Plymouth State University

PLYMOUTH, N.H. –A longtime Plymouth State University student life professional has been recognized by his peers with PSU’s 2013 Distinguished Professional, Administrative, Technical (PAT) Award. Jeff Furlone, PSU’s Interim Student Conduct and Community Standards Coordinator, was honored in a May 3 ceremony.   PSU President Sara Jayne Steen said Furlone is a dedicated professional whose commitment [...]

  Plymouth, N.H. –Plymouth State University has honored retired horticulturist Steven Sweedler with the Madie W. Barrett Award. Sweedler accepted the award at an April 26 ceremony. Sweedler retired in August, 2011 after serving the University for 35 years. PSU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Julie Bernier said Sweedler started work at [...]

  PLYMOUTH, N.H. –Matthew Allen has won the prestigious Plymouth State University Student Employee of the Year Award. Allen, a senior majoring in Adventure Education , works at PSU’s Outdoor Center, where he has earned praise for his initiative, positive outlook and collaborative skills in working with students, staff and faculty. Allen was nominated for the [...]

  Plymouth, N.H.—The Department of Art at Plymouth State University is proud present 17 students who are making their debut as painters, designers, printmakers and creators. The department’s annual Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibitions in Graphic Design and Studio Art will be held April 30–May 14. Graphic design projects will be exhibited at the Silver [...]

Plymouth, N.H. – Dozens of Plymouth State University students will present projects during a two-day program celebrating research. The Student Showcase of Excellence, scheduled for Friday April 26 and Saturday April 27 at the University’s Physical Education Center, involves students from many academic disciplines presenting poster displays, demonstrations, and live events. Events times are Friday [...]

Exhibition Coincides with May 7 Lecture on Dogon Culture by Professor Hans Guggenheim Plymouth, N.H. — An exhibition on the art of the Dogon Smith peoples of the Western African nation of Mali will be displayed May 7-17 in the special collections room at the Karl Drerup Art Gallery in the Draper and Maynard Building [...]

  Plymouth, N.H. –Plymouth State University is making a major change in how it provides heat and hot water to campus with the conversion from diesel fuel to compressed natural gas (CNG). The current fuel-oil fired co-generation plant located adjacent to the Langdon Woods residence hall will be retrofitted to a CNG fired thermal energy [...]

Plymouth, N.H. – A Plymouth State University student, an English professor, and the region’s economic development agency were chosen by Plymouth State University to be honored by the Campus Compact for New Hampshire (CCNH) at its annual Presidents’ Awards presentation April 9 in Bedford.  CCNH is a statewide consortium of college and university presidents dedicated [...]

  Plymouth, N.H.- The latest book by Plymouth State University Professor Mark Okrant, a successful author, nationally recognized expert in tourism research, and director of PSU’s Institute for New Hampshire Studies, will be released this spring. No Vacancy: The Rise, Demise and Reprise of America’s Motels, takes a critical look back at motels and their [...]

  Plymouth, N.H. –The creator of one of the nation’s first eating disorder treatment education clinics has been named the 2013 Theo Kalikow Award winner by Plymouth State University at a March 28 awards ceremony honoring influential women in the Plymouth area. Dr. Margaret Burckes-Miller has been a professor of health education at Plymouth State [...]