News Archive for 2013
Group honored for its peer health efforts
04/24/2013
A Pittsburg State University peer health initiative was recognized recently for its efforts in the field of prevention and wellness.
Symphony, choirs combine for oratorio
04/24/2013
In their annual tour de force, the Pittsburg State University Choirs and the Southeast Kansas Symphony will combine to present a Spring Oratorio at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, at Pittsburg’s First United Methodist Church, 5th and Pine. The performance features the music of Horatio Parker, in observance of the 150th anniversary of his birth.
Medal of Honor recipient visits PSU
04/23/2013
Pittsburg State University honored Medal of Honor recipient Clinton L. Romesha at the PSU Veterans Memorial on Thursday, April 25. Romesha, now a safety specialist for an oil company, was on campus to talk to students in PSU's new construction safety degree program.
Production uses comic improv to examine life’s important questions
04/23/2013
Cynthia Allan believes that some of life’s most important and most poignant moments occur while we are engaged in mundane tasks. That’s the premise that drives “The History of Laundry,” an original work conceived and directed by Allan.
President Scott: Kansas at a crossroads
04/22/2013
“Kansas is at a crossroads,” PSU President Steve Scott told faculty and staff Tuesday. “The question is, ‘Are we going to see higher education as an investment in the future or a drain on the resources of the State of Kansas.”
PSU, PHS test STEM teaching methods
04/22/2013
On Tuesday, April 23, students and faculty from Pittsburg State University and Pittsburg High School will begin a project aimed at finding the most effective methods of delivery of STEM education in southeast Kansas schools. The project will take place at Pittsburg High School’s Center of Applied Learning technology lab.
PSU physics students garner top prize
04/22/2013
A group of four PSU Physics students won a top prize at a regional conference of the Society of Physics Students.
Student exceeds recycling goal
04/18/2013
For his senior project, Gambill, a social work and Spanish major from Chetopa, Kan., conducted an E-Waste Recycling Day on campus. The response was more than he could have hoped for.
Enactus team wins regional championship
04/18/2013
PSU's Enactus team, formerly known as SIFE, was named a regional champion at competition in Rogers, Ark., this week. They will compete at nationals in Kansas City in May.
PSU Jazz Ensembles perform free concert
04/18/2013
The Pittsburg State University Jazz Ensembles will wrap up the spring semester with a free concert at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, in Pittsburg’s Memorial Auditorium.