New Hampshire (USNH) board of trustees has authorized Keene State College (KSC) to enter into a revised Municipal Services Agreement with the City of Ke...   more

Ice Storm Closes College

The Governor of New Hampshire has declared a state of emergency. Keene State College will remain closed on Friday, December 12, 2008. Exams scheduled for Thursday, December 11 at 6 p.m. or Friday, ...   more

KSC Chamber Ensembles Join Concert Choir in Fall Performance  

KSC Chamber Ensembles Join Concert Choir in Fall Performance

KEENE, N.H., 11/06/08 - The KSC Vocal Chamber Ensembles join the KSC Concert Choir to perform their fall concert on Sunday, November 23, at 3 p.m. in the Alumni Recital Hall of the Redfern Arts Center...   more

Keene State Genocide Awareness Lecture:   

Keene State Genocide Awareness Lecture: "Genocides in Comparative Perspective"

KEENE, N.H. 10/20/08 - Professor Donald Bloxham will give Keene State College Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies' 2nd Annual Genocide Awareness Lecture: "Genocides in Comparative Perspective: Does the...   more

Social Entrepreneur Gretchen Steidle Wallace at KSC  

Social Entrepreneur Gretchen Steidle Wallace at KSC

KEENE, N.H. 10/17/08 - Gretchen Steidle Wallace, founder of Global Grassroots, a non-profit organization which invests in social entrepreneurship to advance women's wellbeing in poor countries, will b...   more

Contemporary Chinese Culture and Improve Home Energy Efficiency Are Among KSC Short Courses in October  

Contemporary Chinese Culture and Improve Home Energy Efficiency Are Among KSC Short Courses in October

KEENE, N.H., 10/08/08 - Continuing Education and Extended Studies at Keene State College offers short courses on various topics. Whether it's helping you advance in your career, keeping pace with...   more

Michelle Obama to Appear at KSC Rally Wednesday  

Michelle Obama to Appear at KSC Rally Wednesday

Michelle Obama, wife of presidential candidate Barack Obama, will be on campus on Wed., Oct. 8, for a "Change We Need" rally on the lawn in front of the Student Center. The event opens at 10:30 a.m.; ...   more

Keene State Hosts Mental Illness Awareness Week  

Keene State Hosts Mental Illness Awareness Week

KEENE, N.H. 9/30/08 - Keene State College will join mental health advocates across the country the first week in October to celebrate Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW). The U.S. Congress establishe...   more

Keene State Forum: Why 21? Is It Time to Debate the Minimum Drinking Age?  

Keene State Forum: Why 21? Is It Time to Debate the Minimum Drinking Age?

KEENE, N.H. 9/25/08 - John McCardell, president emeritus of Middlebury College and organizer of the Amethyst Initiative, will speak at Keene State College on Tuesday, September 30, at Keene State Coll...   more

Dr. Diane Levin Explores Sexualization of Childhood in Keene State Lecture  

Dr. Diane Levin Explores Sexualization of Childhood in Keene State Lecture

KEENE, N.H. 9/24/08 - On Wednesday, October 1, Dr. Diane Levin will explore the impact of media on children and teens and the sexualization of childhood in "So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childho...   more

KSC Holds Centennial Wellness Fair at DeMar Marathon, Sept. 28  

KSC Holds Centennial Wellness Fair at DeMar Marathon, Sept. 28

Keene N.H., 9/22/2008 - The annual Clarence DeMar Marathon on Sunday, September 28, will end at the Gateway to Keene State College. The finish line will also serve as the entrance to Keene State Colle...   more

Registration Opens for CALL Program  

Registration Opens for CALL Program

KEENE, N.H., 09/17/08 - Keene State College's Cheshire Academy for Lifelong Learning (CALL) announces that registration is open for fall classes. CALL, founded in the mid-1990s, is an educational prog...   more

Keene State Hosts Four Discussions on Politics and Policy  

Keene State Hosts Four Discussions on Politics and Policy

KEENE, N.H., 09/10/08 - Keene State College invites the community to join four free discussions focusing on international issues. Organized by Great Decisions, America's longest-standing global af...   more

Shakespeare & Company in New Hampsire Debut with <em>Hamlet </em> at Redfern Arts Center  

Shakespeare & Company in New Hampsire Debut with Hamlet at Redfern Arts Center

KEENE, 9/15/08 - The legendary Lennox, Massachusetts, Shakespeare & Company, in its first ever national tour, will make its New Hampshire debut at Keene State College's Redfern Arts Center on Brickyar...   more

Gebauer Presents First   

Gebauer Presents First "Keene Is Reading" Event 9/17

KEENE, N.H. 9/11/08 - The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan, is the "Keene Is Reading" book for the 2008-09 academic year. The organizing committee plans a series of exciting events a...   more

College to Address Student Binge Drinking  

College to Address Student Binge Drinking

KEENE, N.H. 8/28/08 - When 100 college presidents recently signed the Amethyst Initiative, which calls for lowering the legal drinking from 21 to 18, they opened a national discussion on the problem o...   more

Andrew Robinson Named Vice President for Student Affairs  

Andrew Robinson Named Vice President for Student Affairs

KEENE, N.H., 8/8/08 - Dr. Andrew Robinson has been named Vice President for Student Affairs at Keene State College after a national search. The University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees app...   more

Registration Opens for CALL Program  

Registration Opens for CALL Program

KEENE, N.H., 08/27/08 - Keene State College's Cheshire Academy for Lifelong Learning (CALL) announces that registration is open for fall classes. CALL, founded in the mid-1990s, is an educational prog...   more

KSC Proposes New Major in Sustainable Design  

KSC Proposes New Major in Sustainable Design

Keene N.H., 8/11/2008 - Keene State College is adding a new baccalaureate program in Sustainable Product Design and Innovation (SPDI). The College is waiting for final approval from the University Sys...   more

Redfern Arts Center Season Celebrates KSC Centennial  

Redfern Arts Center Season Celebrates KSC Centennial

Keene, 7/28/08 - For 100 years the arts have played an important role in the life of Keene State College, its students, and the community. In announcing its 2008-09 Presenting Series, KSC's Redfern Ar...   more

Blogging to Stand-Up Comedy to Introductory Chinese to Yoga at Kids on Campus  

Blogging to Stand-Up Comedy to Introductory Chinese to Yoga at Kids on Campus

KEENE, N.H., 04/30/08 - Registration for Kids on Campus, Keene State College's Continuing Education and Extended Studies summer program for first through ninth graders, is open. Combining fun and l...   more

Keene State's Early Sprouts Program Receives Surgeon General's Champion Award  

Keene State's Early Sprouts Program Receives Surgeon General's Champion Award

KEENE, N.H., 6/26/08 - Acting Surgeon General Dr. Steven Galson will present Keene State College's Early Sprouts program with a "Healthy Youth for a Healthy Future" Champion Award at the Rose Byrne Ch...   more

Keene State Celebrates Centennial Night at Swamp Bats Game  

Keene State Celebrates Centennial Night at Swamp Bats Game

KEENE, N.H., 6/16/08 - Last Saturday night was Keene State Centennial night at the Swamp Bat game. Red and white mixed with purple and black in the stands, the Owl met Ribby, there were hall of famers...   more

Fun and Learning for Children at Keene State College's Kids on Campus  

Fun and Learning for Children at Keene State College's Kids on Campus

KEENE, N.H., 06/11/08 - Registration for Kids on Campus, Keene State College's Continuing Education and Extended Studies summer program for first through ninth graders, is open. Running June 30 to ...   more

Keene State College Centennial Swamp Bats Night  

Keene State College Centennial Swamp Bats Night

KEENE, N.H., 6/2/08 - On Saturday, June 14, Keene State College President Helen Giles-Gee will start the celebration of the College's 100-year anniversary by throwing out the first ball at the Swamp B...   more

KSC Alumni Association Presents Annual Awards  

KSC Alumni Association Presents Annual Awards

KEENE, N.H., 6/2/08 - The Keene State College Alumni Association will honor outstanding alumni at their Annual Reunion Luncheon on June 7. Kitty McClure Maher '73 and Mike Maher '72more

Children's Book Illustrators to Showcase in Summer Exhibit at Thorne Gallery  

Children's Book Illustrators to Showcase in Summer Exhibit at Thorne Gallery

KEENE, N.H., 5/21/08 - Leonard Weisgard, an award-wining illustrator of children's books, will be showcased along with other artists who illustrate children's books in the summer exhibition at the Tho...   more

Region I OSHA Education Center and OSHA Host Voluntary Protection Programs Open House June 5  

Region I OSHA Education Center and OSHA Host Voluntary Protection Programs Open House June 5

MANCHESTER, N.H., 05/23/08 - Region I (New England) OSHA Training Institute Education Center in Manchester, New Hampshire, and Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration hold an...   more

KSC's Communicorps: Students Design for the Community  

KSC's Communicorps: Students Design for the Community

KEENE, N.H., 5/8/08 - For 16 years, students from Keene State College's Communicorps class have solved design problems for community organizations in the Monadnock region. This required course in the ...   more

Becker Wins People's Choice Art Award at KSC Student Exhibition  

Becker Wins People's Choice Art Award at KSC Student Exhibition

KEENE, N.H., 5/5/08 - Keene State College senior art major Jessica Becker of Derry, N.H., was voted the winner of the People's Choice Award for a painting called Family Dinner displayed in "Emerging A...   more

KSC Dorm Awarded Leed® Green Building Silver Certification  

KSC Dorm Awarded Leed® Green Building Silver Certification

KEENE, N.H. 4/28/08 - Keene State College's Pondside III residence hall has received LEED® Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED® is the USGBC's rating system for des...   more

KSC Spring Concert Hosts Nashua Symphony Chorus  

KSC Spring Concert Hosts Nashua Symphony Chorus

KEENE, N.H., 4/15/08 - The KSC Chamber Singers and the KSC Concert Choir will perform their spring concert on Friday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni Recital Hall of the Redfern Arts Center on Br...   more

Keene State College Emergency Systems Testing on April 23  

Keene State College Emergency Systems Testing on April 23

KEENE, N.H. 4/17/08 - Keene State College will be testing a newly installed emergency siren warning system on Wed., Apr. 23, between 1 and 2 p.m. A series of combined voice and siren warnings will be ...   more

KSC Jazz Ensemble to Perform   

KSC Jazz Ensemble to Perform "Portraits of Jazz," a Mixed Media Event

KEENE, N.H., 04/12/08, "Portraits of Jazz," a mixed-media concert featuring the Keene State College Jazz Ensemble and the artwork of a KSC alumnus, will be featured on Wednesday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m...   more

Honorary Degree, 2008 Granite State Awards Presented at Keene State College's Commencement May 11  

Honorary Degree, 2008 Granite State Awards Presented at Keene State College's Commencement May 11

KEENE, N.H., 4/9/08 - President Helen Giles-Gee will award associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees to more than 900 graduates at Keene State College's Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 11. Th...   more

KSC Student Newspaper Wins 15 Journalist Awards  

KSC Student Newspaper Wins 15 Journalist Awards

Keene, N.H., 4/11/08 - The Society for Collegiate Journalists (SJC) has announced that the Keene State College student newspaper, The Equinox, received 15 awards in the national 2007 SJC comp...   more

Acting Company Brings Orson Welles's Stage Adaptation, <em>Moby Dick, Rehearsed</em>, to Keene  

Acting Company Brings Orson Welles's Stage Adaptation, Moby Dick, Rehearsed, to Keene

KEENE, N.H. - The Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond and Keene's Colonial Theatre will present the award-winning Acting Company in Orson Welles's adaptation of the classic Herman Melville novel, more

Arthur Miller And The Holocaust Is Topic Of Grayson Lecture At Keene State College  

Arthur Miller And The Holocaust Is Topic Of Grayson Lecture At Keene State College

KEENE, N.H., 4/5/08 - Theatre historian Christopher Bigsby will present the annual Janet Grayson Lecture in Literary Studies, "How Jewish Is He? Arthur Miller and the Holocaust" on Thurs., Apr. 10, at...   more

Storytelling for Children Conference at Keene State College Explores Why Stories Are Powerful  

Storytelling for Children Conference at Keene State College Explores Why Stories Are Powerful

KEENE, N.H., 4/3/08 - Storyteller Laura Simms will be the keynote speaker at Keene State College's Storytelling for Children Conference on Sat., Apr. 12. Now in its 16th year, this annual conference b...   more

KSC Opera Workshop Performs Scenes from Gilbert and Sullivan to Mozart  

KSC Opera Workshop Performs Scenes from Gilbert and Sullivan to Mozart

KEENE, N.H., 03/31/08 - The KSC Opera Workshop will present a variety of opera scenes on Friday, April 11, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni Recital Hall of the Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond. A...   more

KSC Faculty Artists Recital To Feature Works by Brahms and Schubert  

KSC Faculty Artists Recital To Feature Works by Brahms and Schubert

KEENE, N.H., 04/01/08 - Keene State College faculty members will be joined by guest artists in a recital of works by Johannes Brahms and Franz Schubert, Tuesday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni R...   more

An Evening of Dance Celebrates Its 33rd Year  

An Evening of Dance Celebrates Its 33rd Year

KEENE, N.H., 03/28/08 - KSC's anticipated An Evening of Dance, now in its 33rd year, is scheduled for Wednesday to Saturday, April 16 to 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Theatre of the Redfern Arts Center...   more

KSC Sidore Lecture on Endocrine Disruptors and Amphibian Decline  

KSC Sidore Lecture on Endocrine Disruptors and Amphibian Decline

KEENE, N.H., 3/17/08 - Dr. Tyrone Hayes, a professor in the department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, will present "From Silent Spring to Silent Night of Toads and M...   more

KSC Program Featured in National Film  

KSC Program Featured in National Film

KEENE, N.H., 2/29/08 - The Association of American Colleges and Universities TV (AAC&U TV) unveiled a recently produced film, Keene State College's Integrative Studies Program: Transforming Learning, ...   more

KSC Earns Place on President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll  

KSC Earns Place on President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

KEENE, N.H., 2/19/08 - Keene State College has received presidential recognition for extraordinary contributions to community service in the second annual 2007 President's Higher Education Community S...   more

Rebecca Rule to Give KSC's 2008 Mason Library Lecture  

Rebecca Rule to Give KSC's 2008 Mason Library Lecture

KEENE, N.H., 2/19/08 - Rebecca Rule will present Keene State College's 2008 Mason Library Lecture, "The Power of Story," on Wed., Mar. 5, at 4:30 p.m. in the Mabel Brown Room, Student Center. Rule is...   more

KSC President Commits to 'Climate Neutral' Campus  

KSC President Commits to 'Climate Neutral' Campus

Giles-Gee Joins Growing List of Higher Education Leaders to Fight Global Warming KEENE, N.H., 5/17/07 - Keene State College President Helen Giles-Gee has signed the American College & Univ...   more

BBBS, Kalich Win Campus Compact Awards  

BBBS, Kalich Win Campus Compact Awards

KEENE, N.H., 4/24/07 - Campus Compact of New Hampshire recognized Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Monadnock Region, their KSC student volunteers, and KSC Assistant Professor Karrie Kalich at the annu...   more

Kenneth Jue to Address Keene State Grads  

Kenneth Jue to Address Keene State Grads

KEENE, N.H., 4/6/06 - Kenneth Jue, chief executive officer of Monadnock Family Services, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and address KSC graduates at the College Commencement ...   more

Final KSC 2007 Sidore Lecture: The Political Economy of Care  

Final KSC 2007 Sidore Lecture: The Political Economy of Care

KEENE, N.H., 4/9/07 - Time spent caring for others is undervalued today, in the household and in the labor market. Nancy Folbre, an economist who teaches at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, w...   more

Thomas Oliphant Presents KSC's Mason Library Lecture  

Thomas Oliphant Presents KSC's Mason Library Lecture

KEENE, N.H., 4/9/07 - Will New Hampshire again go Blue for President in 2008? The last two elections hint it might ... and all thanks to George W. Bush and the Democrats' secret weapon: voters who wer...   more

KSC Hosts Annual Academic Excellence Conference  

KSC Hosts Annual Academic Excellence Conference

KEENE, N.H., 3/27/07 - Join Keene State College students and their sponsors to learn about some of the most ambitious academic work of the 2006-07 year at the College's Seventh Annual Academic Excelle...   more

Rebuilding Afghanistan's Economy - KSC's Sidore Lecture Series on Political Economy  

Rebuilding Afghanistan's Economy - KSC's Sidore Lecture Series on Political Economy

KEENE, N.H., 2/22/07 - Can loans as small as $100 to people too poor to borrow from banks be effective? Recent experience with these loans (mostly given to women in developing countries) suggests this...   more

Carnegie Foundation Classifies Keene State a Community Engaged College  

Carnegie Foundation Classifies Keene State a Community Engaged College

KEENE, N.H., 12/11/06 - Keene State College is one of 76 U.S. colleges and universities that have been recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for making community engage...   more

USNH Board Ratifies Three-Year Contract with Keene State College Faculty  

USNH Board Ratifies Three-Year Contract with Keene State College Faculty

KEENE, N.H. 10/19/06 - The USNH board of trustees ratified a three-year contract with Keene State College faculty at today's meeting on the KSC campus. A tentative agreement between the administra...   more

KSC Professors Sander Lee and Klaus Bayr Receive Faculty Research Awards  

KSC Professors Sander Lee and Klaus Bayr Receive Faculty Research Awards

KEENE, N.H. 5/2/06 - Dr. Sander Lee, professor of philosophy, and Dr. Klaus Bayr, professor of geography, have been chosen to receive the Keene State College Award for Faculty Distinction in Research ...   more

Putnam and Williams to Address Keene State Grads  

Putnam and Williams to Address Keene State Grads

KEENE, N.H. 4/27/06 - James A. Putnam, president of MARKEM Corporation, and Julius P. Williams, composer and professor at Berklee College of Music, will receive honorary doctoral degrees and address K...   more

Keene State College Celebrates Inauguration of Dr. Helen Giles-Gee  

Keene State College Celebrates Inauguration of Dr. Helen Giles-Gee

KEENE, N.H. 4/17/06 - Keene State College will inaugurate its ninth president, Dr. Helen Giles-Gee, on Friday, April 28, at 2 p.m. in Spaulding Gymnasium. Last July, Dr. Giles-Gee succeeded Dr. St...   more

Conference   

Conference "Shines a Light " on the Effects of Poverty on Teaching and Learning

KEENE, N.H. 3/24/06 - New Hampshire has the highest per capita income in the United States, but the income disparity between towns within a 50-mile radius of the Keene State College campus can be huge...   more

KSC Hosts Annual Academic Excellence Conference  

KSC Hosts Annual Academic Excellence Conference

KEENE, N.H. 3/20/06 - Keene State College will host the Academic Excellence Conference on Saturday, April 1. The conference, now in its sixth year, is designed to encourage the exchange of ideas among...   more

Panel Focuses on Help for At-Risk Children  

Panel Focuses on Help for At-Risk Children

KEENE, N. H. 3/10/06 -According to the current Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2005 Kids Count Data Book, the overall well-being of New Hampshire's children is ranked first in the nation. However 7,000 Ne...   more

Keene State Names Buffalo State Dean as New Provost  

Keene State Names Buffalo State Dean as New Provost

KEENE, N.H. 3/10/06 - Dr. Emile C. Netzhammer III, dean of arts and humanities at Buffalo State College of the State University of New York, has been named provost of Keene State College after a natio...   more

Provost Candidates Visit KSC  

Provost Candidates Visit KSC

KEENE, N.H. 1/25/06 - After having reviewed over 120 applications, Keene State College's Provost Search Committee has completed initial interviews and invited three candidates to campus. The candidate...   more

Three-Day KSC Symposium Addresses Globalization  

Three-Day KSC Symposium Addresses Globalization

KEENE, N.H. 10/25/05 - A term much used but seldom defined, "globalization" can be a force either positive or dangerous, depending on your view of the world. Most of human economics, politics, technol...   more

  

"Medicine and Social Justice" Topic of Ewing Lecture

KEENE, N.H. 10/13/05 - In a reflection of his work with Partners in Health in rural communities in Haiti, Dr. David Walton wrote, "I came to realize that the poor deserve preferential treatment. Disea...   more

N.H. Emergency Personnel Use New KSC/UNH Public Safety Management System  

N.H. Emergency Personnel Use New KSC/UNH Public Safety Management System

KEENE, N.H. 10/13/05 - Last October, U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) secured a $2 million appropriation from the U.S. Department of Justice for Keene State College and the University of New Hampshire to...   more

Ewing Lecture on Medicine and Social Justice at KSC  

Ewing Lecture on Medicine and Social Justice at KSC

KEENE, N.H. 10/13/05 - In a reflection of his work with Partners in Health in rural communities in Haiti, Dr. David Walton wrote, "I came to realize that the poor deserve preferential treatment. Disea...   more

Keene State Website Recognized by National Admissions Group  

Keene State Website Recognized by National Admissions Group

KEENE, N.H. 10/3/05 - The Keene State College website designed to attract new students has received recognition as the best of its kind in New England. In its seventh annual analysis of more than ...   more

Fall Sidore Lecture: <br>Ongoing Darfur Genocide Topic of Talk  

Fall Sidore Lecture:
Ongoing Darfur Genocide Topic of Talk


KEENE, N.H. 10/5/05 - Since February 2003, more than 180,000 people have been killed or died from starvation and disease, and nearly two million have been driven from their homes by the violence in th...   more

Keene State Profiled by 2005 Princeton Review  

Keene State Profiled by 2005 Princeton Review

KEENE, N.H. 10/5/05 - Keene State College is one of 224 select colleges and universities in the Northeast that The Princeton Review profiles in the 2006 edition of its book The Best Northeastern Colle...   more

Keene State Announces 2005-06 Lecture Series  

Keene State Announces 2005-06 Lecture Series

Keene, N.H. 9/9/05 - The slender line between life and death for people in war-torn countries and in nations devastated by natural disasters, such as Sudan and Haiti, will be examined in Keene State C...   more

Keene State Names 2005 Distinguished Teacher  

Keene State Names 2005 Distinguished Teacher

KEENE, N.H. 8/31/05 - Dr. Gregory Knouff, associate professor of history and chair of the history department, will receive the 2005 Distinguished Teacher Award from the Keene State College Alumni Asso...   more

Redfern Arts Center Celebrates 25th Anniversary Season  

Redfern Arts Center Celebrates 25th Anniversary Season

KEENE, NH 8/13/05 - This year Keene State College's Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond will mark its 25th season as a performing arts center. The season will celebrate the work of many of the l...   more

Dr. Neil Sullivan, Civil Rights Pioneer, Dies at 90  

Dr. Neil Sullivan, Civil Rights Pioneer, Dies at 90

KEENE, N.H. 8/12/05 - Neil Sullivan, a 1936 graduate of Keene Normal School and one of the College's most distinguished alumni, died on Saturday, Aug. 6. An more

Keene State College Launches Safety and Emergency Management Certificate Program  

Keene State College Launches Safety and Emergency Management Certificate Program

KEENE, N.H. 8/3/05 - Professionals in healthcare, education, law enforcement, business, and industry can now earn a Safety and Emergency Management Certificate offered by Keene State College. This ...   more

Education, Birding, and Computer Courses Among August and September Offerings at Keene State College  

Education, Birding, and Computer Courses Among August and September Offerings at Keene State College

KEENE, N.H. 8/1/05 - A course on migratory birds, three education courses, and several computer classes are among the many weekend and short-term courses starting in late August and September at Keene...   more

Governor Lynch Visits Keene State  

Governor Lynch Visits Keene State

Tim Allen (right), professor of geology, and Melinda Treadwell (left), assistant professor of technology, design and safety, explain the workings of an isotope mass spectrometer to Governor John Lynch...   more

Transition the Focus of Summer Institute  

Transition the Focus of Summer Institute

Next month, local special educators will gather at Keene State for an institute on integrating transition (from high school to post-high school) techniques into Individualized Education Programs for s...   more

Woodsville High Student Will Receive Inaugural    

Woodsville High Student Will Receive Inaugural "Dr. Y" Scholarship

KEENE, N.H. 6/10/05 - Stanley J. Yarosewick, who retires from the presidency at Keene State College on June 30, has left a legacy that originates from his own roots. A scholarship endowment named f...   more

KSC President Yarosewick Honored by Plymouth State University  

KSC President Yarosewick Honored by Plymouth State University

KEENE, N.H. 5/27/05 - Keene State College President Stanley J. Yarosewick received the Harold E. Hyde Award at the Plymouth State University commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 21, on the PSU campu...   more

Familiar Faces about to Leave Keene State, and the U.S.  

Familiar Faces about to Leave Keene State, and the U.S.

KEENE, N.H. 5/6/05 - Keene is a long way from home for Nouran Meho and Francisco Vasconcelos. The students, who hail from Amman, Jordan, and Lisbon, Portugal, respectively, will graduate from Keene St...   more

Synergy the Key in Food Science Competition  

Synergy the Key in Food Science Competition

KEENE, N.H. 5/4/05 - Last Wednesday, Instructor Becky Dunn's Food Science class collaborated with area Sodexho chefs in the third annual Nutrition Synergy Competition. The class of eleven students div...   more

Cooking Up a Community Storm  

Cooking Up a Community Storm

KEENE, N.H. 5/4/05 - Students in Instructor Karrie Kalich's Health Science 217 - Applied Nutrition Science Lab - know not only how to read the nutrition label on a jar of pinto beans or a box of brown...   more

Educators Can Take Weekend and Evening Summer Courses Starting in May at Keene State College  

Educators Can Take Weekend and Evening Summer Courses Starting in May at Keene State College

KEENE, N.H. 4/27/05 - Numerous weekend and evening summer courses are offered for educators at Keene State College in May and June when teachers are still minding their own students. Eight courses are...   more

Japanese to Jazz Courses Offered This Summer at Keene State  

Japanese to Jazz Courses Offered This Summer at Keene State

KEENE, N.H. 4/27/05 - Introduction to Japanese Language and Culture, Jazz and the Cinema, and Introduction to Web Design are three of the many courses offered this summer at Keene State College. Six- ...   more

Larry Welkowitz Honored with Faculty Research Award  

Larry Welkowitz Honored with Faculty Research Award

KEENE, N.H. 4/26/05 - Dr. Larry Welkowitz, associate professor of psychology, has been chosen to receive the Keene State College Award for Faculty Distinction in Research and Scholarship for 2004-05. ...   more

Dr. Helen Giles-Gee Selected to Become 9th President of Keene State College  

Dr. Helen Giles-Gee Selected to Become 9th President of Keene State College

KEENE, N.H. 4/25/05 - University System of New Hampshire (USNH) Chancellor Stephen J. Reno announced today that Dr. Helen Giles-Gee will be the next president of Keene State College (KSC). Dr. Giles-G...   more

Fall Openings Still Remain at Keene State  

Fall Openings Still Remain at Keene State

KEENE, N.H. 4/18/05 - Applications for admission to Keene State College suggest that KSC will enroll another academically strong class this fall, but some openings still remain for the Class of 2009, ...   more

Gordon Leversee Appointed Interim Academic VP  

Gordon Leversee Appointed Interim Academic VP

KEENE, N.H. 4/14/05 - Dr. Gordon Leversee, dean of sciences and social sciences at Keene State College, has been appointed interim vice president for academic affairs, KSC President Stanley J. Yarosew...   more

John Couture Appointed Dean of Professional and Graduate Studies at KSC  

John Couture Appointed Dean of Professional and Graduate Studies at KSC

KEENE, N.H. 4/4/05 - Dr. John Couture, who has served as interim dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies since July, 2004, has been appointed Dean of the School. His appointment begins...   more

Summer Institutes for Educators Abound at Keene State College  

Summer Institutes for Educators Abound at Keene State College

KEENE, N.H. 3/17/05 - Educators may continue their own education this summer at Keene State College, which offers numerous institutes on such topics as Storytelling in the Classroom, Conflict Resoluti...   more

Exploring Our World: <br>The Fifth Annual Academic Excellence Conference  

Exploring Our World:
The Fifth Annual Academic Excellence Conference


Contaminants in the Ashuelot River, teaching dance to visually impaired children, and the usefulness of roundabouts as solutions to traffic congestion will be among presentations by students at Keene ...   more

  

"Tribal People: The Dilemma of Change" Anthropologists Speak in James D. Ewing Lecture at Keene State

KEENE, N.H. 3/4/05 - As countries become more aggressive in economic development, threats to the survival of the indigenous peoples of the world increase, according to Kirk Endicott, professor of anth...   more

Service-Learning: Theory, Experience, and Reflection  

Service-Learning: Theory, Experience, and Reflection

"Teaching is what I want to do," Emily Spencer told the group that gathered for Keene State's first service-learning summit, which was held at the College on Friday. More than 50 faculty and represent...   more

2005 Spring Sidore Lecture: Bishop Gene Robinson Will Discuss 'Moral Values'  

2005 Spring Sidore Lecture: Bishop Gene Robinson Will Discuss 'Moral Values'

KEENE, N.H. 1/25/05 - V. Gene Robinson was invested as the ninth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire on March 7, 2004. He was the first openly gay man in the Episcopal Church to be electe...   more

Keene State's OSHA Center Partners with UMass New England Consortium  

Keene State's OSHA Center Partners with UMass New England Consortium

KEENE, N.H. 1/3/05 - The Region I (New England) OSHA Training Institute Education Center in Manchester, administered by Keene State College, in partnership with The New England Consortium (TNEC) at th...   more

Keene State's Safety Center Offers Online Construction Safety Course  

Keene State's Safety Center Offers Online Construction Safety Course

KEENE, N.H. 1/3/05 - The Keene State College Safety Center, in partnership with ClickSafety.com, Inc., now offers online the Ten-Hour Outreach Course in OSHA's Construction Safety and Health Standards...   more

Health and Education Courses Start in February at Keene State  

Health and Education Courses Start in February at Keene State

KEENE, N.H. 1/3/05 - Health and education courses along with computer and paralegal classes start in February at Keene State College through the Office of Continuing Education and Extended Studies. ...   more

KSC Announces Spring Lectures  

KSC Announces Spring Lectures

Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart" - Victor Hugo
This spring, Keene State will host a number of dynamic speakers and events of scholarship. Mark these dates in yo...   more

KSC Students, Faculty Seek New Connections with Local Community  

KSC Students, Faculty Seek New Connections with Local Community

Note: This story is about the 2005 Service Learning Summit. The 2006 Service Learning Summit will be held February 3, 2006. KEENE, N.H. 12/9/04 - A Service Learning Summit, to be held at Kee...   more

  

"A Taste of Keene" Will Benefit KSC Nutrition Scholarship and Meals on Wheels

KEENE, N.H. 11/8/04 - Local residents will have the chance to sample food from area restaurants at the third annual "A Taste of Keene," to be held on Sunday, Nov. 14,
11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Colony...   more

UNH and Keene State Share $2 Million in Federal Funds<br>For National Public Safety Management Project  

UNH and Keene State Share $2 Million in Federal Funds
For National Public Safety Management Project


DURHAM and KEENE, N.H. - The University of New Hampshire and Keene State College have received $2 million in joint federal funds from the U.S. Department of Justice to develop a national public safety...   more

Studying Abroad: Taking Students Out of America and Into the World  

Studying Abroad: Taking Students Out of America and Into the World

KEENE, N.H. 9/21/04 - It's a big world out there, says Marché Brown, director of the National and International Exchange Center. And she intends to see as many Keene State students as possible expand ...   more

Faculty Named for Tenure, Promotion  

Faculty Named for Tenure, Promotion

KEENE, N.H. 9/15/04 - The University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees, on recommendation from its Academic Affairs Committee, has promoted 12 Keene State College faculty members, awarding ten...   more

Butterfield Lung Disease Research Lab Opened  

Butterfield Lung Disease Research Lab Opened

KEENE, N.H. 7/14/04 - Air is filled with pollutants that humans should not be inhaling. A new, $1-million research project at Keene State will help identify these pollutants and investigate their effe...   more

John Couture Appointed Dean of Prof. and Grad. Studies  

John Couture Appointed Dean of Prof. and Grad. Studies

KEENE, N.H. 7/15/04 - John Couture, associate professor of education, has assumed the position of interim dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies. Couture replaces Dav...   more

Fall Registration Opens at Keene State College  

Fall Registration Opens at Keene State College

KEENE, N.H. 6/24/04 - The Keene State College Continuing Education Office opens fall semester registration Tuesday, July 6, through Wednesday, Aug. 25, for courses that run the full semester, Aug. 30-...   more

KSC Offers Weekend and Weeklong Courses in Summer  

KSC Offers Weekend and Weeklong Courses in Summer

KEENE, N.H. 6/24/04 - Numerous weekend and weeklong courses ranging from a Writer's Conference to Latin American Music are scheduled in July and August at Keene State College through the Office of Con...   more

Accomplishments of Professional and Graduate Studies Faculty  

Accomplishments of Professional and Graduate Studies Faculty

KEENE, N.H. 6/16/04 - These are among accomplishments of Keene State College Professional and Graduate Studies faculty since the winter: Raymond Jobin, education instructor, presen...   more

Summer Institutes For Educators Abound At KSC  

Summer Institutes For Educators Abound At KSC

KEENE, N.H. 5/7/04 - Educators may continue their own education this summer at Keene State College, which offers numerous institutes on such topics as the No Child Left Behind legislation, the arts an...   more

Region I OSHA Education Center Offers 8 Courses In June  

Region I OSHA Education Center Offers 8 Courses In June

KEENE, N.H. 5/12/04 - The Region I (New England) OSHA Training Institute Education Center, in Manchester, N.H., has scheduled eight safety courses in June. The Institute is authorized by the U.S. Depa...   more

Starting from Scratch: Student Designers Manufacture a Dry-land Training Bench for Swimmers  

Starting from Scratch: Student Designers Manufacture a Dry-land Training Bench for Swimmers

KEENE, N.H. 5/13/04 - Training for swimming is not just jumping in the pool and doing laps. To avoid injury and to ensure their fitness over a long season, swimmers need to train, as it were, on dry l...   more

Keene State Invites Fall Semester Applications  

Keene State Invites Fall Semester Applications

KEENE, N.H. 5/5/04 - Keene State College is currently accepting applications for the fall 2004 semester. Peggy Richmond, director of admissions, says that there are still places for first-year, transf...   more

Summer Registration Under Way at Keene State College  

Summer Registration Under Way at Keene State College

KEENE, N.H. 4/9/04 - The Keene State College Continuing Education Office is now taking registrations for Summer Session courses. Numerous courses are offered in two, six-week summer sessions starting ...   more

27th Annual Children's Literature Festival Oct. 25  

27th Annual Children's Literature Festival Oct. 25

KEENE, N.H. 10/15/03 - A Newbery Honor Award winner and a writer-photographer who has worked on archeological sites with the Leakey family in Kenya are two of the featured speakers at the 27th annual ...   more

27th Annual Children's Literature Festival Oct. 25  

27th Annual Children's Literature Festival Oct. 25

KEENE, N.H. 10/15/03 - A Newbery Honor Award winner and a writer-photographer who has worked on archeological sites with the Leakey family in Kenya are two of the featured speakers at the 27th annual ...   more

27th Annual Children's Literature Festival Oct. 25  

27th Annual Children's Literature Festival Oct. 25

KEENE, N.H. 10/15/03 - A Newbery Honor Award winner and a writer-photographer who has worked on archeological sites with the Leakey family in Kenya are two of the featured speakers at the 27th annual ...   more

KSC Honors Distinguished Teacher, Parent, Granite State Recipient  

KSC Honors Distinguished Teacher, Parent, Granite State Recipient

KEENE, N.H. 10/8/03 - Keene State College's distinguished teacher for the year 2003, the parent of the year, two Granite State Award winners, and the community service award winner all will be honored...   more

KSC Honors Distinguished Teacher, Parent, Granite State Recipient  

KSC Honors Distinguished Teacher, Parent, Granite State Recipient

KEENE, N.H. 10/8/03 - Keene State College's distinguished teacher for the year 2003, the parent of the year, two Granite State Award winners, and the community service award winner all will be honored...   more

KSC Honors Distinguished Teacher, Parent, Granite State Recipient  

KSC Honors Distinguished Teacher, Parent, Granite State Recipient

KEENE, N.H. 10/8/03 - Keene State College's distinguished teacher for the year 2003, the parent of the year, two Granite State Award winners, and the community service award winner all will be honored...   more

Keene State Welcomes New Faculty Members  

Keene State Welcomes New Faculty Members

KEENE, N.H. 9/23/03 - Nine new professors and two instructors in full-time, tenure-track positions began working at Keene State College this fall. Six other new appointments for one-year positions als...   more

Keene State Welcomes New Faculty Members  

Keene State Welcomes New Faculty Members

KEENE, N.H. 9/23/03 - Nine new professors and two instructors in full-time, tenure-track positions began working at Keene State College this fall. Six other new appointments for one-year positions als...   more

Keene State Welcomes New Faculty Members  

Keene State Welcomes New Faculty Members

KEENE, N.H. 9/23/03 - Nine new professors and two instructors in full-time, tenure-track positions began working at Keene State College this fall. Six other new appointments for one-year positions als...   more

Health and Wellness Courses Offered this Fall  

Health and Wellness Courses Offered this Fall

KEENE, N.H. 7/24/03 - A healthy lifestyle is important no matter what the season. This fall the Keene State College Continuing Education Office is offering health and wellness courses that range from ...   more

Health and Wellness Courses Offered this Fall  

Health and Wellness Courses Offered this Fall

KEENE, N.H. 7/24/03 - A healthy lifestyle is important no matter what the season. This fall the Keene State College Continuing Education Office is offering health and wellness courses that range from ...   more

Health and Wellness Courses Offered this Fall  

Health and Wellness Courses Offered this Fall

KEENE, N.H. 7/24/03 - A healthy lifestyle is important no matter what the season. This fall the Keene State College Continuing Education Office is offering health and wellness courses that range from ...   more


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