Keene State College

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motto = Enter to learn; go forth to serve.
established = 1909
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president = Dr. Helen Giles-Gee
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students = 6,400
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city = Keene
state = New Hampshire
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website = http://www.keene.edu/
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Keene State College is a liberal arts college in Keene, New Hampshire. It is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges as well as of the University System of New Hampshire along with the University of New Hampshire, Plymouth State University, and the Granite State College.

Founded in 1909 as a teacher's college (originally, Keene Normal School; later, Keene Teachers College), Keene State College has grown to 6,400 students and comprises roughly 1/4 of the total population of the city of Keene, New Hampshire.

Academics

Keene's ten largest academic programs, according to the [http://usnh.unh.edu/usnh_institutions/ksc.html Keene page] of the USNH website, are English, Psychology, Art (including Graphic Design), Biology, History, Computer Science, Music, Management, Sociology and Mathematics.

According to the [http://www.keene.edu/catalog/mdc.cfm KSC Course Catalog] other notable majors include Education, Environmental Studies, Film Studies, Journalism and Theater & Dance.

The Education major at Keene State College is a respected teacher education program. The college hosts major annual seminars in children's literature.

The Film Studies program hosts an annual student film festival.

Athletics

Keene State is an NCAA Division III school, in the Little East Conference. Current programs include basketball (men's and women's), soccer (men's and women's), volleyball, baseball, softball, track (indoor and outdoor, men's and women's), lacrosse (men's and women's), swimming and diving (men's and women's), as well as three club sports: men's and women's rugby, and ice hockey. The college's mascot is the owl.

Princeton Review

Keene State was listed in the August 24, 2006 edition of "The Princeton Review", ranking 83rd in the United States, with the most popular majors being Education, Occupational Safety, and Health Sciences. Keene State was listed as one of the best colleges in the Northeast.

Points of interest

* Gravity Research Foundation monument

Greek Life

Fraternities

* Alpha Pi Tau {AΠT) (1925)
* Phi Mu Delta (ΦΜΔ)
* [http://www.sigmalambdachi.org Sigma Lambda Chi] (ΣΛΧ)
* [http://www.tke.org Tau Kappa Epsilon] (ΤΚΕ) (re-established in 2008)

Sororities

*Delta Phi Epsilon (ΔΦΕ)
*Eta Gamma Chi (ΗΓΧ)
*Kappa Gamma (ΚΓ)
*Tau Phi Xi (ΤΦΧ)
*Phi Sigma Sigma (ΦΣ)
*Sigma Rho Upsilon (ΣΡΥ)

Co-Ed

*Psi Upsilon - Delta Nu (Ψ Υ - ΔΝ) (one of the only co-ed Greek organizations in the nation)

Facilities

Butterfield Hall

This building was established for the use of the Keene Safety and Technology department. The increase in number of majors for the Safety Program at Keene has allowed it to grow into one day a masters program.

Elliot Hall

Elliot Hall is home to many on-campus services, including Admissions, the Bursar's office, and Health Services. The Education department's Child Development Center is located within this facility.

Fiske Hall

The oldest building on the campus, Fiske Hall has been a part of the college since its founding in 1909. It recently underwent renovations during the spring semester of 2007 following the opening of new residence halls elsewhere on campus, and reopened for the Fall 2007 semester.

Holloway Hall

The largest of the freshman residence halls, it consists of three co-ed floors with a kitchen on each one. Each room consists of a suite with three people in each room, totaling six people per suite.

Huntress Hall

A co-ed residence hall (formerly a girls-only hall) located near the center of campus. It is one of the oldest dorms on campus. It is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of its namesake, Harriett Huntress, a former administrator in the New Hampshire Department of Education. The ghost was even briefly mentioned on a show on the Travel Channel.

Media Arts Center

The newest academic facility on campus, the Media Arts Center opened in the fall of 2006. It contains offices, classroom space, and lab space for the Film, Graphic Design, and Journalism departments. It was constructed in the former Zorn dining commons building following the completion of the New Zorn Dining Commons.

Mason Library

The Mason Library is home to the Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies. This facility also houses KSC's reference collection, as well as a periodicals collection, a newspaper archive, and a video and DVD collection, which is surpassed by the collection held by the film department in the Media Arts Center.

Redfern Arts Center

The Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond is home to the performing arts and visual arts on campus. It has three performance venues: the Alumni Recital Hall, home to musical performances and the annual KSC Film Festival; the Main Theater, which sometimes hosts touring performances and can seat five hundred seventy-two; and the Wright theatre, a black box theatre used for small performances and Theatre department classes. The building also houses fine arts classes including painting, drawing, sculpture and printmaking.

cience Center

The Science Center was recently renovated on the Keene State campus. The center is home to the Computer Science department and other major science fields. The KSC Science center includes several computer labs altogether amounting to 440 computers. All computers dual boot Windows/FreeBSD and have access to the wireless network.

paulding Gymnasium

The Spaulding Gymnasium and Recreation Center is open to all KSC students and faculty free of charge, and to the general public for a fee. It includes a pool, a track, and a workout room.

Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery

The Thorne-Sagendorph art gallery displays student work from the various traditional arts. It is occasionally host to touring exhibits, and is open daily for viewing.

Young Student Center

The Young Student Center was named for Lloyd P. Young. It is one of the tallest buildings on campus at three stories, and is home to the campus bookstore, several food vendors, the campus mailroom, the Mabel Brown auditorium, and offices for some student organizations.

Zorn Dining Commons

The Zorn dining commons was in the building now housing the Media Arts Center for many years. Recently Keene State has built a much larger facility that was opened in the fall of 2005. It features a variety of dining options. Within the Zorn building but outside the dining area proper is the Hoot-N-Scoot, a take-out facility with prepackaged meals.

Administration

*President: Dr. Helen Giles-Gee
*Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs: Dr. Emile Netzhammer III
*Vice President for Finance & Planning: Dr. Jay Kahn
*Vice President of Student Affairs: Dr. Andrew Robinson

External links

* [http://www.keene.edu Keene State College website]
* [http://keenephotos.mycapture.com/mycapture/index.asp?view=yes&groupingid=12801 Keene State College photo galleries]
* [http://www.usnh.unh.edu/ University System of New Hampshire website]
* [http://www.keeneequinox.com Keene State College Equinox (student newspaper)]
* [http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/generalinfo.asp?listing=1023300&LTID=1 "Princeton Review" article]