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Polish Your Professional Network

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NetworkingThe KSC Alumni Association invites students, alumni, and other community members to Centennial Hall in the Alumni Center at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, for a gathering focused on professional networking. Learn how a strong personal network can help you find a job and further your career. And you’ll have the  opportunity to forge some important connections at this event!

Alumni panelists include Emeritus Professor of Psychology and and former Director of Program Development for Common Ground Publishing Tony Stavely, former division sales manager and trainer for a major medical diagnostics company Dick Smith, and Sinead O’ Mahony ’11,  Adrienne Osborne ‘12, Matthew Norton ’12, and other recent grads who will share their experiences and offer strategies for effective networking. The program is FREE of charge, and drinks and snacks will be provided. After the panel, you’ll have an opportunity to meet the panelists and put your new networking skills into action.

Coming Right Up: Two Alumni Events!

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OwlSculptureIf you’ll be in the Lebanon, NH, area on Feb. 28, or around Portland, ME, on March 8, join us for one of our fun regional events.

Upper Valley NH/VT Alumni Networking Event
February 28 from 6–8 p.m.
at the Salt Hill Pub in Lebanon, NH

Join Scott Farnsworth ’87, your local alumni host, for a night of mixing and mingling! With more than 400 alums in the Upper Valley, odds are good you’ll meet up with an old schoolmate, teacher, neighbor, or even a relative! The Salt Hill Pub is located at 2 W. Park (off the Common) in Lebanon, NH.

Questions about the event? Contact Patty Farmer at 603-358-270 or pframer@keene.edu.

Alumni Meetup & Red Claws Game – Portland, ME
Friday, March 8
Meetup @ Rivalries: 5:30 p.m.
Game @ 7 p.m.

Meet up to connect with Portland area alumni at Rivalries Bar for complementary appetizers and a cash bar at 5:30 p.m. Rivalries is located at 10  Cotton Street, and the game will be at the Portland Exposition Building. Then head over to the Portland Expo to watch the Maine Red Claws take on the Canton Charge. Get your discounted game tickets online. Questions about tickets? Give Adam a call at (207) 210-6655, ext. 209.

Questions about the event? Contact Sara Telfer at 603-358-2425 or stelfer@keene.edu.

Can’t make either of these events? Check our Alumni Events Page for other opportunities near you!

KSC Sends Seven to New England Intercollegiate Band

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(l–r) Josh Brennan, Gabe Belluscio, Kathryn Lanouette, Alyssa Comeau, Katey Lundstedt, Kirsten Burrows
(l–r) Josh Brennan, Gabe Belluscio, Kathryn Lanouette, Alyssa Comeau, Katey Lundstedt, Kirsten Burrows (missing from photo: Sam Irvine, trombone)

Seven Keene State College students have been chosen to play in the honors ensemble for the 31st Annual New England Intercollegiate Band: Alyssa Comeau ’13, clarinet; Kathryne Lundstedt ’14, clarinet; Kirsten Burrows ’14, trumpet; Kathryn Lanouette ’15, clarinet; Joshua Brennan ’15, percussion; Sam Irvine ’16, trombone; and Gabriel Belluscio ’15, tenor saxophone. Sophomore Joshua Brennan, a Music Education and Composition major, won a cash prize and was selected to perform a solo work on marimba.

Organized by the New England College Band Association, the Festival will be held at Gordon College in Wenham, Mass., on April 12 and 13. It brings the top college musicians from across New England together for a weekend of music making with an internationally known guest conductor. This year, that is T. Andre Feagin, an Assistant Professor of Music and Associate Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Texas at El Paso.

Keene State has been represented at this honors festival since it’s start in 1981.

Celebrating Granny D

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Granny D
Granny D

Doris “Granny D” Haddock was a powerful force for clean elections, civic engagement, and democracy on the national stage. And she was certainly a well-known character in the Monadnock Region.

Please join the Coalition for Open Democracy; Granny D’s organization, PACE (Promoting Active Civic Engagement); and KSC’s Mason Library on Thursday, January 24, from 2–4:30 p.m. at the Alumni Recital Hall in the Redfern to celebrate the 103rd anniversary of Granny D’s birth and to remember her life and legacy.
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FAFSA Day at KSC—Free Help Filling out the FAFSA

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FinancialAidOn January 27, from 1–4 p.m. in Rhodes Hall, room S121, the KSC Financial Aid Office is sponsoring FAFSA Day, where anyone from the local community can come get FREE assistance completing the FAFSA.

What to bring:

  1. FASFA PIN
  2. Your most recent tax return
  3. Your Social Security #’s
  4. Your driver’s license
  5. 2012 W-2
  6. 2012 untaxed income records
  7. 2012 bank statements
  8. 2012 business and investment records
  9. Your alien registration card [if you are not a US citizen]

If you don’t have the 2012 versions of these documents, bring your most recent versions.

Note: This event is open to the general public and any college applicants, not just Keene State applicants! Come get FREE assistance to help complete the FAFSA. Parking will be available in the visitor lot on Wyman Way.

President Kahn on NHPR’s The Exchange

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KSC Interim President Jay Kahn
KSC Interim President Jay Kahn

New Hampshire’s University system has faced huge cuts in recent years, forcing everyone with a stake in public higher education to think long and hard about strategies to provide a quality education in these times of limited financial resources. NH Public Radio’s The Exchange with Laura Knoy addressed this issue on December 21 in a segment entitled “Public Universities Ponder Their Future.” The guests on the program were KSC Interim President Jay Kahn; columnist Richard Vedder, author of a recent article for Bloomberg about funding for universities; and Tom Horgan, president and CEO at the New Hampshire College & University Council. Check out what they had to say on the future of public university funding.

Screening of Metropolis with Alloy Orchestra Wins $1000 Grant

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Director of the Redfern Arts Center Shannon Mayers has secured a $1,000 grant from the New England Foundation for the Arts to fund outreach efforts around the screening of Fritz Lang’s 1927 futuristic epic, The Complete Metropolis, in the Alumni Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. on January 30. Boston’s Alloy Orchestra, which film critic Roger Ebert calls “the best in the world at accompanying silent films,” will provide their unique and brilliant music for the film. This internationally-known trio blend their distinctive mix of clarinet, accordion, electronics, and junk-metal percussion to highlight the film’s dramatic effect. In addition to the public performance, the Alloy Orchestra will provide a public workshop about live music and silent films. There will be an exhibit of silent-film posters in the Redfern lobby.

Christmas Gift Idea: Redfern Tickets, with Alumni Discount!

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Use your alumni discount to see the Alloy Orchestra’s brilliant accompaniment to the newly restored version of Fritz Lang’s 1926 silent film masterpiece The Complete Metropolis.

The Redfern Arts Center has made the dilemma of Christmas-gift giving a lot easier by offering alumni discounts on tickets. KSC alumni receive discounts of $5–$10 per ticket, depending on the event, for all the Redfern’s exciting season events.

This winter and spring offer a diverse roster of performing artists bringing spectacular music, theater, dance, and film to campus. Give the gift of a performance by the well-loved Apple Hill String Quartet with composer Christine Southworth or the futuristic silent film The Complete Metropolis (accompanied by the Alloy Orchestra). There’s something for every taste, including hip-hop artist Baba Brinkman’s take on evolution, Alaskan-born dancer Emily Johnson’s new work that explores cultural identity, and Chicago’s Griffin Theatre’s hit production, Letters Home.

Gift tickets for performances are now on sale at the Redfern Box Office, and can be purchased by phone (603-358-2168) or by visiting the Redfern online.

KSC Event in CT November 28

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There are over 250 families and more than a thousand alumni in the greater Hartford, CT, area. Are you one of them? If so, please join Interim President Jay Kahn, Parent and Alumni Association leadership, and student ambassadors from the greater Hartford area on Wednesday, November 28th, at the Baci Grille 134 Berlin Rd., Cromwell CT. This casual social and networking reception will begin at 6 p.m.

The KSC Parents Association is sponsoring the appetizers, and a cash bar will be available. We are looking forward to seeing you, sharing KSC news, and helping make connections! Please RSVP to Patty Farmer (603-358-2370) so we’ll know you’re coming.

Lynn Richardson to Exhibit at New England Biennial

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Arctic Garden, by Lynn Richardson

Associate Professor of Art Lynn Richardson is exhibiting her work at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center’s show, New England Biennial 2012, from November 2–March 1. This juried exhibit features paintings, photographs, drawings, sculpture, and installation artwork by 13 artists from around New England, chosen from among more than 400 applicants by Stephen Haller of the Stephen Haller Gallery in New York City.

Homecoming 2012!

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Save the date:  October 12–14—KSC Homecoming! This year, we’ll be celebrating big all weekend! The new TDS building (the Technology, Design and Safety Center) opened its doors this fall, and , and we’ll be showing off our newest building with open houses and receptions!

We are also celebrating the 40th anniversary of Keene’s Rugby program, with men’s and women’s games on Saturday. That evening, all rugby alumni and their families are invited to a special dinner. Registration is open for the Rugby event! We finish the weekend off on Sunday with alumni games for both men and women.

There’s also a comedy show in the Nite Owl, a President’s reception for student government alumni, and the men’s soccer game against RIC with pre game festivities and fireworks! Make plans today; it is going to be a great weekend!

You can see the full schedule on the Alumni website, or visit the KSC Alumni Facebook page for more information. See you there!

Alumni Gathering in Portsmouth, Oct. 9

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The KSC Alumni Association invites all area alumni to join Interim President Dr. Jay Kahn, Provost Melinda Treadwell ’90, KSC faculty and staff, and other Seacoast-area alumni for a social gathering at

The Portsmouth Gas Light Co.
64 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH
October 9 from 5:30–9:30 p.m.

Bring your alumni friends to this enjoyable networking event. There will be complementary appetizers and cash bar. Please R.S.V.P. for the Alumni gathering by emailing alumni@keene.edu or calling Patty Farmer ’92 at 603-358-2370. See you there!

Alumni Gathering in Springfield, Mass.

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Here’s a great opportunity to connect with other Keene State alums in the Springfield/Hartford area. Join Alumni Board member Jan Temple Metoxen ’68 and former Alumni and Parent Relations Director, Jeff LaValley ’88 M’99 on October 18th, from 6:30–8:30 p.m. at Samuel’s at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., for a regional reconnection event. Come network, reconnect with other area alumni, and hear about what’s happening at KSC. There will be free appetizers and a cash bar.

Please let us know if you will be joining us. You can RSVP & find out more information at the Alumni web page, or at the KSC Alumni Facebook page.

An Alumni Evening in Derry

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Please join host Blake Richards ’71, other KSC alumni, and representatives from the KSC Alumni Association for a fun, relaxed gathering.

Where? Halligan’s Tavern,
32 West Broadway, Derry, NH
When? Thursday, October 25, 2012, from 6–8 p.m.
Complimentary appetizers and a cash bar.

Get caught up with alums you know, and make friends with some you haven’t met yet. Who knows? You may meet neighbors and coworkers. Bring your KSC friends with you. Plan to make important networking connections and learn about the latest news at KSC.

Please RSVP by email to alumni@keene.edu or kmaclean@keene.edu, or call 358-2424. We’re looking forward to seeing you October 25th!

Printmaking Invitational 2012 at the Carroll House Gallery

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From Erika Radich’s Holy Ghosts

The KSC Art Department is presenting an invitational exhibition at the Carroll House Gallery from October 4–November 3 featuring non-traditional approaches to printmaking by four New England artists: Erika Radich of Keene; Phyllis McGibbon, of Wellesley, Massachusetts; Peter Marcus, of Jamestown, Rhode Island; and Sarah Amos of St. Johnsbury, Vermont. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, Oct. 4, from 4–6 p.m. at the gallery.
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