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Happy New Year, Gorillas!
May 2022 bring you health and happiness.
As you prepare your New Year's Resolutions, check out these 10 ways to be more involved with the PSU Alumni Association.
1. Ride with Gorilla Pride with a Gorilla License Plate. (Available in KS, MO, and OK)
2. Attend a Gorilla Gathering.
3. Nominate a fellow Gorilla for an alumni award.
4. Carry your Gorilla Pride in your wallet with the Gorilla Credit Card.
5. Check out our Alumni Travel Program.
6. Wear your Gorilla Pride.
7. Protect you and your family with the Alumni Insurance Program.
8. Follow us on social media: Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn
9. Update your alumni information when you move, start a new job, or open a new email. 
10. Enjoy discounts & services exclusive to our alumni.
Latest News at PSU

Professor uses handbells to make math - yes, math - more fun

Professor Cynthia Huffman has taught mathematics at Pittsburg State for 27 years.  But she's been a handbell ringer for much longer than that - since she was a student at Pittsburg High School and her mother, a bell choir director at First Christian Church, needed a substitute player.

Enactus students help make Christmas a little brighter

Thanks to the efforts of members of Enactus - a student entrepreneur organization in Kelce College of Business at Pittsburg State University - local children will wake up to new bikes under their Christmas trees on Dec. 25.

Gorilla Food Pantry gets boost from "the other" Steve and Kathy Scott

A food pantry that students started on campus seven years ago to help address food insecurity among their peers has gotten a huge boost, thanks to an initiative by a local business owner who caters to Gorilla fans.

Colleagues reflect on impact of former dean

Former colleagues are remembering a retired dean this week as a calming presence who helped guide the Kelce College of Business through challenges, and as someone who stayed connected to the college long after his retirement.

Strategic communication student chosen for prestigious scholarshp

Kori McIntosh-Brown, a senior honors student majoring in strategic communication at Pittsburg State, has been chosen as one of three scholars for the Inez Y. Kaiser Memorial Fund and has been awarded $2,500.  The scholarship was created in honor of a groundbreaking Black graduate.

PSU to honor Pittsburg State Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2021

The Pittsburg State Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2021 will be honored and inducted the weekend of January 28-29, 2022, in conjunction with Pitt State home MIAA basketball doubleheader against Rogers State University.  For more information please contact Brad Wells, Associate Athletic Director, at 620-235-4066 or bwells@pittstate.edu. 

 
Upcoming Events
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January 26

Basketball Family Night

 

February 3

Cherokee County Gorilla Gathering

 

February 10

Bourbon County Gorilla Gathering

 

February 17

Topeka Gorilla Gathering

 

February 24

Wilson County Gorilla Gathering

 

March 1

Lawrence Gorilla Gathering

 

March 4

MIAA Basketball Tournament After Hours (Kansas City)

 

March 7

Apple Day

 

March 10

Gorilla Gathering at Boulevard Brewing Co. (Kansas City)

 

 
Silverback Fund
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The goal of the Silverback Fund is to provide 100% scholarship support to student athletes through private gifts. Each gift makes an impact and provides them with the Pitt State experience.  Together we will strengthen the foundation to attract and grow the next generation of outstanding Gorillas! Because every troop needs a silverback, please consider supporting the Silverback Fund. 


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Invest in a license plate and support future Gorillas!  Available in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.


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