Twenty-one KSC student athletes have earned spots on the 2010-11 Little East Conference All-Academic Teams. How did they make the cut? The student athletes must be enrolled KSC for a full academic year, be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, have a cumulative grade point average of a 3.3, and be a full-time member of a varsity sport.
Here’s the winner’s circle: Continue reading 21 Student Athletes on LEC Winter All-Academic Team
It’s amazing how many of New Hampshire’s—and New England’s—educators have passed through the halls of Keene State. If you happen to be one of that vast number, Norma Walker ’51, Golden Circle Coordinator, and Kay MacLean H’04, Assistant Director of Alumni and Parent Relations, would like to meet you. The duo will be visiting Retired Educator’s meetings in the next few month to recognize and reconnect with our alumni.
The four women who received 21st Annual Outstanding Women of New Hampshire Awards this year are closely associated with Keene State College. The awards ceremony, themed “Our History Is Our Strength,” took place on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at 7 p.m. in the Mabel Brown Room in the Student Center. If you know any of these outstanding women, use the “comments” link to drop them a line of congratulations:
The Society for Collegiate Journalists recently created an “Outstanding New Chapter” award to honor a new and energetic member of the SCJ family. And can you guess which chapter was the first to receive this award? You guessed it! Thanks to Dr. Marianne Salcetti’s petition, the KSC chapter was the big winner.
“Keene State is a nice, solid chapter,” said SCJ Executive Director Dr. Mary Beth Earnheardt. “I had a memorable conversation with Dr. Salcetti this fall, and it made me look back at the file. They enter and place in the contest and seem to have a large and active group of student journalists. But, I guess the thing I liked so much was the energy Dr. Salcetti had about this group. With this type of start, I think Keene State will be one of our best moving forward.”
Clarinetist Alyssa Comeau (’13) and Katy Lundstedt (’14), alto saxophonists Mark Perry (’11) and Jake Potelle (’11), trombonist Rob Skrocki (’14), and tubist Cote Lagerberg (’14) performed with the New England College Band Association’s (NECBA) 29th annual New England Intercollegiate Band on Friday and Saturday, April 1–2, 2011, at Gordon College in Wenham, MA. Approximately 60 musicians were selected by audition from over 10 New England colleges and universities.
Continue reading KSC Musicians Perform with 2011 NE Intercollegiate Band
The Keene State College Honors Program is pleased to welcome the following 20 outstanding students into the program for fall 2011: Allison Bedell, Chris Bohjalian, Brittany Boscarino, Breanna Butler, Kaitlin Conlon, Kaitlyn Conor, Johanna DeBari, Filip Duz, Raven Gill, Marissa Grady, Kristen Hunyadi, Megan Lowell, Julia Oberst, Anna O’Brien, Laura Parzych, William Pearson, Rebecca Rieger, Eliza Smiley, Justin Yamet, and Velvet Young. Congratulations to all of these remarkable first-year students!
This year, the Student Government has invited ALL KSC Alumni to join in the fun and creativity of Chalk Talk on Thursday, April 28, from 4–7. If you were a chalk-wielding artist when you were on campus, you’ll fit right back in. If you’ve never participated, here’s your chance. Artists of all abilities are welcome to grab some chalk and express their creative genius, using the campus walkways as a canvas. Continue reading Chalk up Another Great Day at KSC
On March 31, KSC softball coach Charlie Beach became the 17th coach in Division III to reach the 600-win mark when the Owls swept Fitchburg State 10-4 and 15-1 at Coolidge Park, a men’s field.
Read all about it. And use the “comments” link to send Charlie a word of congratulations.
Are you like me and have no idea where to go with your degree or even your overall life after graduation? Do you wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat with nightmares of unemployment, resumes, and elusive interviews? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, the Alumni Office is creating a mentoring program that could be a big help.
I had the pleasure of speaking recently with Scott Ettle ’96, one of those generous alums who’s offered to do some career counseling for other alums and current students. Let me say, five minutes into my conversation with him, he had me feeling uplifted and confident about my prospects.
Continue reading Looking for Career Help? Look to the Alumni Office
KSC President Dr. Helen Giles-Gee is among seven women whom the National Council of Negro Women Greater Boston Section (NCNW) has honored with its 2010 Women of Courage and Conviction Awards.
The award seeks to honor women who uphold the spirit and vision of Dorothy Height (1912–2010), a women’s rights and civil rights activist who served as president of NCNW for 40 years, and her mentor, NCNW founder Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955). McLeod was an American educator and civil rights leader who worked as an advisor to Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Continue reading President Giles-Gee Honored as Woman of Courage and Conviction
Twenty-one KSC student athletes have earned spots on the 2010–11 Little East Conference All-Academic Teams. How did they make the cut? The student athletes must be enrolled at KSC for a full academic year, be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, have a cumulative grade point average of a 3.3, and be a full-time member of a varsity sport.
Continue reading 21 Athletes on LEC Winter All-Academic Team
Adam Skibek ’07 worked in KSC’s Sports Information Office after graduation and then headed down to Springfield College to pursue a master’s degree in sports management. He’s spending this spring in an internship with the Boston Celtics’ department of corporate partnerships and business development, which got him entrance to Shaquille O’Neal’s 39th birthday celebration at the Boston Children’s Museum recently.
Part of the celebration had Adam hoisting a young Museum attendee on his shoulders so she could mark Shaq’s height on an oversized ruler. And the photo, which you can see here, made it onto the cover of the Boston Globe sports page.
You never can tell just how high our alums might reach.
A residence hall is much more than just a place to sleep—KSC’s res halls offer students engaging and creative programs to keep them connected to campus life, and to their educational goals. And we’re not the only ones who think so. The Northeast Association of College and University Residence Halls (NEACURH) recently named the Keene State College Residence Hall Organization “School of the Year” at NEACURH’s Mini No-Frills conference at New York University.
The award recognizes outstanding achievements on the campus level by a residence hall organization and associated groups, as well as regional and national contributions. It is the highest honor a NEACURH member school can receive. NEACURH is the regional branch of NACURH. According to the NACURH website, “NACURH is considered to be the largest student run organization in the world,” bringing together over 400 schools from around the world. “NACURH promotes living on campus as an integral part of the college experience, and strives to provide resources to help member schools create the ultimate residence hall environment and experience.” Continue reading Residence Halls Win KSC “School of the Year”
After conducting a comprehensive search, the Regional Center for Advanced Manufacturing at Keene State College (RCAM) has named Norm Fisk (PE) as its Executive Director. Launched in February 2010, RCAM is a dynamic partnership between Keene State College, the Greater Keene Chamber of Commerce, the Keene School District, and River Valley Community College. The Center’s mission is work with businesses and educators to help train highly skilled professionals to meet the needs of the many manufacturing companies that are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit skilled employees in New Hampshire.
Mr. Fisk has more than 20 years’ experience in a wide array of manufacturing and engineering enterprises throughout New England. He has also taught at Keene State College for more than fifteen years as an adjunct instructor. This combination of academic and industry experience fit the profile, needs, and direction of RCAM perfectly.
Remember James Berkey ’01? He went from KSC to complete his PhD in the American Studies Program at Indiana University last year. (He titled his dissertation “Imperial Correspondence: Soldiers, Writing, and the Imperial Quotidian during the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars.”) Now he’s received a three-year postdoctoral appointment to the Thompson Writing Program at Duke University. That’s impressive! Drop him a note of congratulations (the “Comments” link is below).
SURFing can be pretty competitive, especially when SURF stands for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program at Dartmouth this summer, and you’re competing against 300 top students across the country for one of 6–8 spots. Those spots provide research experience in the laboratory of one of Dartmouth’s principal investigators in the Molecular and Cellular Biology Program.
When KSC sophomore Deena Snoke mentioned to Prof. Susan Whittemore that she was looking for an internship this summer, Dr. Whittemore suggested she apply for the SURF program at Dartmouth. Snoke did, and got a spot! She’ll be be doing research in a neurobiology lab.
“I know that I will return with ideas that I will be able to apply in the lab and share with my peers here at KSC, and I can’t wait to learn from the distinguished faculty at Dartmouth College. Overall, I am so excited to be attending and representing Keene State College at the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship,” Snoke, a member of Beta Beta Beta (the national biological honors society) and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, said.
The program offers a number of career-development activities, including a free Kaplan GRE prep course and a chance to interact with members of our admissions committee and Dartmouth graduate students. It also includes a stipend, a free room, and a food allowance.
This is quite an accomplishment. Use the “comments” link below to tell Snoke how proud you are of her.