Chad LaFlamme

Graduation Date:

Spring 2010

Major & Minor:

Adventure Education

Favorite Hobbies/Activities:

Rock Climbing, Ice Climbing, Skiing, Snowboarding, Mountaineering, White Water Kayaking, Sea Kayaking, Canoe Expeditions, Backpacking, Hiking

Favorite Food(s):

Steak

Favorite Quote:

“Lead your child out into nature; teach him on the hilltops and in the valleys. there he will listen better, and the sense of freedom will give him more strength to overcome difficulties. But in these hours of freedom let him be taught by nature rather than by you. Let him fully Realize that she is the real teacher and that you, with your art, do nothing more than walk quietly at her side.”
-Johann Henrick Pestalozzi

“Well then if risks must be run, should one not run them where success will improve people?”
-Plato

In Plymouth Magazine

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Remembering Gene Savage ’58

On May 14, 2012, New Hampshire lost a gifted educator, respected leader, and devoted friend. From his earliest days in education as a high school teacher, coach, and director of guidance, through his post as director of admissions at the University of New Hampshire, and later through his various administrative positions within the University System [...]

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Another Way to Serve

“It was like moving to a foreign country with a completely different culture,” says PSU student Patrick O’Sullivan. The 26-year-old veteran isn’t referring to his time in Iraq as a motor transport operator in the Army Reserve. He’s talking about coming home. O’Sullivan joined the Army Reserve right out of high school, at an age [...]

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Faculty Forum: Irene Cucina

Professor Irene Cucina has been teaching in the Department of Health and Human Performance since 1998. Prior to coming to Plymouth State, she had a rewarding career as a high school health and physical education teacher and coach in Newton, MA. Her commitment to students and learning has been recognized by her peers through a [...]