Get out of the house and into the brisk air and winter fun on campus! Join your fellow alums, students, faculty, and staff for some snow tubing, or join fellow sports fans at Spaulding Gym to share your KSC spirit and cheer on the basketball teams. If you think you can shred it, the rail jam on Saturday night will let you show what you’ve got!
Check out the full schedule on the Alumni page! We’re still adding events, so check the schedule often.
Have you wondered in any other KSC alums live near you? Well, if you are from the Boston area, now is the time to find out!
Join Matt Ulvila ’02, Christine Williams ’01, Sara Goddard ’08, and Mark Metevier ’06 as they host area KSC Alumni at Boston Beer Garden on Monday, December 12, from 5:30–8 p.m. Come network, reconnect with other area alumni, and hear about what is happening at KSC. You cover the drinks, and we will cover the appetizers!
Learn more at www.keene.edu/alumni or on Facebook. Feel free to invite your fellow KSC’ers!
2620 miles: That’s distance between Keene and the coast of California! But nothing separates KSC alums and their Alma Mater! Patty Farmer, director of Alumni and Parent Relations, will be hosting KSC Alumni Gatherings in the Long Beach and San Francisco areas on the following days during the first week of December:
She’d love to see you. Contact her at 358-2370 or pfarmer@keene.edu for more information or to register for one of these fun events.
Join Brian Parda ’01 and Steve Fortier ’87 on Tuesday, November 15, from 5:30–8 p.m. as they host area KSC alumni at White Birch Brewing’s new facility on 1339 Hooksett Road in Hooksett, NH.
Come network and reconnect with other area alumni! Members of the KSC Alumni Association and the Alumni and Parent Relations staff will be on hand to share the latest news from campus. The White Birch Brewing staff will be pouring samples and answering questions about their beer. Other refreshments and snacks will be available.
For more information about this event, be sure to check it out on the KSC Alumni Facebook page or the alumni website!
It was just a year ago that newly minted alum Shawn Ahern ’10 tucked his diploma and his contract with the world-renowned dance troupe Pilobolus into his suitcase and leapt into the world of professional dance.
Talk about opportunity knocking! A year later, internet giant Google searches for the perfect medium to showcase the cutting-edge technology in its new web browser, Chrome, and guess what they come up with? You got it—a video of Pilobolus’ latest edgy visual brilliance, featuring KSC’s own Shawn Ahern.
You can watch the video on YouTube (including a fun look behind the scenes, where you’ll see more of Shawn), but, since Google is using it to highlight its latest browser technology, you’ll need to watch it on Google Chrome for the maximum experience (download Google Chrome, and then, from Chrome, visit this link: www.allisnotlo.st/index_en.html). That includes inviting you to type in a message, which the Pilobolus gang will spell out at the end of the video. Something like this:
Those are the bottoms of the dancers’ feet you’re seeing. Be prepared to be amazed—and send Shawn a comment.
If you’d like to know more about Google Chrome and the Pilobolus project, visit the company’s blog.
Several Keene State profs are working together to explore the impact that the events of 9/11 had on current students and alumni. We remember teaching courses on that day and talking with students.
Where were you on Sept. 11, 2001? What were you doing? What did you think? How have the events of that day affected you?
We’d like to have a few KSC alums participate in the 9-TEN-11 Project and tell their stories of how their lives have been shaped in the last decade. Check out the Project’s web page and the work that’s been done so far.
Continue reading Remember 9/11? Support the 9-TEN-11 Project
Former Alumni Board President Jody O’Brien ’82 passed away on June 25, after a long battle with cancer. A dedicated volunteer, Jody served on the Alumni Board from 1999–2003, including as vice president for two years and as president from 2002–2003. She received the Sprague Drenan Award in 2006, in recognition of her outstanding support of the Alumni Association and KSC.
For the past few years, Jody lived in Maryland. She was very active in starting a local Association chapter and was instrumental in many regional activities. Because she played softball when she was at KSC, she maintained a strong connection to the athletic program as well. A memorial service will be held at the College Camp on Wilson Pond at 3 p.m. this afternoon (July 7th).
When you follow an interest, you never know just where it’s going to take you. Back in 2000, Rick Benner ’88, a geography major when he was at KSC, started researching major league baseball players who had played college ball. It wasn’t long before he was the Chairman of the Collegiate Baseball Committee at the Society for American Baseball Research, a position he held until 2009. When the College Baseball Foundation was organized in 2004, he asked to be included. Since then, he has expanded his research to writing summary sheets for every college baseball program, past and present. Continue reading Rick Benner ’88: Keeping the Stats on College Baseball
Reunion 2011 was another grand success! Even the weather was perfect, as over 300 alums showed up to reconnect with old friends (and make some new ones), representing classes that span most of Keene State’s fine history. The Class of ’61 celebrated its 50th Reunion (and was inducted into the Golden Circle), and the Class of ’86 celebrated its 25th. Trudy Carmichael ’36 celebrated her 75th class reunion, and there were several newly minted alums from the class of 2011 here, celebrating their first of many.
Of course, we took LOTS of pictures. Look for yourself and your friends in our Reunion 2011 SmugMug gallery. And make sure you check out all the Reunion posts on the Alumni FaceBook page, where there are even more photos!
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.
Continue reading Film Alum Promotes Filmmakers in NH
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.
Continue reading Andy Soucy ’72 Receives Distinguished Music Alumni Award
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.
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.
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.
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.
Continue reading Architecture Students Design YMCA and Co Op in Walpole
Come to Southeastern Regional Educational Services Center (SERESC), 29 Commerce Drive, Bedford, NH at 1 p.m., Tuesday, May 17th, to celebrate the life of Claude Leavitt ’51, a teacher, coach, athlete, official, and administrator who died last January. Join family, friends, and classmates in remembering Claude’s passions, and pay tribute to the legacy he has left his family, friends, and New Hampshire’s public education and athletic communities.
What do Blake Richards ’71, Gail Rowe ’79, Jonathan Leach ’85, Charles Owasu ’99, Ben Wheeler ’05, Valerie Nettleton ’05, and Christine Williams ’11 all have in common? They’re dedicated alums who have stepped up and volunteered to serve on the Alumni Association Board of Directors. And there’s also Robert Baines ’68 and Steve Fortier ’86, who have offered to serve KSC on the USNH Board of Trustees. These are all great people who very much want to be a proactive part of the Alumni Association and KSC.
Did you know that Academic and Career Advising (in the Elliot Center) maintains JobWISE, its own online job website? If you’re an alum or a student, check out its variety of job and internships listings. New opportunities across many fields are listed a weekly, including links to employers’ websites and application information.
Employers tell us they’ve found excellent candidates through posting to the site. KSC alumni are among the many employers who list positions on JobWISE.
If you are an employer with a job or internship opportunity you’d like to post, visit the employer page to submit your information. Listings expire after six weeks, but you can renew them as often as you like.