News Archive for 2013
Enactus team off to good start at nationals
05/22/2013
During the opening ceremony of the 2013 Enactus National Competition in Kansas City, the PSU team was recognized as the second-place winner in the Walmart Women’s Economic Empowerment Project Partnership contest and as the third-place winner in the Sam’s Club “Step Up For Small Business” competition.
Nature Reach plans summer camps for kids
05/21/2013
Delia Lister, coordinator for Pittsburg State University’s Nature Reach Program, said this week that only a few openings remain for the two summer camps hosted in June and July by Nature Reach and the Sperry-Galligar Audubon Society.
Roberts named interim dean of library services
05/17/2013
Randy Roberts, curator of special collections and university archivist, has been named interim dean of library services. His appointment is effective June 8.
Work begins on Dellinger Hall renovation
05/16/2013
Late last week, hundreds of Pitt State students moved out of their rooms in Dellinger Hall. By Monday, construction fencing was up, part of a street was closed and workers were busy on a major renovation of the university’s largest residence hall.
Student nurses earn national recognition
05/16/2013
The PSU chapter of the Kansas Association of Nursing Students (KANS) wrapped up the academic year with two national awards for service projects and national recognition for the strength of the chapter.
Vanderbeck named assistant to the president
05/14/2013
Jaime Vanderbeck, who has spent the past seven years as assistant director of PSU’s Office of Graduate and Continuing Studies, has been named Assistant to the President. She will assume her new role on June 10.
PSU receives Laura Bush 21st Century Library grant
05/13/2013
Pittsburg State University has announced the receipt of a major grant from the Laura Bush 21st Century Library program to train and mentor master’s-level library media specialists for school libraries serving the nine Native American Tribes in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.
More than 1,100 receive diplomas
05/13/2013
Pittsburg State University observed its 110th spring commencement on Friday and Saturday, May 10-11.
Commencement setup a four-day project
05/09/2013
It takes about 40 people almost four days to set up PSU's John Lance Arena for commencement. It is important to do it just right, organizers say, on this very special day in the lives of students and their families.
Antique gold: Student uses spark plugs
05/09/2013
Kelsey Trotnic spent many evenings in her dorm room this past year thinking about spark plugs. It’s not the sort of thing one expects of a college coed about to embark on a career as an elementary school teacher.