Monthly Archives: January 2012

In Memoriam: Professor Kristi Alvarez

January 27, 2012Uncategorizedobituary

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 reputation as an excellent geography teacher and a leader in social science education, committed to broadening the geography education experience for students. She was also recognized for her integrity, work ethic, and indomitable spirit.

Dr. Alvarez left Keene State College in 2009 when she was offered a signature opportunity at the University of Redlands in California that allowed her to work with a local school district and a brand new high school to infuse geospatial technologies and spatial thinking into the curriculum.

Dr. Alvarez and her family maintained a Caring Bridge page for her. Enter kristinalvarez in the “Visit a Site” box.

Who’s Still Standing? —Anthony Bishop ’94

January 10, 2012UncategorizedAlumni achievers

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 Standing? You can visit him on the set in this YouTube promo video (Anthony appears at the 2:26 mark). Check it out and drop him a big congratulations via the “Comments” link below.

KSC Awarded Grants to Protect Valuable Collections

January 9, 2012Uncategorizedarchive, art, grant

KSC recently received grants to preserve and protect its most valuable collections and archived material.

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the College $5,560 for “Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan and Staff Training to Preserve Special Collections and Film Archives.” The project will help create a disaster preparedness and recovery plan for the College’s archives, special collections, and film holdings; provide staff with training in emergency preparedness and response planning; and prepare disaster supply kits. The College’s holdings consist of over 250 linear feet of archival and manuscript material and over 6,000 volumes of print and bound materials, covering predominantly the disciplines of history, literature, poetry, film studies, Holocaust and genocide studies, and anthropology. The Film Archives holdings include approximately 1,000 color and black & white motion-picture films.
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Women’s Soccer Team Wins NSCAA Academic Award

January 9, 2012Uncategorizedsports, Student Standouts

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) recognized the Owl women’s soccer team for their academic achievement. The Owls’ lofty 3.56 combined GPA for fall 2010 and spring 2011 puts them in elite company. Among the 572 teams recognized, including all three NCAA Divisions and NAIA, Keene State is ranked 22nd. The Owls are seventh among the 179 Division III teams honored, and had the second-best GPA in New England behind MIT. And they’re good athletes, too. They finished the season with a 15-7-3 record, captured the Little East Conference regular season championship and earned a berth in the ECAC New England tournament.

What’s New with You?

January 6, 2012Uncategorized

Don’t miss any of the news, opportunities, and events we bring your way! If your contact info has changed, or if we don’t even have old info, visit our Update Us! page so you won’t miss a thing. And tell your KSC friends!

Winter’s Best at Winterfest!

January 6, 2012For Parents, Mark Your Calendar, Uncategorized

Some of the warmest memories of KSC have got to involve snow. Come to campus for the weekend of February 3–5, for more memory-making opportunities. We’ve got lots of things planned, including:

snow tubing at Granite Gorge on Friday night
one of Warren Miller’s spectacular ski films on Friday and Saturday
a snow-sculpture contest
men’s and women’s basketball (vs USM!)
the ever-exciting rail jam
KSC ski day at Mt. Sunapee on Sunday!

And that’s just some of the fun! Check out the full schedule on the Winterfest page, and start making your plans.

Come to Work at KSC

January 6, 2012Uncategorized

KSC is a great place to work, and we’re always happy to hear from alums or others in the extended KSC community who have the skills and experience we can use. We have several faculty and staff positions open. Here are a few:

Experimental psychology, tenure-track assistant professor
Political science, tenure-track assistant professor
Health science, tenure-track assistant professor
Safety and Occupational Health Applied Science, industrial chemist, tenure-track assistant professor
Physical education, tenure-track assistant professor
Teacher education-elementary education, tenure-track position
Teacher education-early childhood education, tenure-track position
Advisor, Academic and Career Advising
Construction Specialist, NH OSHA consultation program
Campus Safety officers

Find out more, and apply online on the Employment Opportunities page (updated regularly). For more information, contact Heather McGreer, assistant director of Human Resources, at 603-358-2471 or hmcgreer@keene.edu

Students to Serve in Jamaica in January

January 6, 2012Uncategorized

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 partners in the island nation.
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Truth Values: One Girl’s Romp Through MIT’s Male Math Maze

January 6, 2012Mark Your Calendartheatre

Continuing its 30th anniversary season, the Redfern Arts Center at Keene State College (KSC) will present a hilarious solo show in which algorithms and sexism collide. Truth Values: One Girl’s Romp Through MIT’s Male Math Maze will be performed on Thursday, February 2, at 7:30 p.m. Inspired by the actual experiences of actress-playwright and recovering mathematician Gioia De Cari, this comical one-woman play follows De Cari’s misadventures as a female PhD candidate in the elite boys club of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s math department in the 1980s.

Tickets range from $10 to $25 and can be purchased by calling the Box Office, 603-358-2168 or ordering online.

More information. …

Maureen Ahern’s Artwork at Derryfield School

January 6, 2012Mark Your Calendarart

"Brush By," by Maureen Ahern, 14" x 10" mixed media with interference paint on cradled board.

If you’ll be in Manchester from Jan. 9–Feb. 10, stop in at the Derryfield School’s Lyceum Gallery to enjoy Occular Rhythm: Two Views, an exhibit of artwork by Thorne Art Gallery Director Maureen Ahern and Paul Cooper. There will be a closing reception on Friday, Feb. 10, from 5:30–7 p.m. (before the Upper School Musical).

Gallery Hours: 8 a.m.–4 p.m. (schooldays).

Where’d I See That?

January 5, 2012Uncategorized

OK, after the holidays, everyone needs a break. So this one’s soooooo easy. Where is it, and what’s it about?

If you think you know the answer, please write it legibly on a slip of paper and stick it inside a 1947 King 3B trombone and mail it, in the trombone’s original case, to Newsline, Alumni Center, 229 Main St., Keene, NH 03435. Or use the “comments” link, below.