Once upon a time, a baby was born at the hospital in Pittsburg, and someone snapped a photo of a nurse caring for her in the nursery. The baby would grow up to become a student in Pittsburg State University's Irene Ransom Bradley School of N...

Go behind the scenes in Pitt State's Sperry Herbarium, home to 50,000 plant specimens, and hear from a professor, two students who just helped the herbarium reach a milestone, and a graduate who drives from Kansas City as often as he can to vol...

The interior design program at Pittsburg State University has a reputation for giving students real-world design projects for businesses in the Pittsburg community. Hear from the most recent group about their proposed designs for a new developm...

The Media Production program at Pittsburg State University is unique: it gives students hands-on, real-world experiences in sports broadcasting at events ranging from the MIAA Basketball Tournament to national track and field championships. Hea...

Bryce, a senior in manufacturing engineering technology, loves creating things out of steel. Annika, a senior in field biology, has a passion for sea turtles and marine life. They both have something in common: unique hands-on experiences and i...

Over the past 49 years, the Pitt State Jazz Festival has brought to a small city in Kansas not just hundreds of high school jazz bands from across the region — many directed by Pitt State music alumni — but also some of the biggest jazz perf...

A couple of Fridays each month, students in Health, Human Performance, and Recreation at Pittsburg State University lead senior citizens in recess-like fitness activities at the Pittsburg Family YMCA. The class, called "Therapeutic Intervention...

In this episode, you’ll hear from one of the organizers of a 20-year-old Pittsburg State University tradition in which hundreds of students give back to the Pittsburg community. Riley Johnson, a biology major, shares an inside look at what a te...

In this episode, you’ll meet this year’s winning Homecoming Royalty: Cale Chapman, a senior majoring in communication representing Lambda Chi Alpha, and Morgan Blubaugh, a junior majoring in biology/pre-med representing PEERS. Hear what their e...

In this episode, host Andra Stefanoni heads to the kitchen of Pittsburg State University Volleyball Coach Jen Gomez for a plate of homemade biscuits and gravy and a conversation about her family, her cooking, her team, and what makes Pittsburg ...

In this episode, host Andra Stefanoni visits the new home of the Office of Student Diversity at PSU and visits with Assistant Director Nicolle Murphy, who is new to campus, and Senior Diversity Officer Deatrea Rose, who has been on campus long ...

We continue our observation of National Hispanic Heritage Month, running from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, by featuring conversations with those at Pittsburg State University who have unique perspectives. This week: a chat with an associate professor o...

To kick of National Hispanic Heritage Month here at Pittsburg State University, running from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, this is the first of several short conversations with those who have unique perspectives — including a first-generation college st...

You'll soon notice more crimson and gold in Pittsburg than usual: Paint the Town Red Week is coming up, just as a new school year kicks off! In this episode, you’ll learn about the events that are planned,  and you'll hear from Chamber of ...

Welcome to a new school year and a new season of Gorilla Connection.  Another “new” at Pittsburg State is our president, Dr. Dan Shipp, who prefers to go by "just Dan." Like the hundreds of new freshmen on campus, he carries a backpack, we...

In this episode, you'll spend some time at a couple of summer camps at Pittsburg State University, but you won't need bug spray or a sleeping bag. Started 20 years ago and still going strong, these unique camps focus on giving kids soft skills ...

As experts across the nation continue to grapple with environmental challenges, students at Pittsburg State University are helping scientists search for clean energy and eco-friendly solutions. In this episode of Gorilla Connection, you’ll meet...

Veterinarians across the country have gotten their start in the pre-med program offered by the Pittsburg State University Biology Department. In this episode of Gorilla Connection, you’ll meet a recent graduate who just became Pittsburg's ne...

Pittsburg State University music education major and trumpeter Tyler Fries is headed to a competition that will pit him against the best of the best. Host Andra Stefanoni caught up to him in a $1 million rehearsal hall, part of a stunning $30 m...

From Pittsburg State University's School of Construction: A senior has taken on an especially challenging capstone project that has historical significance in Pittsburg, and a professor has been named Outstanding Educator of the Year by a natio...

The Kansas Technology Center is the largest building on campus at Pittsburg State University, and one of the largest in the region. In its classrooms and labs, you'll find students training for the workforce in diverse career fields. In its hal...

Dr. Cynthia Huffman, a longtime professor of mathematics at Pittsburg State University, also has been a longtime handbell ringer for holiday concerts. But her true  passion, she says, is making learning fun, exciting, and relevant for her ...

In just a few years, Blake Johnson has made strides toward her goals of educating, creating awareness, and giving Native American students a voice at Pittsburg State University. Host Andra Stefanoni connects with Blake, who reactivated Pittsbur...

Sam Eddington, a senior biology major from Columbus, Kansas, representing the Honors College Association, and Becca Brown, a senior nursing major from Joplin representing Alpha Sigma Alpha, were crowned as this year's Homecoming Royalty. Host A...

It's Homecoming Week at Pittsburg State University, and host Andra Bryan Stefanoni connects with Steve Cox, the keeper of university history, to find out what the very first Homecomings looked like. A bonus: Andra and Steve go inside the Specia...