August 26th, 2010

From Jenny Darrow, Academic Technology:

In addition to Blackboard, faculty are increasingly using open Web resources as tools for learning. The public nature of these sites has appropriately led some faculty to question what they can require of students within the restrictions of FERPA. Over the summer, the CELT staff, in consultation with Tom Richard and others on campus, developed boilerplate language that faculty wishing to require blogging, Tweeting, or other public, online content can use.

You can link to that language on the CELT website.

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From Jenny Darrow, Academic Technology:

The CELT team would like to welcome you back to campus. The CELT staff have been very busy this summer as we prepared for the return of faculty and students to campus. Our newsletter is one means of communication we are going to use to keep the campus informed as to what is happening in CELT.

The first newsletter contains the following information and can be found on the CELT website.

• Fall 2010 Events - Friday is Faculty Development Day!
• New Coordinator of Experiential Education
• Blackboard Upgrade Successful
• CELT Offers Customized Professional Development
• Social Media
• Upcoming Experiential Education Audit
• EdCamp Keene
• CELT Advisory Board

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Participants in the Cohen Center's Holocaust Studies Travel Seminar gather in their hotel lobby in Prague on the last night of the trip.

Twenty-one travelers left KSC June 7 on a Holocaust Studies Travel Seminar organized by the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies designed as an educational mission for friends of the Cohen Center and students from the new Holocaust and Genocide Studies major. Dr. Henry Knight and Dr. Paul Vincent led the ten-day tour and were accompanied along the way by local academics and guides, among them a Holocaust Survivor. The group toured several Holocaust-related sites, including the Warsaw Ghetto, Treblinka, Majdanek and Auschwitz. They also visited several Jewish cemeteries and synagogues in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. The group comprised 4 H&GS students, KSC staff and friends of the Cohen Center. For more on the trip from those who were there, please visit the Cohen Center’s site or Jay Kahn’s trip blog.

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Yeah, sometimes KSC just shows up in the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle. Thanks to Ellen Nuffer, Education, for sharing it!

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Thorne Gallery, Photo by Lucy Webb

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We’ll announce the name of this feature next week; there’s still time to contribute your best ideas!

From Mary McEntee, Coordinator of Community Service:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Monadnock Region will be holding their Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser on Sunday, June 6th from 1 – 4 p.m. at Yankee Lanes in Keene. The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported one-to-one relationships. The organization serves 400 children, free of charge. 20 percent of the mentors are Keene State College students. Each match costs an average of $400.

If you would like to support this event you can put together a team of up to six bowlers. You can join and existing team or you can sponsor a bowler from KSC. Visit the BBBSWNH Firstgiving page for more information.

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From Maryann Lindberg, Advancement, on behalf of the Red Cross:

The Red Cross is collecting care package items for local troops stationed abroad, as part of its May 14 Operation Appreciation event, part of Armed Services Week celebrations nationwide. Anyone who would like to contribute items (ideas listed below) or cash to help with mailing costs to the troops, can either contact the Red Cross directly at American Red Cross, NH West Chapter, 83 Court St. Keene, NH 03431, 603-352-3210, or drop off care package items no later than May 13, either directly to the Red Cross or at the Keene State College Alumni Center drop location. Thank you for any assistance you can give.

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Gibbous Fountain by Jessica Yager. Photo by Peter Roos

From Jackie Hooper, Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery:

Senior art major Jessica Yager of Bellows Falls, Vt., was voted the winner of the People’s Choice Award for “Gibbous Fountain,” a cast bronze statue standing in a shower of water in front of a wall of faces, displayed in “Emerging Art” at the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery.
During the first weeks of the annual KSC art students’ exhibition, visitors were invited to vote for their favorite work of art. Yager won the majority of the 479 votes cast. She will receive a $100 cash award from the Friends of the Thorne, along with a People’s Choice Commendation.
“Emerging Art” will be on display through Saturday, May 8, when gallery hours will be extended from noon to 5 p.m. for Commencement.

There’s more on Jessica’s process and the piece on the News and Events page of keene.edu.

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From Joe Darby, Music Department:

The Keene State College Music presents a joint concert of the KSC Chamber Singers, directed by Elaine Broad Ginsberg, and the KSC Concert Choir, directed by Diane Cushing, in the final choral program of the 2009-10 season, this Sunday, April 25, at 3 p.m., in the Alumni Recital Hall, Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond.

The Chamber Singers will feature In the Beginning, a major choral work by Aaron Copland, with Kimberly Harte as mezzo-soprano soloist. In addition, they’ll perform the spiritual “Ride the Chariot” and a wonderfully jazzy arrangement of “Row Your Boat, with KSC student David Parker as pianist.

The Concert Choir performs a wide range of selections by distinguished composers and arrangers such as Robert DeCormier, Eric Barnum, Eric Whitacre, and Moses Hogan. KSC students Alyson Ryder (conductor) and Mark Perry (composer and soprano saxophone soloist) will be the featured artists for the Concert Choir.

The concert concludes with both choirs performing Dr. Broad Ginsberg’s arrangement of Oseh Shalom, composed by Nurit Hirsh.

Also from Joe:

The Keene State College Jazz Ensemble, directed by Don Baldini, will be performing its final program of the 2009-10 season, “A Tribute to Big Band Drummers, ” on Wednesday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m., in the Main Theatre, Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond.

The music on the program features the greatest names and titles in American music, including Duke Ellington’s “Things Ain’t What They Used to Be,” Woody Herman’s “Apple Honey,” Buddy Rich’s “Norwegian Wood,” Stan Kenton’s “Here’s That Rainy Day,” and Benny Goodman’s “Sing, Sing, Sing.” The guest soloists for the program are Bruce Krasin on tenor saxophone and clarinet, and drummer extraordinaire Greg Caputo, who regularly works with the Count Basie Big Band and serves as music director with his own Big Band.

Admission for each performance is $10 for the general public and $5 for KSC students, senior citizens, and youth ages 17 and under. Tickets will be available at the door, or call the box office at 603-358-2168. To request accommodations for a disability, please call the box office at prior to the concert.

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From Liz Cahoon, Admissions:

Dear Colleagues,

It’s hard to believe it’s been almost 20 years since I graduated from Keene State College. My undergraduate experience in the Admissions Office as a volunteer tour guide gave me the opportunity to share my love of Keene State with prospective students and families. That experience also shaped my future. Immediately after graduation, I was asked to work part-time in Admissions to cover the fall travel for a colleague who was pregnant. When she decided to not come back to work after her child was born, I was hired in her full-time position. That means I have spent nearly 25 years introducing prospective students and families to Keene State.

My entire family has very strong ties to KSC. At least 11 members of my immediate and extended family hold degrees from Keene State and my parents, Michael and Theresa Acerno, were the recipients of the Levine Mellion Parents Award in 1990. In fact, the beautiful Magnolia tree in front of Elliot was planted in memory of my dad.

As an alumna and an employee, I truly feel that Keene State College and our community is my extended family. The friendships I have on this campus and the wonderful students and families I meet through my work in Admissions, makes my husband, Jake ‘90 and me continue to feel closely connected to the campus.

Making an annual gift to the college is another way we choose to stay connected to Keene State College. Our gift helps support the areas of campus we are closely connected to – the Men’s Soccer Team and the unrestricted fund. The KSC Fund supports scholarships, financial aid, academic programs, and other areas of greatest need on campus.

The Faculty/Staff “Close to Home” campaign allows each of us who work on the KSC campus to give to the area we feel most passionate about – any size gift to any area of campus will truly make a difference!

There is one month left of the campaign – we currently have almost 20 percent participation with $23,852 raised. I hope you will join me in making your gift to the “Close to Home” campaign by going online to www.keene.edu/giving or mailing your gift to MS-2701.

Together we can all continue to support the work that takes place in our campus home.

Thank you,

Liz Cahoon
Assistant Director of Admissions

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From Forrest Seymour:

The 4th Annual Walk A Mile In Her Shoes International Men’s March to End Rape, Sexual Assault, and Gender Violence is Saturday, April 17th, starting at the KSC Student Center: 9 a.m. check-in, 10 a.m. kick-off.

You can sign up now at The Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention’s firstgiving page or in person: Monday 4/4, Tuesday 4/6, Wedmesday 4/14 and Thursday 4/15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Student Center, or 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Spaulding Gym lobby.

Walk A Mile is open to all men, women and children. Men are encouraged, though not required, to wear women’s shoes to demonstrate compassion for men’s violence towards women. For more info contact Forrest at fseymour@keene.edu or 603-358-2047.
This is an annual event that helps raise money for the Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention (a United Way organization) to provide services to not only the College Community, but also the greater Keene Community.

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From Paul Vincent, Holocaust and Genocide Studies:

The School of Arts and Humanities and the academic program in Holocaust and Genocide Studies take uncommon pleasure in announcing the appointment of Dr. James E. Waller as Cohen Chair for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. The Cohen Chair is the first endowed professorship at Keene State College. Dr. Waller earned his Ph.D. in social psychology at the University of Kentucky and comes to us from Spokane, Washington, where he was professor of psychology at Whitworth University from 1988, holding the rotating Edward B. Lindamann Chair during 2003-07.

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For those of you who haven’t been surrounded by crates and floorplans for weeks, it may be new information that the Alumni Center is ready for move-in.

The Advancement Division (Alumni and Parent Relations, Development, Advancement Services, and Marketing and Communications) will be moving into new digs at 232 Main St. next Tuesday and Wednesday, March 16 and 17. Please bear with us; we’ll do our best to keep things running smoothly through the move, but there is likely to be a little transition time.

And please, come by for a visit when you can!

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From Frank Mazzola, Physical Plant:

A campus wide electrical shutdown will be conducted on Sunday, March 14th, from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. so that final testing can be accomplished at the Central Heating and Cogeneration plant.

Please contact Frank at 358-2243 with any questions.

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Jenny Darrow, Academic Technology, was kind enough to share this post from the AT blog about Associate Professor of Technology, Design and Safety Peter Temple’s recent trip to China with two students, Tom Freudenthal and Lance Whitehill. The post itself was well worth reading, but we were extra-intrigued by the interactive map of their travels. Poke around and follow their trip, complete with photos!

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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 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 Kim Paré, IT Group:

Welcome back!

As a new semester begins at KSC, remember the Rhodes Hall Computer Lab has a new face this year. While one-half of the lab remains the same continuing to offer computers for basic student computing use, the other half provides students with an open, collaborative working space.

This mobile lab allows students to come together and work in groups comfortably and easily. New mobile tables and chairs allows students to form a “pod,” plug in their own laptop and view their work on a monitor attached to the wall. The lab accommodates both PC and Mac computers. Students can move portable white boards to their workspace to share ideas while brainstorming as a group and privacy screens are available for students who want more privacy. Encourage your students to use this lab whenever they have projects to work on with other classmates or have a study group where using their technology would be beneficial.

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From Antje Hornbeck, Marketing and Communications: To order business cards or nametags, please see the administrative assistant in your department. Cards can be ordered online here. If you have questions, please call Antje Hornbeck at 8-2102.

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Bud Winsor (Physical Plant) reports that the 8-10 inches of heavy, wet snow that fell in Keene on December 9 made it difficult for the KSC Building and Grounds crew to keep the campus parking lots and sidewalks clear. On Tuesday the crew began spreading Ice-Ban, the thin brown syrup applied prior to a storm to prevent snow and ice from freezing to the pavement. And on Wednesday they worked from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. It takes about three days to clean up after a storm of this size (scraping pavement and trucking away snow). Bud says that the forecasting tools available now have helped with storm-related tasks: “real time” forecasts indicated that the temperatures would rise after snowfall, so the crew focused on scraping snow rather than spreading salt (which also saved the College money).

Photo: Hannah Dale

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Bob Madden, faculty emeriti, recently saw the movie 2012 and notes that a character broadcasting from Yellowstone National Park (played by Woody Harrelson) not only says the Mayans knew the world would end in December, 2012, but that Charles Hapgood warned us in 1958.

Charles Hapgood was professor of the history of science at Keene Teachers College when he wrote The Earth’s Shifting Crust. This and two other books, Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings and The Path of the Pole, proposed the radical theory that the earth’s axis has shifted numerous times during geological history.

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The “Early Sprouts” curriculum developed by Karrie Kalich (Health Science) has been adopted by a California preschool that was featured in an article in the Mount Shasta paper last month. Castle Rock Community Preschool After-school Director Shannon Newman says that the program teaches more than healthy eating habits: “The kids are learning math, they’re learning social skills, and they are learning to be team players as they cook together.”

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Because of Thanksgiving break, the next issue of Campus News will appear on Thursday, December 3. The deadline for this issue will be Monday, November 30, at noon.

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Because of Thanksgiving break,  there will be no Campus News  on November 26. The deadline for the December 3  issue will be Monday, November 30, at noon.

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From Phyllis Benay, Center for Writing: Keene State College’s participation in the first National Day on Writing - KEENE WRITES - on October 20 was a successful representation of the role that writing plays in all of our lives.

Over 300 students, staff, and faculty visited the Mountain View Room to view 75 samples of published writing from faculty and staff. Jeff Friedman’s creative writing workshops filled immediately, while other visitors participated in the six-word memoir, headline writing, and caption writing contests. The Task Force on Writing thanks the entire KSC community for their support of this event. Contest winners are: Nicholas VanBlarcom (best headline), Katie Sasso (best caption), Curt Martens (best six-word memoir).

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