Conference Showcases Students’ Academic Excellence

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 Keene State’s Ninth Annual Academic Excellence Conference on Saturday, April 4. The conference begins at 9 a.m. and is held in the Science and Student Centers. Those attending may pick up programs and join student, faculty, and staff for a continental breakfast in the atrium of the Student Center beginning at 8:15 a.m.

This year, students are presenting 73 oral and poster projects, exhibits, panel discussions, and workshops, including “A ‘Keene’ Bill of Health: Vision 2020 and an Assessment of Health in Keene, New Hampshire,” “The Effects of Different Types of Music on Anxiety,” “The Usefulness of Power and Influence in International Conflicts,” “Simulation Space: The Development of a Newtonian Physics Simulator,” and “Living Free and Dying Young: Exploring New Hampshire’s College-Age Seatbelt Use” (full conference schedule). For more information, contact Ann Rancourt, 8-2118, or Donna Hinz, 8-2104.