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Keene State College is a public liberal arts college in Keene, New Hampshire, and a prominent campus of the University System of New Hampshire. Keene State is nationally recognized for its premier Safety and Occupational Health Applied Sciences program and sustainable architecture.
Keene State offers nationally recognized undergraduate and graduate programs in occupational safety, environmental studies, education, and film production. It hosts the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and an OSHA Training Institute Education Center.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school academic records, writing samples, and extracurricular engagement under test-optional review. Safety Sciences master's degree applicants require an accredited bachelor's degree and science/engineering foundations.
Nationally acclaimed program preparing safety directors and industrial hygienists in ergonomics, process safety, toxicology, and regulatory compliance.
Hands-on engineering design program integrating circular manufacturing, CAD/CAM prototyping, lifecycle environmental analysis, and industrial materials testing.
Archival and educational research fellowship examining Holocaust survivor testimony, historical genocide prevention pedagogies, and human rights curriculum development.
Field ecology practicum conducting forest canopy carbon monitoring, stream macroinvertebrate sampling, and climate change vulnerability studies in New Hampshire forests.
Creative arts scholarship awarded to outstanding incoming students majoring in film, theater design, musical performance, or dance at the Redfern Arts Center.
Community leadership grant recognizing first-year students who have demonstrated exemplary service in community food pantries, environmental conservation, or youth mentorship.
President and Professor of Toxicology
Office of the President and Department of Safety Sciences
Dr. Melinda Treadwell, an alumna and president since 2017, is a toxicologist whose research focuses on environmental inhalation exposures, airborne particulate ...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Safety and Occupational Health Applied Sciences
Department of Safety and Occupational Health
Dr. Wayne Hartz investigates workplace organizational safety culture, human factors engineering, industrial catastrophe prevention, and OSHA safety management c...
View researcher profile ↗Director Emeritus of the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Dr. Hank Knight is a scholar in Holocaust education, post-Holocaust Christian-Jewish relations, and pedagogical methods for teaching contemporary human rights a...
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