Holly Jolly Tubas took place in the lobby of the Bicknell Center at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 4 and featured 30 tuba and euphonium players ranging from middle schoolers to senior citizens.  Doug Whitten, professor of music, led the event and has done so since 2003.  “It started in New York in 1975 …

Pittsburg State University’s Stage Direction class will put on a series of 30-minute student directed plays called “Theatre Unplugged: Caught in the One-Act” on Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. in the Studio Theatre of Grubbs Hall.  The plays being performed on Friday are “Mikey Wears Braces” …

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran announced the awarding of a federal nursing grant to Pittsburg State University’s Irene Ransom Bradley School of Nursing. Moran made the announcement during a press conference Nov. 19 in McPherson Hall.   The grant will help fund the Advanced Nurse Education Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program at the School of Nursing. This is the …

Axe Library’s annual Faculty/University Author Reception was held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, providing attendees with refreshments and conversation while honoring the Pittsburg State University authors.    The recognized faculty and staff were Joe Arruda, professor of biology, Kevin Bracker, professor of economics, Chris Childers, professor of history, Tim Dell, professor of automotive technology, John …

The Climate and Energy Project teamed up with Pittsburg State University and the City of Pittsburg to host two free events that took place in the Bicknell Center on Oct. 30.  The first event was a luncheon/workshop where Jeremy Johnson, mayor of Pittsburg, Scott White of Cromwell Solar, James Triplett of the PSU Sustainability …

Pittsburg State University will welcome its third season of the “Best of Broadway” series with the production of “Wizard of Oz” on Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in The Bicknell Family Center for the Arts. The second and final production in the series will be “The Sound of Music” on …

Lylahpalooza, an annual kid’s fest and fundraiser, was held at the Crawford County Museum from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30. The fundraiser featured various attracti0ns including a silent auction, bouncy house, petting zoo, the Bat Mobile, and more.  Lylahpalooza started out as a way to help B.J. and …

A sexual response panel titled “It’s On Us” was held in the OSC ballroom on Sep. 26 from 7 to 8 p.m., featuring eight panelists: Stephanie Spitz, PSU’s campus victim advocate, Wendy Overstreet, sexual assault nurse examiner, Detective Rebekah Lynch of the Pittsburg Police Department, Stu Hite, director of Pittsburg …

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, music fraternity, will host “Revenge of The Book Sale 2: Electric Boogaloo,” a mystery book sale in the Oval Sep. 25-27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to raise funds benefiting Habitat for Humanity.  Books prices will range between $1 to 5 with all proceeds donated …

Students gambled and gamed through the night Friday, Sept. 9 at the Gorilla Activities Board’s (GAB) annual Casino Night.  The Casino Night took place in the Overman Student Center Ballroom from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Real money was not used during the night, but students still received the casino …