Howard Smith, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Pittsburg State University, has decided to return to his former faculty role as a professor of leadership studies in the College of Education.

Non-traditional grads earn degrees while balancing family, work

They are a couple of decades older than many of the other graduates who will walk in commencement ceremonies at Pittsburg State University this weekend, but that will make earning their degrees that much sweeter, they say.

Mechanical engineering technology students help with toy car design for children with mobility issues

For the past year, five students in mechanical engineering technology at Pittsburg State have been working on a project that could change the lives of children with movement disabilities: a prototype chassis for a customizable powered toy car.

PSU adds new emphasis, equipment, Human Performance Lab director, and courses in exercise science

Starting this fall, students will have access to a new emphasis, new equipment, new Human Performance Lab director, and new courses in the Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation at Pittsburg State University, all with an eye toward careers in strength and conditioning and related fields.

Recycling project to give old football stadium seats new life

Old seats from which Gorilla fans cheered for years in Carnie Smith Stadium are being given a new life, thanks to the help of a company that employs four graduates of the Pittsburg State University Plastics Engineering Technology program.

Bankers lend expertise to local business students for competition

To prepare an entry for a national community banking competition, a student team from Pittsburg State’s Kelce College of Business turned to the most logical mentors: local community bankers.