February 25th, 2010

Lots coming up at the Redfern in the next few weeks!

From Connie Lester, Redfern Arts Center:

The Ninth Annual Faculty Composers Recital will take place at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, in the Alumni Recital Hall of the Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond. Admission is $10 for the general public and $5 for KSC students, senior citizens, and youth ages 17 and younger.
The KSC Faculty Composers Recital has become a popular and anticipated spring event providing faculty a platform to perform or present their compositions. This year’s recital will feature works by Elaine Broad Ginsberg, Heather Gilligan, Julian Gerstin, José Lezcano, Christopher Swist, and Craig Sylvern. Faculty performers include Robert Blake, Sandra Howard, and Marcia Lehninger.
The program will also feature guest artists Emily Culler, Jonah Kappraff, Miamon Miller, Anna Patton, Sabine Rhyne, Todd Roach, and Eugene Uman.

Also from Connie:

Keene State College students from the Theatre and Dance Department will present Sam Shepard’s A Lie of the Mind, an emotional, thought-provoking play about the destructive power of love and the delusions people spend entire lifetimes creating or trying to shed. Directed by Vaughn West, the play will be staged Wednesday through Saturday, March 3–6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Theatre of the Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond. Admission is $10 for the general public, $8 for seniors and youth ages 17 and younger, and $6 for KSC students.

From Jackie Hooper, Redfern Arts Center:

The Ying Quartet, a string quartet known for its imaginative view of chamber music, will celebrate Robert Schumann’s 200th birthday performing the composer’s “Clara” quartet during a Wednesday, March 3, concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni Recital Hall of the Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond at Keene State College. In addition to this performance, the Ying Quartet will present a lecture-demonstration at 2 p.m. the same day in the same location. The lecture-demonstration is free and open to the public. Tickets to the evening concert range from $26 for adults to $14 for children.

For further information about any of the above events or to buy tickets, call the box office at 603-358-2168, or visit the Redfern’s website.

And from Peter Condon, Film Studies:

On Friday, March 5th, at 10 a.m. in the Putnam Arts Lecture Hall in the Redfern Arts Center, Québec film director, Philippe Falardeau, will be present for a screening of his feature length film, C’est Pas Moi, Je le Jure! (It’s Not Me, I Swear!). Mr. Falardeau is a two-time Genie Award winner (Canadian Oscars), and a highly revered film director in Québec, and all of Canada. This presentation is part of Peter Condon’s Cinema of Québec class and is sponsored by the Québec Government Office in Boston, with the help of Public Affairs Attaché, Marc-Antoine Bédard. Mr. Falardeau will conduct a Q & A following the free screening of his film.

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From Stuart Kaufman, sports information:

The fourth-seeded Keene State College women’s basketball team will face a tough task when they travel to Danbury, Conn. for their semifinal Little East Conference tournament game against Western Connecticut State University on Friday (5:30 p.m.).
The game features the top scoring offense (WSCU: 70.0 ppg.) in the LEC against the top defensive squad (KSC: 52.5 ppg.).
Keene State dropped both of its regular season games against the Colonials, losing at home 60-55 and 53-44 in Danbury, when the team experienced a scoring drought late in the game.

For more on both teams — and the others in the semifinals — see Stuart’s full story.

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From Pat Halloran, Academic and Career Advising:

Keene State College regularly supports the annual Job Fair sponsored by the New Hampshire College and University Council held each February. Declining participation among KSC students was a growing concern especially in such an uncertain economic climate. In 2009, 49 Keene State students attended the function.

This year, largely due to the efforts of Kelly Graham, Mary Pleasanton, Merri Vanderwoude, Gloria Lodge and Judy Ferraro of Academic and Career Advising, KSC sent 82 students to the Manchester event followed by a second place Saint Anslem’s College with 51 attendees. Keene State realized a 60 percent increase over last year.

All seniors received a letter to their home address in early January inviting them to consider attending the NHCUC Job Fair on February 17th.  In early February, ACA staff facilitated a workshop titled “How to Make the Most of a Job Fair and Dressing for Success.” The gathering was attended by 64 students.  With support of the Provost and the Vice Presidents, ACA retained two yellow school buses to transport students to the Job Fair.

I want to thank all participating students, the KSC Administration and the dedicated staff of Academic and Career Advising for making this event an enormous success.

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From Nick Germana, History:

This Saturday night (February 27), the KSC Women’s lounge is sponsoring a Poetry Slam at 8 p.m. at The Starving Artist downtown.  The event will feature works by KSC poets among others. The event is free to all Keene State students with their IDs.

The Women’s Lounge is also proud to host a reception for Dr. Imani Tafari-Ama on Sunday evening, February 28, from 5-7.  Dr. Tafari-Ama will be speaking to the campus on March 1 and 2 about the often gruesome realities of life in Jamaica.  The reception will be held in the Women’s Lounge (in Keddy House, on the corner of Main St. and Wyman Way), and will offer the campus community an opportunity to meet Dr. Tafari-Ama in an informal setting before her talks on Monday and Tuesday.

If you have any questions please contact Nick Germana or Shawna Perrin.

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Stuart Kaufman has an update to last week’s story:

Keene State College men’s and women’s teams successfully defended their New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association (NEISDA) Championships at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in White River Junction, Vt. on Sunday.
Capturing their third consecutive crown, the Keene State women overcame the depth of Bentley University to post a 924-802 victory. The Owl men defeated Bentley 656-555 for their second straight title.
The two teams combined set 30 school records and six meet marks in the three-day event.
Cody Larrimore (pictured left), a senior from Trappe, Md., was named the men’s swimmer of the meet, while Kaila Umbarger (pictured right), a freshman from Chelmsford, Mass., was selected as the women’s swimmer of the meet. Kristine Trutor, a Holden, Mass., native, won the award for most points by a senior.

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From Stuart Kaufman, Sports Information:

Keene State men’s and women’s swim teams look to defend their crowns this weekend (Fri- Sun.) at the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association (NEISDA) championships in White River Junction, Vt.
The Owl women are going after their fourth overall and third consecutive championships while the KSC men are hoping to make it back-to-back titles.

For more information on individual swimmers and why Bentley’s the team to beat, see the full release, including a video interview with Krissy Trutor and Domingo Rose.

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The Vagina Monologues will be performed this year on Friday, February 19 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, February 20 at 2 and 7 p.m.  Tickets are $5 for students and $8 for others. All proceeds benefit the Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention.

At Keene State as at many colleges and universities, women students produce Eve Ensler’s groundbreaking piece every year; the women who participate consistently report it as a moving and life-changing experience.

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From Gail Zimmerman, Dean of Students:

Each year Keene State College nominates seniors for recognition for outstanding service with awards given at the Leadership Banquet. These awards, unlike many other honors, are based on service rather than scholarship. With these awards we recognize those students who have contributed in a positive way to the campus or community. I am seeking your assistance in identifying students worthy of this honor. Prospective candidates should meet one or more of the guidelines listed below:

• Unselfish service to the college or the community.
• Outstanding leadership.
• Exceptional or unique contribution to the College

Please list all students you feel should be considered for this honor, even if you are uncertain of their qualifications. A selection committee will review all nominations. Feel free to suggest as many students as you wish, providing information about their accomplishments if possible. The committee will seek additional information from various sources for all students nominated.

Please submit nominations to Gail Zimmerman no later than Thursday, February 25, 2010.

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From Jackie Hooper, Redfern Arts Center:

Ethos Percussion Group will jive to the rhythms of India, West Africa, and the Middle East during a concert that also pays tribute to well-known percussionists on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni Recital Hall at the Redfern. Ethos Percussion will conduct a percussion clinic at 2 p.m. the same day, which is free and open to the public.

For tickets and more information — including video clips — visit the Redfern’s website. You can also reach the box office at 358-2168.

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From Dave Morrill, Assistant Recycling Coordinator:

On Tuesday, February 9, Keene State’s eco-reps put on a presentation for RecycleMania during the halftime of the Men’s Basketball game to raise awareness of and create some excitement around the 2010 RecycleMania competition.
RecycleMania is a 10-week competition between schools all over the country with the goal of building awareness of recycling and waste, while increasing recycling rates and reducing waste on campuses.
The presentation was cheesy and a lot of fun. We played a recycling song from a cartoon show, while we paraded a RecycleMania banner around the gym. Some prizes were given out by our MC Avi Bacchiocchi including reusable mugs, reusable water bottles and coupons to the Bean & Bagel for those who already use reusable mugs and bottles.

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From the IT Group:

Yippee! You just received an email sent to “Tax Refund” from the Internal Revenue Service – United States Department of Treasury. You’ve been waiting for it and here it is. You have the opportunity to get your tax refund applied directly to your Visa or MasterCard. The message tells you to complete the following information:

Enter your Social Security Number and a valid credit card number you want your refund applied to-(be sure to read the “Privacy Notice” regarding the request for the personal information). Be sure your Social Security Number is as shown on your tax form.

Credit/Debit Card number
Name
Card number
Expiration date
CVV code

Personal information –

DOB
Address
City
Zip code
Telephone number
Email address

All you have to do now is click “Submit” and you are all set. You are surprised how easy that was! Or are you? Everything looks legitimate, but is it really? Well, if you clicked that “Submit” button, you’ve just been Phished! Even though it looks like official correspondence from the IRS, here is how you can tell that it wasn’t.

• The IRS does not send out email to anyone requesting that you supply any private or financial information via e-mail. They want you to call or write them.
• The email isn’t addressed to you. It just says “Tax Refund.” There is no information shown that indicates that the sender knows who you are.
• The “CVV” code is only needed to validate the use of the card for purchases – not deposits.

Phishing can be difficult to detect, but there are signs to look for. Our friends at Sonic have developed a great tool to help you test your knowledge. As always, if you ever receive something you aren’t quite sure about, feel free to contact the HelpDesk at 358-2532, email helpdesk@keene.edu or stop by our office on the second floor of Elliot Hall.

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Sander Lee, professor of philosophy, presented “Woody Allen Gets Away With Murder, Or Does He?” at the meetings of the Society for the Philosophical Study of the Contemporary Visual Arts held in conjunction with the Central Division meetings of the American Philosophical Association, Chicago, February 18, 2010. He also presented “The Red Sox and Philosophy” at the meetings of the American Society for Value Inquiry.

Jay Kahn, vice president for Finance and Planning, was elected to a 3 year term as an at-large director for the Society for College and University Planning.

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From Katie Blanchette, GEO:

I would like to share with you the winners of the Global Education Office’s Study Away Photo Contest. The photo contest, held each semester, allows students who have studied away to share their photos with the Keene State community. The photos were on display in the Student Center and were voted on anonymously by students, faculty, and staff of Keene State College the week of February 1st, 2010. The winner of each category wins a $50 gift certificate to the Bookstore. And the winners are:
Academics, Field Trips, or Service Learning: Katherine Marshall (studied at USFQ GAIAS, Galapagos Islands) “Colorful and Feisty” Taken in James Bay, Galapagos Islands. “These incredibly colorful crabs scurried away so fast; it took many attempts to get a close up like this.”

Culture: Anna Kelly (studied through CIS in Barcelona, Spain) “Human Towers” Taken in Barceolna Spain. “Castells, a Catalan word meaning castles, is an outstanding traditional competition held in Barcelona. Castellers, proud Barcelona natives, stack one on top of the other in celebration of the Catalan festival, La Merce.”

Keene State Students Away: Kelli Redes (studied at the University of Otago, New Zealand) “Handstands Around the World” Taken at Tunnel Beach, Dunedin, New Zealand. “On the edge of a cliff in Dunedin where the University of Otago is, on a beautiful spring day in October, I show my balancing act, which somehow distorts the true size of the backdrop.”

Scenery and Landscapes: Caitlyn Abbot (studied through ProWorld in Cusco, Peru) “The Lost City” Taken at Machu Picchu, Peru. “The lost city of the Incas is accessible today through the ancient Inca trail or train from Aguas Calientes.”

Congratulations to this semester’s winners!

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From Genny Alexander, Development:

Monday marked the kickoff of the “Close to Home” Faculty/Staff Campaign at Keene State. With your time and talent, you support the College every single day. We hope that you will consider supporting KSC and students this year with a gift to the campaign.

Your gift – combined with the gifts of our alumni, parents, and other friends – makes a difference in the lives of students at Keene State!

Hopefully you received a letter providing the details of this year’s campaign. You can make your gift online at www.keene.edu/giving. Please feel free to contact me at 82304 if you have any questions or do not receive your letter.

Last year, 18 percent of faculty and staff participated in the campaign, and generously donated almost $46,000 to the college. This year, we hope to double participation with a goal of 40 percent!

On behalf of the “Close to Home” committee – Peg Barrett, Liz Cahoon, Jim Chesebrough, Tim Garland, Mike Hanrahan, Lynn Roman, Kim Schmidl-Gagne, Mike Ward and me, THANK YOU for all you do to make this a great college!

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From PeggyRae Johnson, Theatre and Dance:

Just in case Dan Patterson isn’t better at announcing these things than I am – I’m letting everyone know that he received the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival National Critic’s Fellowship this year, and so will be attending the National Conference in D.C. this spring.

Congratulations, Dan!

Additionally, Allie Relihan made the Irene Ryan semi-final round (only 36 out of almost 300 auditioners move on) and she also won the VASTA (Voice and Speech Trainers’ Association) Award for vocal excellence. Next, Molly Chase received 1st Place for Hair and Make-up design for Threepenny Opera. Last, Matt Kohler was approached by one of the judges of his Sound Design for Eleemosynary presentation and was offered an application for an Internship at the Public!! That’s Joseph Papp’s Public Theatre, not Boston’s! And, very last – our cast and crew gave their very best ever performance of Eleemosynary in spite of laryngitis and exhaustion!

Lizz Roos adds:

Note that Molly won the Alcone award for Makeup and Hair Design and is eligible to go to the Kennedy Center for the National Festival.

…Region One of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival awarded a regional merit certificate to Kimberley Harte as “Outstanding Vocal Coach”, for her work on The Threepenny Opera.

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From Paul Vincent, Holocaust and Genocide Studies:

Apo Torosyan will be coming on Monday, 22 February, and presenting at 7 p.m. in the Mountain View Room both a lecture and a screening of his documentary The Morgenthau Story.

Mr. Torosyan is the child of Armenian genocide survivors.  He has completed several documentaries treating survivors and their testimonies. This film focuses on Henry Morgenthau, Sr. (U.S. Ambassador), who was involved in aiding Armenian refugees through his work in Greece with the Refugee Relief Committee. He assisted with the rescue of thousands of Armenians, as well as Greeks and Assyrians from the former Ottoman Empire. Turkey still refuses to acknowledge the Armenian genocide; indeed, the Turkish authorities imprison those who speak out against this injustice. Nevertheless, hope remains that the genocide will be acknowledged, and Mr. Torosyan’s documentaries could prove a significant contribution to that outcome. His presentation, on the theme of “Hope not Hate,” aims to teach how hate and prejudice can be transformed into tolerance and compassion.

Faculty should consider encouraging students to attend this lecture. It is cosponsored by the Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Club and the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program. Thanks are due the Dean of Arts and Humanities for a special contribution.

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From Jenny Darrow, Academic Technology:

Judy Brophy (Academic Technology specialist) posted a piece on the AT site about the use of Jing and how it could be used to provide students with audio and visual feedback on assignments, etc.. Well, the folks at Jing found out about it and loved it! So much so that they have it up as their current entry on their blog. It’s kind of a big deal as KSC is featured on a high profile blog which directs them to our site. It’s gone viral as well; a small number of comments were made on their site and, as a result, we’re getting traffic hitting our AT site. Again, all great stuff for KSC.

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From Phyllis Benay, Writing Center:

The Task Force on Writing is sponsoring a new series called “The Writing Life: Interviews about the Writing Process.” All are welcome to attend these exciting panel discussions. Please invite your students to share in this event as we discover how the panelists convert their thoughts into text.

Part I: Great Beginnings
Thursday, February 18, 1-2 p.m., Mountain View Room
Featured Panelists: Linda Aldrich, English; Marianne Salcetti, Journalism; Paul Vincent, Holocaust Studies
What inspires us to write? Where does the initial inspiration come from? Do we conceive of projects as a whole or in parts? What are the feelings that we experience as we begin to articulate an idea?

Part II: The Mess in the Middle
Friday, March 12, 2-3 p.m., Mountain View Room
Featured Panelists: Sander Lee, Philosophy; Marie Duggan, Economics; Greg Knouff, History
How do we move from the initial inspiration to the actual work of writing? How do we respond to writer’s block, stops and starts, and daily interference? How do we balance our normal everyday work with the intense concentration and discipline of writing?

Part III: Spreading the Word
Wednesday, April 14, 4-5 p.m., Student Center 309
Featured Panelists: Nick Germana, History; Mark Long, English
What are the complications of publishing? How does co-authoring work? Freelancing? How does someone find a publisher? How do we deal with rejection?

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From Jackie Hooper, Redfern Arts Center:

Kinodance Company will use dance, film, set, lighting, and sound to create a cinema stage performance on Wednesday, February 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond at Keene State College. Tickets for this performance, which merges the boundaries between dance, cinema, and visual art, range from $27 to $11.

In addition to this performance, Kinodance founder and filmmaker Alla Kovgan will present a lecture on “Choreographing Cinema” on Thursday, February 18, at 7 p.m. in the Redfern’s Putnam Arts Lecture Hall. The lecture will be followed by the screening of two of Kovgan’s films: Movement Revolution Africa, a documentary, and NORA, an art film. The lecture and films are free and open to the public.

For more information on Kinodance, visit the Redfern’s website.

…and from Connie Lester:

The Keene State College annual faculty jazz concert welcomes The Scott Mullett Quartet and The Don Baldini Trio on Friday, February 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni Recital Hall of the Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond. Admission is $10 for the general public and $5 for KSC students, senior citizens, and youth ages 17 and under. For tickets, call the box office at 603-358-2168.

The Scott Mullett Quartet, including members Scott Mullett, Russell Hoffman, Jon Fisher, and Bruce Gerst, will feature guest artist Christine Fawson on vocals and trumpet. The Don Baldini Trio, featuring Paul Lieberman and Bob Ferrier, will perform songs with a Brazilian flair.

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From Kim Paré, IT Group:

In light of the thefts that have occurred in the Science Center in recent days, I would like to remind faculty and staff that according to the USNH System Access Control Policy and KSC Policies all laptops are required to be locked and secured when left unattended. Please use the lock we provided to you, or, if you cannot locate your lock, contact the HelpDesk at 358-2532 for a replacement. Be aware that there is no pool of funds to replace lost or stolen computers and therefore replacement costs belong to you, and/or your department, or School. It is important that we try to minimize these incidents by using the necessary security devices provided to you by the IT Group.

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On Saturday, February 13th, 2010 (snow date Feb. 20), hundreds of citizens in 11 locations across New Hampshire will have an opportunity to participate in day-long, facilitated, small-group community-based conversations to address the question: What’s At Stake? Community Conversations to Weigh the Benefits and Risks of Expanded Legal Gambling in NH. This is an opportunity to find new ideas and talk about what we value and our hopes for NH. Participants must register prior to the session – lunch and snacks are provided. Results will be reported out to the Governor’s Study Commission on Expanded Gambling.

Regardless of your opinion – whether you are pro-gambling, anti-gambling, neutral or undecided – they want your participation.

These community conversations are being sponsored by the University of New Hampshire, and hosted by local UNH Cooperative Extension offices statewide. The Keene discussion will take place on campus, in Morrison Hall. For more information and to register, visit the “What’s at Stake” website, call (877) 338-5322, or e-mail whats.at.stake@unh.edu.

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Beverly J. Ferrucci, mathematics, presented “An Analysis of Model Lessons that Integrate GeoGebra into Mathematics Programs” at the 15th Asian International Mathematics Conference at Beijing Normal University in Beijing, People’ s Republic of China. The presentation illustrated her model lessons and included suggestions for increasing the effectiveness of using dynamic geometry for both K-12 and undergraduate mathematics programs. Researchers from more than 45 countries were in attendance at the conference.

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From Nancy Balla, Residence Life:

Nancy Balla ’73, of Residential Life, would like to thank the Athletic department for the recent recognition of the history of the Women’s Basketball program at KSC. Nancy was a member of the first intercollegiate team in  ’69-’70, forty years ago! It was a joy and an honor to take part in the celebration and have the chance to see new and old friends again at Spalding Gym. A great time was had by all.

Indeed, and thanks for sharing, Nancy! Stuart Kaufman of Sports Information has a really nice story on the event on the keene.edu page.

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From Mary Jensen, Sustainability Programs:

This is a photo of the parking lot adjacent to the new Alumni Building. Due to City regulations, we’ve installed permeable pavement. Permeable pavement is a coarser asphalt that allows the water to filter through instead of running off, which is what happens with most pavement. Here’s a link for more info.
We’ve only had it in since October, so we don’t have a full years worth of experience and we will have to be careful because it requires a different, more careful maintenance. That said, check out the picture forwarded to Bud Winsor by the engineering firm that designed it showing the permeable next to the traditional, existing parking lot behind the historical society.

Bud adds:

It’s such a win/win on many levels: stormwater drainage control, salt/chemical use reduction for ice control, slip trip and fall liability, etc., etc. ….

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From John Napolitano, Sports Information:

The winter edition of SOAR is available online.

Special thanks to Charlie Beach for putting together the 40th Anniversary of Women’s Basketball Recap Video!

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