Campus Life

After the remainder of the spring 2020 semester was moved online in March followed by summer courses being moved online, many students and faculty were left wondering what the fall 2020 semester would look like at PSU.   Pitt State has released plans for the fall 2020 semester including changes to the academic calendar, …

Amid surging cases of COVID-19 in locations as close as Joplin, Pittsburg State announced that the university’s date of reopening campus buildings and facilities would move from July 7 to July 20.  The announcement came on Friday, June 26, a day after the university also announced that all persons on campus would …

Since face-to-face classes were cancelled in March, many were left wondering what would happen in future semesters.   While Pittsburg State continued the cancellation of face-to-face classes during the summer session, they announced that it is intended that courses will resume on campus in the fall including opening residence halls and a resumption of student life activities. However, there …

Many people and organizations are working to come up with unique ways to keep busy and have fun during this difficult time.  Pittsburg State Library Services is now offering a virtual escape room which is based on Pitt State but is not a true story.   An escape room can be played alone or with a group …

Howard Smith, Pittsburg State University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, was one of 35 people chosen for the Executive Leadership Academy for 2020 to 2021.   The Executive Leadership Academy is a national program that will begin with two seminars in June in Washington, D.C. led by current and …

People all over the world are trying to help others in any way that they can through this difficult time. Locally, Pittsburg State student Jeffrey Franklin, senior in social work, has organized a quarantined biscuit and gravy feed to help support the Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) who help children that have been …

With the announcement that Pittsburg State University course work would be online for the remainder of the semester and the residence halls closing down, many students returned home for the rest of the semester as campus closed down.   For international students, however, they face the dilemma of returning to their home country …

These last few weeks have involved a lot of change and have been hectic for students. College students across the nation have been forced to change their normal ways of learning and maneuvering through their college careers. On Monday March 16, PSU students were released for an early and extended spring …

For many university students, depression and anxiety may be issues that they struggle with. The Gorillas Activity Board (GAB) tries to schedule events focused on highlighting these issues on college campuses and giving students resources to help them through these struggles.   One event GAB held that dealt with the issue of mental health was …