Keene State College

Educational Resources

Libraries

Curriculum Materials Library, Center for Holocaust Studies, Orang Asli Archive, Preston Collection of New Hampshire History, Children's Literature Festival Manuscript Collection, Adolphe B. Pouliot Journal, Career Services Library, Geography Map Collection

• Member of library consortia.
• 306,652 books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents.
• 896 current serial subscriptions.
• 762,195 microforms.
• 7,165 Audio/Visual items.
• 585 e-books.

Museums & Art

Thorne Sagendorph Art Gallery

Computing

Requirements

• Students are not required to take a computer course.
• Students are not required to own or lease a computer.
• Recommended computer operating system: Microsoft

Campus Resources

• 500 computers for student use in locations such as computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
• 100 Internet connections in libraries.
• 500 Internet connections in classrooms.
• 50 Internet connections in Laboratories.
• 100 Internet connections elsewhere on campus.

Student accommodations

• Email accounts are available to all students.
• Internet access is available to all students.
• Student web-pages are permitted.
• Online class registration is available.
• 100% of college-owned hosting units are available for internet access.

Wireless Internet Hotspots

• Wifi is available in all the libraries, in some classrooms
• Campus wireless internet hotspots are not available.
• Approximately 200 students can be on the network at once.

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women's center, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious

Career

co-op education, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, other

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 54% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 20% of housing units are Singles.
• 49% of housing units are Doubles.
• 17% of housing units are Triples.
• 14% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 11 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 65% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Parent/Family Homecoming Weekend, Spring Weekend, Pumpkin Festival, Alternative Spring Break, Children's Literature Festival, Chautauqua
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 65 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Biology - Beta Beta Beta, Communication - Lambda Pi Eta, Computer Science - Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Economics - Omicron Delta Epsilon, Education - Kappa Delta Pi, English - Sigma Tau Delta, Foreign Language - Phi Sigma Iota, French - Pi Delta Phi, Geography - Gamma Theta Upsilon, Health Science - Eta Sigma Gamma, History - Phi Alpha Theta, International Scholars - Phi Beta Delta, Management - Delta Mu Delta, Mathematics - Kappa Mu Epsilon, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Physical Education - Phi Epsilon Kappa, Physics - Sigma Pi Sigma, Psychology - Psi Chi, Safety Studies - Rho Sigma Kappa, Sociology - Alpha Kappa Delta, Spanish - Sigma Delta Pi;
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus Crusade for Christ, Campus Ministry, Hillel, Newman Student Organization
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Amnesty International, Common Ground, Feminist Collective, International Friends, KSC Pride
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Alternative Spring Break, Association for Worksite Health Promotion, American Society of Safety Engineers, Architecture Club, Art Collective, Association for Campus Health Promotion, Biology Club, Campus Ecology Club, Chemistry Lyceum, Chock Full of Notes, Circle K/SVO, Creative Arts Project, Dance Team, Dietetic Association, Education Club, Environmental Outing Club, Film Society, Foundation for Excellent Schools, French Club, GEODES, Geography Club, Habitat For Humanity, Healthy Readers Club, Historical Fencing Club, History Club, Independent Film Foundation, Kronicle, KSC Democrats, KSC Republicans, Literary Journal, Math Club, Men's Rugby, Music Educators National Conference, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Physical Education Majors Club, Psychology Club, Residence Hall Association, Screenwriter's Guild, Ski & Snowboard Club, Social Activities Council (SAC), Society for Advancement of Management, Society of Physics Students, Splat - Paintball Club, Student Government, Tennis Club, WKNH, Women's Rugby
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Equinox (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Manchester, NH (55), Hartford, CT (90)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Brattleboro, VT (18)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Keene, NH (1)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 23% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 13% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 926
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 2 fraternities
• 3% of students are fraternity members
• There are 5 sororities
• 3% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Massachusetts-Lowell)

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited