Calling all Bourbon and Neosho County Gorillas! Your annual Gorilla Gathering is next Tuesday, April 2nd at Block22. Register today --> bit.ly/2DNGlP0 Interested in attending, but don't live in these counties? No problem! The more Gorillas, the merrier! #OAGAAG

PSU President Steve Scott joins @shawnnacc and Riley Scott for this month’s Pittsburg State Town Hall: Legislative Update. Watch online at pittstate.tv. #oagaag #ksleg

Coming up at 9am, Town Hall legislative and budget update. Watch live at pittstate.tv! #oagaag #ksleg

Elections = consequences. 3 votes in ‘11 sparked greatest era of prosperity & progress in 100yrs for City of Pittsburg, KS. Opportunity expanding daily. Let’s insure shared prosperity & growth isn’t a moment but an ongoing movement. Vote! Hamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda #ForwardTogether

Add doorstep delivery from Miners+Monroe to the list of things getting us through COVID lockdown. At my door w/in 2 hrs of submitting my order online and w/personalized card from Davey, Kim & Tripp. Simply amazing. Now more than ever, #shoplocal #shopsmall #shopPitt

The best part of waking up, is ...Signet Downtown Blend in my #keepcalmandcarryon cup. Some of the small things have become big things in trying to maintain “normal” in these very abnormal times. Grateful… instagram.com/p/B-zSqgbHYYg/…

Many thanks to everyone who attended the #BlackLivesMatter rally in Downtown Pittsburg on Monday! We appreciate the work of the PSU Black Student Association and all who made it possible!

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TIME’s new cover: America’s long overdue awakening ti.me/37knZ5j

On the latest episode of our "Around the Block" podcast, we talk to two people at the forefront of our local #BlackLivesMatter movement, and we discuss how we can finally bring real change to America. LISTEN: bit.ly/2Uzya0M

How serious is COVID-19? Do masks work? Can schools really open? On this episode of Around the Block, we talk to Crawford County Health Officers Dr. Linda Bean and Dr. Tim Stebbins about these questions and more. LISTEN: bit.ly/38uOXrA

So incredibly grateful to Mpix for donating 7,000 masks to be used by our students this fall! This community is something special. STORY: bit.ly/3euok7h

I'm excited to announce transformational economic news for our state. With its new distribution center in Wyandotte County, Urban Outfitters, Inc. will create 2,000 good-paying jobs and invest around $350 million in Kansas. kctv5.com/news/local_new…

Applications for ROUND 2 of the Crawford County SPARK Small Business/Nonprofit Grant Program go live today and are due 8/26. To see if your small business or nonprofit organization is eligible, visit the link below! url: crawfordcountykansas.org/sparkinfo.html

Our provost, Dr. Howard Smith, testified today before the Kansas Legislature's Joint Budget Committee on the start of the semester, the university's use of state-issued COVID-19 relief funding, and the state of the virus on our campus.

We were happy to host Rep. Dr. Roger Marshall, US Senate candidate, on our campus to discuss the importance of public higher education, the success of our nursing program, and our initiatives to grow the local economy.

Honored to have President Steve Scott on our "Around the Block" podcast this week talking about leading Pittsburg State through this very challenging year. Part 1 of that conversation here: bit.ly/3kDFxOV

This by Scott Gottlieb, MD 🇺🇸 is the crux of the matter It is deeply unfair to ask small business owners, workers to bear the brunt of a collective action problem Congressional failure means businesses are failing AND people are dying Its unconscionable Time for Congress to act

Stay up to date on the 2021 #KSLEG Session with weekly reports from the Capitol Gorilla team. Check out the first two weekly reports here: bit.ly/36czTPd

Today, it was an honor and a privilege to help present the Kansas Framework for Growth, the first economic development strategic plan for our state in more than 30 years. This tool will help guide our state's economy into the future and beyond.