Plymouth State University

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Lily Zahor, a Plymouth State University graduate student studying tree ecological physiology, has been awarded the Joe and Gail White Fellowship for 2013. The White Fellowship was created by two Plymouth State graduates who care deeply about protecting New Hampshire’s natural resources and fostering PSU’s ongoing efforts in educating the public about [...]

Plymouth, N.H. – An impressive collection of White Mountains related books, maps and historical material has been donated to Plymouth State University’s Museum of the White Mountains (MWM) by John W. (Jack) and Anne H. Newton of South Natick, Massachusetts. The Newtons said they chose to donate the 6,000 volume collection to the MWM because [...]

Plymouth, N.H. –Residents across New Hampshire are invited to Plymouth State University Saturday, February 2 for the “Think Pink” Breast Cancer Information Expo. Sponsored by PSU’s Department of Athletics, Center for Active Living & Healthy Communities and the Department of Health and Human Performance, this event is designed to raise community awareness about breast cancer [...]

PLYMOUTH, N.H.–Plymouth State University hosted a January 11 meeting of local, state and congressional officials in discussing Grafton County’s economic development efforts. The main focus of the meeting was the future of the Enterprise Center at Plymouth (ECP), now under construction at 149 North Main Street, which is a business incubator supporting entrepreneurship, small businesses [...]

PLYMOUTH,N.H.–Plymouth State University’s Lamson Learning Commons hosted six Laconia Middle School students January 8 as part of their 2013 National History Day research project. The students are studying topics as diverse as the Tuskegee Airmen, the Iranian Revolution and terrorism, the Transcontinental Railroad and the U.S. economy, the Manhattan Project and the television program Star [...]

Plymouth, N.H. – Plymouth State University President Sara Jayne Steen was a recent guest on “First Class Business,” hosted by Jack Heath or WTPL-FM and Chris Way, Interim Director of New Hampshire Division of  Economic Development. Listen to the 30 minute program here:

Plymouth, N.H. –As the world moves into the 21st century, education is taking different forms and paths; Plymouth State University is embracing the value of online and continuing education with the creation of the Division of Online and Continuing Studies (DOCS), formerly the Frost School of Continuing and Professional Studies. DOCS will serve undergraduate, online [...]

Plymouth, N.H.–An outstanding faculty member and sustainability advocate has been named the Plymouth State University Helen Abbott ’39 Professor of Environmental Studies. Brian Eisenhauer is a professor of Sociology and Director of the Office of Environmental Sustainability at PSU, working with PSU faculty, staff, and students to reduce the University’s environmental impacts and helping others [...]

PLYMOUTH, N.H.-Plymouth State University’s Angel Tree Project provided nearly 500 gifts to area children for this year’s Christmas season. The Angel Tree Project partners with 14 Plymouth-area schools and non-profit agencies to provide gifts for youth and teens during the holiday season; PSU Community Service Advisor Linda Corriveau said this year’s Angel tree project started [...]

Plymouth, N.H. –Nearly 200 students living in Belknap Hall have won the 2012 “Do It in the Dark” energy saving competition between Plymouth State residence halls. “Do it in the Dark” is a student-named competition between all the traditional residence halls that encourages saving energy by tracking and comparing reductions in each residence halls’ energy [...]