Film Alum Promotes Filmmakers in NH

June 6, 2011Uncategorizedalumni, film

Matthew Newton ’97, director of the NH’s Film & Television Office

Matthew Newton ’97 took his degree in Film Studies and headed for the bright lights of Hollywood. However, he’s back in New Hampshire now, as director of the state’s Film & Television Office.

Film & Television Office? Yes, and its got a two-fold mission: Its first is to promote New Hampshire as a filmmaking destination, and its second is to support the state’s media production industry. “Every state has some sort of film office that acts as a liaison between productions and the state’s workforce, businesses, and other government agencies and association,” Newton explained. “New Hampshire’s Film & Television Office is here to assist with permitting, location scouting, and all other local logistics that might come with motion picture and television filming, commercial filming, or photo shoots.
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Hardly Perfect Writer Pretty Amazing

June 6, 2011Uncategorizedaward, Student Standouts

Christina Anderson, an elementary education and mathematics major and first-year student in the honors program, obviously has a head for math. She’s also an accomplished novelist. Her first novel, Hardly Perfect, recently entered the quarterfinals in the Amazon Breakthrough Novelist Award Contest’s young adult/romance category.

Anderson says she wrote the novel five years ago. “However,” she claimed, “I wasn’t pleased with the way it turned out the first time around, so I scrapped it and didn’t look at it again for another two years.” For the past four years, she’s been participating in National Novel Writing Month, a competition to write a 50,000-word novel in just 30 days. In 2008, she decided to revisit and rework Hardly Perfect as part of the competition.
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KSC Community Pitches In for Tornado Relief

June 6, 2011Uncategorized

IRN (Institutional Recycling Network), a non-profit full-service recycling/re-use firm that works closely with Keene State and other campuses to help us donate used furniture and equipment to needy communities around the world, has contacted us for help in their Joplin tornado relief efforts. IRN’s non-profit partner for Joplin, Feed The Children, is based out of Oklahoma City. They work with dozens of domestic and international charities, and are partnering with Operation Compassion for the large efforts at Joplin. These two charities specialize in infrastructure development.
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Summer Session Is Succeeding

June 3, 2011Uncategorized

KSC’s new summer session is off to a healthy start! Over 700 students have enrolled in courses, putting the program ahead of budget. Registration is ongoing, and students can still register for some of the later courses. Faculty put a lot of effort into developing a course schedule that will help students graduate early (or on time), take courses that they couldn’t get during the regular academic year, and take advantage of summer internships and independent studies. There are approximately 180 courses on the schedule, representing every academic discipline. There is also a full offering of ISP courses at both the upper and lower level.

Students can live and dine on campus to take full advantage of a summer living/learning experience. Sound good? Visit the Summer is Smart page.

AT Students Volunteer at Boston Marathon

June 3, 2011Uncategorizedfaculty, Student Standouts

L to R: Scot Ward, Dr. Swiger, Megan Krusinski, Mollie-Jean Burgess, Carrie Begey, and Tom O’Brien.

Dr. Wanda Swiger, coordinator of the athletic training program, and Scot Ward, coordinator of clinical education, took student volunteers from athletic training to staff the Medical Tent/Finish Line area for the Boston Marathon last April. The athletic trainers work with the physicians, podiatrists, nurses, physical therapists on the medical team. The trainers in the finish-line area triage any athlete needing medical attention, to determine the best course of action for the athlete.

Andy Soucy ’72 Receives Distinguished Music Alumni Award

June 3, 2011Uncategorizedalumni, award

Andy Soucy ’72 (right) receives the 2011 KSC Outstanding Music Alumni Award from Dr. Jim Chesebrough.

Londonderry Music Director Andy Soucy ’72 received the Music Department’s Distinguished Alumni Award for 2010–2011 at the KSC Jazz Band concert in April. This award is presented each year to an alumnus who, in the opinion of the music faculty, has distinguished themselves as a musician, music educator, or as a representative of Keene State College.

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KSC Faculty to Participate in Institute on Global Learning

June 3, 2011Uncategorizedfaculty

by Susan Peery

This summer, a team of Keene State faculty members from all three academic schools will participate in “Shared Futures: General Education for a Global Century,” an institute sponsored by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) to help faculty integrate global perspectives across the curriculum. The institute will be held in Ellicott City, Md., from July 31 to August 5, and will draw faculty from 32 colleges and universities.

During the fall 2011 semester, the core Keene State team will draw in faculty and staff from across campus to implement the goals and strategies developed at the institute. By building a network of educators dedicated to this integrative work, Shared Futures facilitates curricular change and faculty development on campuses nationwide. Through an online social network, the initiative hopes to create new connections between educators and new opportunities for partnership and learning.

Keene State faculty members attending the institute include professors Charles Weed (political science), Margaret Henning (health sciences), Patricia Pedroza (women’s and gender studies), and Rich Blatchly (chemistry). For more information, contact Prof. Weed or visit the Shared Futures website.

Keene Keeps Commissioner’s Cup  

June 2, 2011Uncategorizedaward, sports

KSC has captured the Little East Commissioner’s Cup for the 11th year in a row. “Keene State continues to set the pace for athletic excellence in the Little East Conference,” said Commissioner Jonathan C. Harper. “By winning the award every year the Commissioner’s Cup has been offered, the Owls solidify themselves as a regional and national power in Division III.”

The Commissioner’s Cup measures an institution’s overall performance in the 19 sports sponsored by the LEC. For sports in which the conference conducts in-season play (baseball, basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball), point totals are determined by the order of finish in the final regular season standings with bonus points awarded to the champion of the ensuing post-season conference championship tournament. For sports that do not conduct in-season play (cross country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and swimming and diving) points are awarded based on the order of finish in the conference championship meet.

Kids & Kindles

June 2, 2011Uncategorized

The KSC Honors Program (directed by sociology professor Peggy Walsh) received a grant from the National Collegiate Honors Council for the innovative “WeReaders: Connecting Kids and Kindles” project. This is a new e-reading partnership between the Honors Living/Learning Residence Hall (LLC) and middle school students enrolled in an afternoon enrichment program. The program is designed to promote the pleasure of reading and life-long learning using the novelty and ease of e-reader technology. As part of the program, college and middle school students will participate in book discussion meetings which will take place in the new Honors Program space located on Main Street in Keene, with special events held in the student center, library, and residences.

Where’d I See That?

June 1, 2011UncategorizedWhere'd I See That?

OK, this wasn’t taken recently. It hearkens back a few months. But, hey, it reminds you of just how beautiful winter at KSC can be! Anyway, it’s not too hard to figure out what landmark campus building is in the photo. But what’s that big “S” all about?

If you think you know the answer, write it on the tag on a new 7mm Body Glove full wetsuit (size medium) and mail it to Newsline, Alumni Center, 229 Main St., Keene, NH 03435. Or use the “comments” link, below.

2011: Biggest Class Ever—and Other Milestones

May 4, 2011For Parents, Mark Your Calendar, Uncategorizedalumni

On Saturday, May 7, KSC will graduate the largest class in the College’s 102-year history. 1,093 students will receive 1,171 degrees during the Commencement ceremony that begins at 1 p.m. on Fiske Quad. If you’re impressed that the College is maintaining record enrollment even during these challenging economic times, you should be.

Among this year’s graduates are two long-standing students: 94-year-old Selleck Scofield and the Honorable Philip “Dale” Pregent, Mayor of the City of Keene.

Lifelong learner Selleck Scofield will graduate magna cum laude with a BA. He began his education at KSC in 1995 by taking one course at a time and collaborating with faculty and Ann Rancourt, associate provost, to put together an individualized major in criminal justice studies.

Keene Mayor “Dale” Pregent will receive his BA in social science, a degree he began more than 50 years ago. He started at the College in the late 1950s, returned briefly in the 80s, and finally returned in summer 2010 to complete his coursework.

Model alumnus David Staples ’51 will be honored with the Granite State Award for his professional accomplishments and dedication to service. Long-time NH Commissioner of Agriculture member of the University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees Stephen Taylor will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.

Get Your Commencement DVD

Keene Television (KTV), the KSC student organization, will make a video recording of the 2011 Commencement ceremony. KTV will have a table in the LP Young Student Center on May 7, where parents and students can order a copy of the DVD for $5. KTV estimates the DVDs will be completed and mailed to all customers by the end of June. If you have any questions feel free to contact KTV via e-mail at KTV.email@gmail.com.

Special Alumni Center Invite:

Grads—come and see your new home (and the world headquarters for Newsline!). Alumni, students, parents, and guests are welcome to visit the Alumni Center between 9 a.m.–12 p.m. on Saturday. Regular commencement parking restrictions will be enforced, so be caaeful wheah you paak the caa.

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Read it Online: Keene State Today

May 4, 2011For Parents, Uncategorized

The latest issue of Keene State Today is available online. Share in a tribute to Phil Hyde Jr. ’52, one of Keene’s most gifted athletes, or step back to Revolutionary War-era New Hampshire with Professor Greg Knouff to visit a notorious Loyalist from Nelson. Are you a dance fan? Read about the dance students’, faculty’s, and alumni’s passion for the art. Get to know legendary folksinger Woody Guthrie through the efforts of his granddaughter, Anna Canoni ’00. Inspire yourself through modern-day abolitionist Janell Burley Hofmann’s (’99) story of saving young girls in India from a life of sexual slavery. Cheer the accomplishments of Drew Ledwith, a freshman swimmer who set six school records in his first four meets. And that’s just a sampling of the great stories in this issue!

Karrie Kalich Awarded KSC Faculty Distinction in Research Scholarship

May 3, 2011Uncategorized

Associate Professor of Health Science Karrie Kalich has been chosen to receive KSC’s 2011 Faculty Distinction in Research and Scholarship Award at the Teaching Excellence reception in the Mabel Brown Room on Wednesday, May 11th. She’s being honored for her outstanding scholarship and research in the area of child nutrition, which focuses on obesity-prevention from a community-based perspective. Dr. Kalich will share information about her research from the Early Sprouts program at the event, and again at the 2012 Academic Excellence Conference.

Architecture Students Design YMCA and Co Op in Walpole

May 3, 2011Uncategorizedalumni, Student Standouts

At the CommuniCorps ceremony in the Alumni Center (l–r): Steve Fortier ’86, Jamie Martin, Great River Co-op Board member Ben Daviss, Stacy Glover, Ramsey Mellish, and Jedd Pellerin ’01

There’s nothing like practical, hands-on experience to bring educational ideas into the real world, and two KSC alums are offering six architecture students just such an opportunity. Steve Fortier ’86 is executive director of Meeting Waters YMCA and president of the Board of Directors of the Great River Co-op. Jedd Pellerin ’01, an architect and graduate of KSC’s architecture program, is on the Board of Directors of the Great River Co-op and one of the four developers of the complex on Route 12 in Walpole that will be the home to the Great River Co-op, Meeting Waters YMCA, an active older-adult living community, professional offices, and a restaurant. The pair invited students Michael Helmer, Kevin Enright, Ryan Ullrich, Stacy Glover, Ramsey Mellish, and Jamie Martin to design buildings for the Meeting Waters YMCA and the Great River Co-op in Walpole, New Hampshire.

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Women’s Rugby Sets Guinness Record in Fundraiser

May 2, 2011Uncategorizedsports

Exhausted, but proud, the KSC (in pink and black) and Williams (in blue and white) women's rugby teams had something to crow about on Sunday morning.

The women’s rugby teams of Keene State College and Williams College entered the Guinness Book of World Records over Easter weekend (April 23–24) by scrumming for 24 hours, five minutes, and 15 seconds. They also raised thousands of dollars for breast and colorectal cancer research.

Impressed? Drop them a line!

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AT Student Gwenn Lanouette Lands ESPN Internship

May 2, 2011UncategorizedStudent Standouts

KSC junior Gwenn Lanouette heads to ESPN

KSC junior Gwenn Lanouette will take a big step towards her career goal of working with the Boston Bruins when she logs some real-world experience as a non-certified athletic trainer for South Lake Hospital at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Florida this summer. As a member of the Athletic Training Education Program, Lanouette heard about the internship opportunity from Dr. Wanda Swiger.

“To be eligible for this internship you had to be entering at least your fourth undergrad year; you must have completed all evaluation courses, therapeutic modalities, and therapeutic exercise classes; and you must also have a minimum GPA of 3.0,” Lanouette explained. “While participating in this internship, I will get to work with athletes of all different age ranges, ethnicity, types of sport, and skill levels (ranging from amateurs to professionals).” Pretty impressive!