A special traveling exhibit, “Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals,” will be in the Atrium Conference Room at the Young Student Center from Jan. 4 to Feb. 9, 2010. The exhibit is from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. and is co-sponsored by several campus and community groups.

After taking power in 1933, the Nazis persecuted homosexuals as part of their so-called moral crusade to racially and culturally purify Germany. This exhibit explores the Nazi campaign against homosexuals in Germany and its important lessons for us today.

The exhibit is free and open to the public. Teachers who bring their classes can arrange for an orientation and discussion of the exhibit from the Educational Outreach Coordinator of the Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies, Thomas White.

Please contact Karen Cangialosi, 358-2578,  to let us know if you’re bringing a class for a visit.

More information.

As a part of this year’s Diversity Dialogue series, there will be a discussion on veterans at Keene State on Tuesday, November 10, from noon-1:15 p.m. in the Mountainview Room in the Student Center. This dialogue will be done in recognition and honor of Veterans Day, with a light lunch provided. Kent Drake-Deese, Director of Residential Life and Housing, and Michael Ward, Administrative Assistant-Student Center, will be facilitating the conversation. All are welcome, and alumni who are veterans are particularly invited to participate.

For more information, please contact Dottie Morris, Chief Officer for Diversity and Multiculturalism.

The 2009 Alumni Grants Program will be awarding a total of $7,635 to five campus programs.

The recipients include:

• a joint program of the Office of Admissions and the Office of Diversity and Multiculturalism which will bring high school students from underrepresented groups to campus, linking the students with a KSC student mentor who will help them explore the benefits of a college education
• an English Department effort to provide a professional development seminar for middle and high school teachers and the public exploring the richness and diversity of the Middle Ages;
• the Cheshire Academy for Lifelong Learning’s expansion of their continuing education program to Saturdays
• the 2009 Biannual Symposium “From Local to Global: 100 Years of Education at Keene State College”
• a recycling awareness campaign planned by the Recycling and Sustainability Office.