Communication, Journalism, Philosophy Alums Discuss Ideas

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The Department of Communication, Journalism, and Philosophy will host an afternoon of conversation, celebration and culinary treats for alumni on Friday April 3rd from 1-6 p.m. in the KSC Media Arts Center.

The event, entitled “Speaking Up: Why Ideas Matter” will include a welcome by Department Chair, Dr. Ann Atkinson; a presentation by Dr. Sander Lee, “Agreeing to Disagree: The Value of Conflicting Ideas for James Madison”; a participatory forum for majors, alumni, and faculty, “Newsgathering and New Media in the 21st Century,” with Dr. Mark Timney and Dr. Marianne Salcetti; induction of students to Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society of the National Communication Association with Dr. Nigel Malcolm; and concluding remarks by Dr. Rose Kundanis.

There will be opportunities for alumni to visit with faculty, students and one another and a buffet dinner is also planned.

Interested Communications, Journalism and Philosophy Alums are encouraged to RSVP by March 30 to Dr. Marianne Salcetti at msalcetti@keene.edu.

Emerging Art Showcases KSC Art Majors’ Work

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Accordion Flats, (detail) an oil and spray paint work by Keene State College B.F.A. student Nicholas Petrow of Marlborough, Mass., will be among the entries in Emerging Art.
Accordion Flats, (detail) an oil and spray paint work by Keene State College B.F.A. student Nicholas Petrow of Marlborough, Mass., will be among the entries in Emerging Art.

Come on back to campus to discover who may be the art world’s next sensation. Fourteen graduating art majors will have their work in Emerging Art, the annual KSC Art Students’ Exhibition; the show runs from April 18 through May 9, at the Thorne.

From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 17, the Friends of the Thorne will host an opening reception for Emerging Art at the gallery, and the Art Department will sponsor a Graphic Design Senior Portfolio Review from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Media Arts Center, adjacent to the Thorne. More than 20 graphic design seniors will open their portfolios and showcase their best design work.

The exhibit, reception, and portfolio review are free and open to the public.

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Kristine Trutor Swims in NCAA Championships

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KSC junior, Kristine Trutor
KSC junior, Kristine Trutor

Kristine Trutor swam her way into the Keene State College record book last week by becoming the first Owl women’s swimmer to score at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships. She competed in three events at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center, qualifying for the finals in the 100 butterfly, placing 14th with a school-record time of 57.09. She set another a school-record time (57.88) in the 100 back, placing 17th, and wrapped up her trip by finishing 35th in the 200 backstroke.

Use the “Comments” link below to congragulate Krissy on a most impressive record. She’ll be back at it again next season!

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Percussion and Sax Ensembles Share Redfern Stage

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The KSC Percussion Ensemble, directed by Christopher Swist, will join the KSC Saxophone Ensemble, directed by Craig Sylvern, for a spring performance on Thursday, April 2, at 7:45 p.m. in the Redfern’s Alumni Recital Hall. Among other great music, you’ll hear Edgar Varèse’s “Ionisation” (the first piece written for percussion ensemble) and the premier of “Three Sketches for Bass Clarinet and Percussion,” by KSC Professor Emeritus William Pardus.

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Keene State Speaker to Discuss the International Food Crisis

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Dr. Raj Patel
Dr. Raj Patel

Were you one of the many who participated in the “Keene is Reading” program and read Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma? As part of that program, journalist, author, food-policy expert, and activist Dr. Raj Patel will speak on the growing international food crisis and what can be done to stop it. Come to the Mabel Brown Room in the Student Center at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, for an important and engaging discussion. This event is free and open to the public.

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Guitar Orchestra and Latin Ensemble Spanning the Centuries

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The KSC Guitar Orchestra and the KSC Latin Ensemble, both under the direction of music faculty member José Lezcano, will perform works spanning the globe and the centuries on Wednesday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Redfern’s Alumni Recital Hall. You’ll hear a fabulous collection of music, from a sixteenth-century piece from the opera Orfeo by Monteverdi to a work by twentieth-century Cuban guitarist Leo Brouwer.

There will also be arrangements of Spanish folk songs by the guitar trio of KSC music majors Colin Isotti and Brian Heeran and alumnus and Mt. Caesar Elementary School teacher Michael Dillon. KSC student Victoria King will sing, and Bob Arpin, a KSC guitar student, will also perform. The KSC Latin Ensemble will play works from Peru, Ecuador, Chile, and Cuba.

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MacPherson and Najem: Track All-Americans

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Peter Najem. Photos courtesy of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
Left: Craig MacPherson; right: Peter Najem. Photos courtesy of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Sophomore Craig MacPherson and senior Peter Najem, both from Derry, N.H., added their names to the long list of Keene State All-Americans at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Saturday, March 14, 2009.

MacPherson earned his second All-American in the mile, while Najem, competing in the 800-meter race, claimed his first honor. For the second year in a row, MacPherson finished third in the mile, while Najem held on for a fourth-place finish.

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I Musici de Montréal at the Redfern

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One of the world’s outstanding chamber orchestras, I Musici de Montréal, will appear at the Redfern in a special multimedia performance of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition on Wednesday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. I Musici will perform Pictures choreographed with large-screen projections of paintings inspired by the original Victor Hartmann paintings that themselves inspired Mussorgsky’s timeless music.

La Presse Montreal described the concert as “an uninterrupted suite of delight, with the movement, effects, space, and depth always successfully achieved.”

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Dr. Harold Goder, Emeritus Biology Faculty

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Dr. Harold Goder
Dr. Harold Goder

Emerita faculty member Miriam Goder has let us know that her husband, Dr. Harold Goder, passed away December 30, 2008. Dr. Goder was a faculty member in Biology from 1962 through his retirement in 1998. Miriam, a Keene State faculty member in Music from 1962 to 1994, lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

Please use the “Comments” link below to share your memories of the Goders with us.

Three Owls at NCAA Track and Field Championships

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Keene State will have three athletes competing in the 25th annual NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field National Championships at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terra Haute, Indiana, this Friday and Saturday (March 13 and 14). Sophomore Craig MacPerson (Derry, N.H.) is the top seed in the mile, sophomore Bryan Kolacz (Brentwood, N.H.) is the third seed in the weight throw, and senior Peter Najem (Derry, N.H.) is seeded sixth in the 800-meter race.

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Trutor to Swim in NCAA Championships

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Keene State’s Kristine Trutor will compete in three races at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships. Photo by Michael Phillips.
Keene State’s Kristine Trutor will compete in three races at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships. Photo by Michael Phillips.

Kristine Trutor’s swimming prowess has earned her a berth in the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships. She’ll be heading to the University of Minnesota’s University Aquatic Center for the weekend of March 18-21 to compete. She qualified in the 100-yard backstroke and will also have the opportunity to compete in the 100 butterfly and 200 back events.

A shoulder injury held Trutor back during her freshman and sophomore seasons, but now she’s ready to go. In early December, she set three individual backstroke records to lead Keene State to its third-straight Little East Conference Championship. And in February, she won three individual backstroke races, swam on four winning relays, and earned Swimmer of the Meet honors, leading the Owls to their second-straight NEISDA crown.

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Keigwin+Company Returns to Keene

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Get ready for a wild night of dance and entertainment! Keigwin+Company, which last wowed Keene audiences in 2005, brings its latest creation, Elements: Water, Fire, Earth, Air, to the Main Theatre at Keene State College’s Redfern Arts Center on Wednesday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. K+C combines physicality with theatricality, fusing art with entertainment.

Want a preview? Come to the Keigwin Kabaret on Tuesday, March 24, at 7:30 in the Redfern’s Alumni Recital Hall and get a sample of K+C’s kinetic hi-jinks style. The Kabaret “dishes up glamour, sex, music, and dance with kinky élan,” says the Village Voice. And, it’s free and open to the public.

Did you see the 2005 performance? What did you think?

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Common App-date

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For about two years, Keene State has been talking about moving to the Common Application for its application process. Good news: We got in!

What this means, practically speaking: Students who are applying to KSC starting in August will fill out the Common Application (plus a short Keene State supplement), and designate Keene State on their application.

Applicants get to apply to several schools (including KSC, UNH, and lots of other schools nationally, public and private) with just one form. And our admissions office can radically decrease the amount of data entry (and attendant time and money spent), since info from the Common Application goes right into our student information system.

Questions about the switch? Contact the admissions office.

Get Your B.A. in Holocaust and Genocide Studies

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KSC will now offer a baccalaureate degree in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. The curriculum combines historical study with an interdisciplinary exploration of the Holocaust and other genocidal events and incorporates such disciplines as film, literature, philosophy, psychology, sociology, religious studies, and women’s studies. The major is currently accepting students for the 2009–10 academic year.

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Owl Women Capture NEISDA Swim Championship

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The 13-member Owl women’s swim team captured its second consecutive New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association (NEISDA) Championship at the Tripp Athletic Center Pool on the campus of UMass-Dartmouth on Sunday, Feb. 22. Keene State also won the NEISDA title in 2001.

An exhausted Owl squad mustered enough energy and determination during the demanding weekend competition to pull off the championship.

The Owls set four school records and established one meet and pool mark on Sunday. They won three races, including the 400 freestyle relay, the final race of the meet, to claim the crown.

Several Owl swimmers will know in two weeks if their provisional qualifying times will be good enough to get them a spot in the NCAA Division III championships that take place in Minneapolis March 18–21.

Photo by Robert Tierney
Photo by Robert Tierney

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