Plymouth State University

For more than 25 years Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) has represented children at the center of abuse and neglect cases in the New Hampshire court system. The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of New Hampshire is holding a brown-bag lunch Wednesday April 23, to share the story of their work on behalf of vulnerable New [...]

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – What do you want to be when you grow up?  Nearly 30 Linwood, N.H., Public School sixth-graders considered that age-old question April 16 when they visited Plymouth State University as part of the Kids2College program. Sponsored by the Sallie Mae Fund, a student loan program, Kids2 College highlights the value and accessibility of [...]

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Kevin Lupo has won the prestigious Plymouth State University Student Employee of the Year Award. Lupo, a senior majoring in Meteorology, works at PSU’s Judd Gregg Meteorological Institute (JGMI), where he has earned praise for his dependability, positive outlook and collaborative skills in working with students, staff and faculty. His primary responsibilities include [...]

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – At an April 13 ceremony honoring the “best of the best,” Plymouth State University inducted 51 students into Phi Kappa Phi (PKP), the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. The students are all at the top of their respective majors in grade average, according to PKP [...]

Plymouth, N.H. –Plymouth State University’s longtime Associate Athletic Director and ski coach Kim Bownes, ’08G, has been named the 2014 Theo Kalikow Award winner for her efforts in advancing women’s issues. Bownes has been an administrator in the Athletics Department since 2008 and served as the men’s and women’s varsity ski coach for 21 years. [...]

More than 100 Plymouth State University students will present projects during a special event celebrating research. The Student Showcase of Excellence, scheduled for Friday, April 25 from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the University’s Hartman Union Building, features students from many academic disciplines presenting poster displays, demonstrations, and live events. The Showcase is free [...]

Plymouth, N.H. – A Plymouth State University student, an Education professor and a regional mentoring group were chosen by Plymouth State University to be honored by the Campus Compact for New Hampshire (CCNH) at its annual Presidents’ Awards presentation April 8 in Bedford.  CCNH is a statewide consortium of college and university presidents dedicated to [...]

Plymouth, N.H. –– Noting that the “higher education landscape is shifting,” Plymouth State University President Sara Jayne Steen asserted that the University is “nimble enough to make significant decisions” in order to deliver on the promise of its historic mission to New Hampshire.  PSU has the talent and the resources to make innovative and enduring [...]

  PLYMOUTH, N.H. – New Hampshire needs to revitalize its water system infrastructure over the next decade or it faces a crisis affecting the state’s economy. That according to John Gilbert, chairman of the N.H. Water Council, who spoke at Plymouth State University’s New Hampshire Water and Watershed Conference  March 21. Gilbert reported that it [...]

In 1808, Revolutionary War veteran Col. Samuel Holmes gave $500 towards the establishment of what became Holmes Plymouth Academy. Several other schools followed on the site until 1871 when Plymouth Normal School, now Plymouth State University, was established. A newly released book celebrates the many accomplishments and people who have molded what is today Plymouth [...]