If you can't find anything to do on campus, you're just not trying: There are clubs and organizations, films, free concerts, sporting events, lectures…
How can you be successful at Keene State? Some things are obvious: attend class, do your coursework, ask your professor for help early if you feel swamped. Get involved in other ways, too. Studies show that participating in activities helps lead to success in college.
Keene State's small size makes it easy for any student to play a sport, appear on a stage, edit a publication, or lead a trip. Activities will help you meet other students who share your passion for film, politics, sustainability, music, rugby, fencing, or dozens of other interests.
 The skis were longer in 1955, but we still have a ski club, with snowboarding too.
Keene State's student organizations – nearly 100 strong – change from year to year, depending on the expressed interests of students. See the list of clubs and organizations on the Student Center website. And if you don't see the activity you want, start your own club!
KSC also enriches students' lives with a roster of lively events and speakers that bring new perspectives to politics, current events, art, and literature.
Last year, speakers and performers included prominent artist Wolf Kahn, political economist Anwar M. Shaikh, African development expert John Uniak Davis '84, concert pianist Virginia Eskin '94H (performing women's music of the Holocaust), and author John Irving, as well as numerous music ensembles, theatre groups, and dance companies.
During the summer of 2008, all first-year students read Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, by Michael Pollan, which will be discussed in classes, campus forums, and workshops.
And in election years, KSC students have ample opportunity to meet candidates from both parties during the New Hampshire primary.
The Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond showcases dance, music, and drama, bringing renowned performers to the theatre and recital hall. Highlights of the 2007-08 season included dance company Pilobolus, Aquila Theatre Company's production of Catch-22, early music ensemble The Baltimore Consort, The Eroica Trio, physical comedian Claire Porter, the political satire of The Capitol Steps, and the debut performance of a new work, Kaddish, sched-uled for an international tour beginning Fall 2008.
Meanwhile, at the L. P. Young Student Center, the Night Owl Café packs them in for weekly Open Mic Night, where students perform for each other, and comedy and pop groups play to enthusiastic audiences.
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The Pumpkin Lobotomy is KSC's student-run contribution to the City of Keene's annual display of lit jack-o'-lanterns.
KSC students are eligible for discounted tickets to all Redfern Arts Center events. GrooveLily (above), is part
of the 2008-09 lineup.
Residential Life staff organizes weekly antics and activities, such as this Holloway Hall/Butler Court Iron Chef Contest, which brought out unimagined culinary skills in student Lauren Duffy and staff member Mark Schmidl-Gagne.
For the extrovert lurking in everyone, Open Mic Night is a chance to try out a song or practice a new comedy routine for a friendly audience at the Night Owl Café.
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