Student Organizations

Students in Automotive Technology have the opportunity to participate in the following organizations and events:

• Pitt State Dragster
• PSU SAE Annual Car Show
• SAE Mini Baja
• SkillsUSA

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SAE Mini Baja
PSU has a Society of Automotive Engineers(SAE) chapter. Students who enroll in the special topics Mini Baja course will raise money to build a car, design a car, fabricate a car and compete against other schools from across the United States, including Wisconsin, Ohio, and Utah. Some of the competitions consist of: maneuverability, hill climb, sled pull, endurance race, and design. Dr. Roger Adams and Mr. Trent Lindbloom are the faculty advisors for PSU's Mini Baja teams.

Last year PSU stepped up to a new level of Mini Baja. In late February PSU sent a team comprising of four students to South Korea for five months to compete in the international Korean SAE Mini Baja series. This was a whole new world for PSU as we were the first team in Mini Baja history to not only build and complete a car in Korea, but to live in a foreign country for the five month period. Our team won 1st place in the endurance race, 1st place in cost report, won the Henkel-Locktite Design Award for best designed vehicle, scored top 15 in design report, and received 2nd place overall.

Learn more about Mini Baja at Pittsburg State

SkillsUSA
Students at PSU have the opportunity to participate in SkillsUSA. The mission of the organization as stated on their web site is as follows: "SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled work force. We help each student excel."

PSU students have been very successfully at SkillsUSA competitions. Students have finished first in national SkillsUSA-VICA in ’98, ’99, & ‘01, and finished 2nd in ’97, ’00, & ’02. PSU student Rusty Brown was the Silver Medallist (2nd Place) in June, 2003 World Skills Competition in Switzerland and was noted as “America’s Best of the Best” (Gold Medal) in technical competition.

For more information, please contact:

• Jack Fredrick, President - SKillsUSA PSU jfrederick86@cox.net
• Mr. Ron Downing, PSU Faculty Sponsor, rdowning@pittstate.edu

SkillsUSA Kansas SkillsUSA (National web site)