Marci Heatherly honored with essay award

Pittsburg State graduate student Marci Heatherly was recently selected to receive the James B.M. Schick Graduate Essay Award for her essay entitled “Beneficial Ridicule: The Felix Culpa of Women in the Satiric Verse of Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift.” This award is...

Small business artists bring Spring Art Walk to life

Every spring and fall, the Pittsburg Art Council takes over a section of downtown Broadway Street to bring the community together and peruse the art of local artists. This year’s Spring Art Walk was on Saturday, April 18.   Pittsburg, KS has a tight-knit community and...

Ethan Corson ‘Building Kansas’

Kansas State Senator, Ethan Corson, is running for the Democratic nomination for Kansas Governor in the Aug. 4, primary with the stated goal of building Kansas into “a state where more young people will want to build their life.” Corson introduced himself to the...

FIFA World Cup countdown clock brings excitement to Pitt

On April 17 in front of Russ Hall, the FIFA World Cup countdown clock from the Kansas Department of Commerce was installed. Part of the Pitt State women’s soccer team came for the moment.  “It’s just really cool to have something on campus that connects us to the...

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Power tools power pumpkin carving creativity

Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the School of Construction, students had the opportunity to carve pumpkins with power tools.   After picking out a pumpkin, students drew designs, then got to work carving. For those who had less experience with power tools or simply did not...

Retired faculty, staff come together

Retired faculty and staff of Pitt State were hosted at breakfast Sept. 30. This was held at the Wilkinson Alumni Center and gave the community the opportunity to hear what is going on at the university, speak with Pitt State President, Dr. Thomas Newsom, and reconnect...