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Campus Compact Awards
April 10, 2024 –

Keene State College proudly announces its recipients of the Campus Compact for New Hampshire’s annual Presidents’ Awards. Colleges across New Hampshire select honorees for three awards: President’s Leadership, President’s Good Steward, and President’s Community Partner.

Tim Bruns, Dr. Kate DeConinck, and The City of Keene’s International Festival were among the...

Sharon Breidt Recognized
April 5, 2024 –

Sharon D. Breidt, head of the Nursing Department at Keene State College, is one of 13 professionals who will be honored in May at the 7th annual Excellence in Nursing Awards recognition gala in Concord.

New Hampshire Magazine and the New Hampshire Nurses’ Association present these awards to honor the...

Marcus Soutra '06
March 28, 2024 –

Keene State College will bestow two individuals with special awards and another with an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degree at its annual Commencement on Saturday, May 4.

Commencement is held outdoors at the Fiske Quad in the center of campus.

Marcus Soutra ‘06, a leader in the learning differences...

OWNH Recipients 2024
March 19, 2024 –

Each year, for more than three decades, and as part of Women’s History Month, Keene State College honors outstanding women of New Hampshire. This year’s recognition theme is Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

Individuals who have worked to eliminate bias and discrimination from our lives and institutions...

Author, human-rights activist, and survivor of the Cambodian genocide, Loung Ung
March 14, 2024 – Author, human-rights activist, and survivor of the Cambodian genocide, Loung Ung

Author, human-rights activist, and survivor of the Cambodian genocide, Loung Ung is the featured speaker for Keene State College’s 2024 Genocide Awareness Lecture on April 3.

The lecture is the final event in the Cohen Center for Holocaust and...

Keene State Today, Winter 2024 - Allie Bedell, Washington DC, inside
February 29, 2024 – Combination of different knowledge bases serving grad well

With a presidential election cycle about to kick into a higher gear, graduate Allison Bedell’s role as vice president for Canvass America, a voter canvassing organization based in Washington, D.C., is sure to intensify.

Allie, a 2014 Keene State graduate, wouldn’t want...
Keene State Today, Winter 2024 - Vitheavy Barton, small book
February 28, 2024 –

For Vitheavy Barton ’24, going to college was less a leap of faith than a well-timed decision. Vitheavy took two gap years before enrolling at Keene State. It was the right path for her.

It has been a foundation-building and growth-filled experience, the Littleton, New Hampshire native says of her...

Keene State Today, Winter 2024 - Opening Minds, Doors and Futures, group
February 28, 2024 –

Editor’s Note : Keene State’s legacy Educator Preparation Program has a 114-year history of readying skilled, passionate students to educate future generations in the classroom. Meet some of the graduates, many of whom have gone on to lead their classrooms locally and throughout New Hampshire creating a homegrown workforce pipeline...

Above, from left, President Melinda Treadwell, Dr. Kate DeConinck, Suzanne Hampel, and Dr. James Beeby
February 28, 2024 –

During the 2023-2024 academic year, the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (Cohen Center) at Keene State College is marking a major milestone: its 40th anniversary. In 1983, the Holocaust Resource Center began as a collection of books and resources brought together by founder Dr. Charles Hildebrandt, who coined...

Caroline Catino '26 stands proudly on Fiske Quad in a red Keene State College sweatshirt
February 20, 2024 –

It is hard for Caroline Catino ’26 to contain her smile these days.

It’s good to be back in a “happy space,” the Keene State theatre & dance major says.

“Before I got here, it was much different. I spent a year struggling to connect, to find where I could...

Kirsten Becker '20
February 8, 2024 – Coveted Status Called A Boon For College, Greater Community

In the minds of many involved with the yearslong project, it is a moment to open the windows and shout: Keene State College has achieved the designation of All-Steinway School, a distinction that sets its music program apart from all others...

Esports program starts with win
February 6, 2024 –

The transformation was quick — surprisingly quick — and exciting.

Especially if you are a member of Keene State’s esports team, which launched its inaugural season on Monday, Feb. 5. The Owls’ starting three-person Rocket League squad – Alex Nimiroski, Eric Carlo and Keegan Wilder – will forever be the...

Students smile in a classroom
January 8, 2024 –

Congratulations to Keene State students who made the Fall 2023 Dean’s List! To qualify for the Dean’s List, degree-seeking undergraduate students complete a minimum of 12 credits and earned at least a 3.5 grade point average.

If a student or family member has any questions about the list, please contact...

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January 2, 2024 –

Keene State College is accepting nominations for its 2024 President’s Outstanding Women of New Hampshire awards.

This annual recognition in honor of Women’s History Month celebrates women who have made outstanding contributions to their communities. This year’s award theme is Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Women who...

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