According to a campus-wide email to all Keene State College faculty and staff, as of Tuesday, October 1, five KSC employees faced effects of the U.S. government shutdown.
The Department of Labor indicated to the Office of Sponsored Projects and Research that it will shutdown some activities while it awaits funding and approval by Congress.
KSC staff who work in the OSHA Consultancy program known as Work WISE N.H. are facing the impact of this shutdown.
The Office of Sponsored Projects and Research is located on Winchester Street in Keene.
According to Kim Harkness, director of human resources for KSC, the college will continue to support these positions honoring the USNH policies which require a 90-day notice period before laying off or discontinuing a program.
For more on the government shutdown, see “Government shutdown” on B6.
Julie Conlon can be contacted at jconlon@keene-equinox.com