When the word went out on campus that Dr. Hanna Kolodziejski (Assistant Professor of Biology) was battling leukemia, the KSC community rallied with a bone-marrow registration drive at the end of October. From the beginning, the organizers believed the drive would be a success — they just didn’t realize how big a success it would turn out to be.

Chris Mulcahy, the National Marrow Donor Program representative, told the organizers that 40 registrants would be considered a successful drive. Members of the Biology Senior Seminar class, the Biology Honor Society (BBB), and Biology Club decided that number wasn’t ambitious enough and set their goal at 160 registrants.

On October 30, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., the drive added 195 individuals to the National Marrow Donor Program. Mr. Mulcahy claimed that KSC more than doubled the number of registrants of any of the college drives he has overseen in the New England region. He was simply overwhelmed by this show of selfless generosity.

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On Wednesday, December 3, the Alumni Association will be holding its annual festive reception before the KSC Jazz Ensemble concert to kick off the holiday season as well as celebrate the college’s 100th Birthday!

The reception begins at 6 p.m. in the Harry Davis Room at the Redfern Arts Center. The Jazz Ensemble concert starts at 7:30 p.m.

Please RSVP to Kay MacLean at (603) 358-2369 if you wish to attend the reception. And KSCAA has a limited number of tickets remaining if you wish to attend the concert as well.

The Alumni Relations Office announces the arrival of Andrew Cunningham as our Alumni Communications Coordinator. Andrew brings with him a wealth of knowledge of web development and database integration skills. He will be working to integrate a variety of new media opportunities for the Alumni Association that expands our reach beyond our website.

The Loaf ‘n’ Ladle in Exeter, N.H. was the scene of a great little gathering of alums from the 60’s, 70’s and 90’s on November 19th. With the temperature plummeting outside, we gathered together around warm and wonderful homemade soups, sharing stories about our experiences at KSC. Future events are planned for that area to help folks reconnect with classmates and community members with ties to Keene Normal School, Keene Teachers College, and Keene State College.

On October 18, Phyllis Benay (Interdisciplinary Studies) presented and chaired a session entitled “Writing Program Administration: Models of Success” at Hofstra University’s Who Owns Writing? conference. Her paper, “Raising Writers: It Takes a Whole Academic Community,” discussed the roles of faculty, tutors, and administration in helping students take responsibility for their writing.

“Powder Hollow Archeology,” a poem by William Doreski (English) is one of 12 finalists in the Times Literary Supplement (London) poetry competition. The poem selected by reader vote from the finalists wins 5,000 pounds. All 12 poems appeared in the October 24 issue of the TLS.

Dr. Jerry Jasinski (Chemistry) was featured on WMUR-9’s “Hometown Heroes” segment in October.

In September, Karen R. Cangialosi and Scott Strong (Biology) completed their first coral-reef monitoring survey. Read more about their adventure on the Reef Check website.