Type Public President Anne E. Huot Students 5,443 Total enrollment 4,383 (2015) Phone +1 800-572-1909 | Established 1909 Provost Walter Zakahi Acceptance rate 78.6% (2014) | |
Motto Enter to learn; go forth to serve Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 12,864 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 20,784 USD (2015) Notable alumni Jim Ferry, Fritz Wetherbee, Molly Kelly, Aaron Vega, Wallace Tripp Similar Plymouth State University, University of New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce University, Eastern Connecticut State Uni, Southern New Hampshir Profiles | ||
Keene state college
Keene State College is a liberal arts college in Keene, New Hampshire. It is a member of the University System of New Hampshire and of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.
Contents
- Keene state college
- Academics
- Athletics
- Rankings
- Intrafraternal Council
- Fraternities
- Sororities
- Adams Technology
- Butterfield Hall
- Elliot Hall
- Fiske Hall
- Holloway Hall
- Huntress Hall
- Media Arts Center
- Mason Library
- Putnam Science Center
- Redfern Arts Center
- Spaulding Gymnasium
- Thorne Sagendorph Art Gallery
- Young Student Center
- Zorn Dining Commons
- Administration
- References
Founded in 1909 as a teacher's college (originally, Keene Normal School; later, Keene Teachers College), Keene State College has around 5,400 students.
Academics
Some of the largest academic programs at Keene State College are Safety & Occupational Health Applied Sciences, Education, Psychology, Health Science, Management, Communications, according to the declared majors reported in the Keene State College Factbook
Keene State College offers more than 40 areas of undergraduate study in the liberal arts, social sciences, sciences, and professional programs, as well as selected graduate degrees.
Other notable majors include Geography, Architecture, Environmental Studies, Journalism, and Theater & Dance. Keene's Factbook 2010-2011 shows that Film Studies and Communication are some of the fastest growing majors.
The Safety & Occupational Health Applied Sciences Program recently became the largest major on campus. This program began holding an annual professional development conference in conjunction with the student ASSE (American Society of Safety Engineers) chapter.
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.
The Geography Department hosts the annual New Hampshire State Geographic Bee, the winner of which competes in the National Geographic Bee, hosted by Alex Trebek.
Keene State College recently became the first accredited university in the nation to offer a four-year undergraduate degree in Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
Athletics
Keene State, known athletically as the Owls, is an NCAA Division III school, competing in the Little East Conference. Current programs include cross-country (men's and women's), 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 four club sports: men's Soccer, mens and women's rugby, and ice hockey. Keene State's softball team appeared in one Women's College World Series in 1972.
Rankings
Keene State is one of 224 select colleges and universities in the Northeast that The Princeton Review profiled in its 2006 edition of The Best Northeastern Colleges. The most popular majors are Safety & Occupational Health Applied Sciences, Education, and Psychology.
Intrafraternal Council
Fraternities
Sororities
Adams Technology
This building is used for the architecture department as well as the product design students. It is probably one of the lesser-known buildings on campus because of its location, but architecture students will become very familiar with it. In 2011 Adams was knocked down to make way for the top of the line TDS building, whose construction ended in 2012.
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 a Masters program.
Elliot Hall
Elliot Hall is home to on-campus services, including Admissions, the Bursar's office, Health Services, and the office of Alumni & Parent Relations. 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 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
A first-year residence hall that consists of three co-ed floors with a kitchen on each one. Each suite consists of two main rooms with shared bathroom located between them. Each room houses two residents, totaling four people per suite. Floors are broken up into parliaments by common interest.
Huntress Hall
A co-ed residence hall (formerly a girls-only hall) situated on the main quad. It is one of the oldest dorms on campus and 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 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, Communications, 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 and Genocide 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. The library is named for Wallace Edward (Daddy) Mason, who was the President of Keene Normal School from 1911 until 1939. (Striving, James G. Smart,Phoenix Publishing 1984)
Putnam Science Center
The David F. Putnam Science Center was recently renovated and is home to the Computer Science department and other major science fields. The KSC Science center includes several computer labs containing 440 computers in total. All computers dual boot Windows/FreeBSD and have access to the wireless network.
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.
Spaulding 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. In addition to the large main gym, it includes a pool, a suspended track, a weight room, and an aerobics 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, who served as the school's president from 1939-1964. It is one of the tallest buildings on campus and is home to the campus bookstore, campus convenience store, several food vendors, the campus mailroom, the Mabel Brown auditorium, and student organization offices.
Zorn Dining Commons
The Zorn dining commons was formerly located in the building now known as Media Arts Center. Keene State built a much larger facility that 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.