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Sharing the work, creativity, and accomplishments of Pitt State English students and the alumni community, with events open to the campus and wider community.

Undergraduate students who pursue a Bachelor of Arts in English have an array of degree program options. In addition to a Traditional Emphasis in Literature, we offer undergraduate emphases in Creative Writing in Poetry or Fiction as well as a Technical/Professional Writing Emphasis. Students interested in a teaching career can pursue a Bachelor of Science in Education. Undergraduate students who are minoring in English have similar options. We offer minors in the Traditional Emphasis in Literature, Creative Writing, Technical/Professional Writing, and teaching. Graduate students pursuing the Master of Arts in English also have several degree program options. In addition to the traditional Literature Emphasis, we offer a Creative Writing Emphasis, a Professional and Technical Writing emphasis, and an emphasis in Composition and Rhetoric. Those who already have a master's degree can pursue a Specialist in Education degree with English as the major teaching field.

10/25/2026

Congratulations to Hayley Schoeling on her star turn as Molly Aster in Peter and the Starcatcher!

10/24/2026

Mark your calendars. This coming Thursday at 7 pm!

Love literary fiction? Horror? History? Sci-fi? Get all four in one unforgettable evening.

Join award-winning author Ito Romo at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts for a free public reading from his new novel, Filth Eaters. Spanning centuries and continents, this literary horror epic follows a lineage of mestizo vampires through colonial history and into a flooded cyberpunk New York City of 2069.

A reception will follow. Presented by the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series and the Student Fee Council under the direction of Pittsburg State University English.

10/22/2026

Mackenzie presenting as part of the graduate Eichhorn stipend from PSU English at Chungbuk National University in South Korea.

Mackenzie won the Outstanding Paper Award for her paper titled: "Man's Robotic Best Friend: The Elevation and Replacement of Animals in Detroit Become Human, Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, and Other AI-Centered Texts."

Congrats, Mackenzie!! 🎉 👏

Mackenzie overlooking the city in South Korea where she presented her paper.

Mackenzie standing in front of the college's logo at Chungbuk National University.

10/12/2026

📢 Exciting event happening this Thursday, October 15th at 7:00 p.m. in 401 Grubbs Hall. A special reading by Cow Creek Chapbook Series winner, Dana Salvador.

This event is free to the public and refreshments will be served afterwards. There will also be copies of Dana's book for purchase for her to sign. 📚

Blurb about Dana's book she'll be reading from:
Offerings by Dana Salvador is a tender, honest depiction of life and oft overlooked rural America through the lens of a young woman's coming of age. Through narratives of lost limbs and misplaced innocence amid a backdrop of 'broken, golden stalks' of harvested cornfields hemmed by 'narrow country roads' and 'cow trails,' this collection deftly examines the dual nature of attachment: that which we love, which enables our growth and freedom of expression, can tie us to a life outgrown. Honoring the hard-earned successes of neighbors overcoming, or succumbing to, adversity and celebrating tender gestures such as that of a father who keeps his daughter's folded poem in his breast pocket ready to share, Offerings provides voice to a shrinking population and vanishing way of life." -- Lisa Hase-Jackson, author of Insomnia in Another Town and Flint & Fire.

10/10/2026

We spy a prof!

10/10/2026

In which we represent in Turku, Finland again!

10/07/2026

2 major cities. A combo of free time and tour time. Ghosts, markets, artifacts, tea and more. Let’s go! Inquire now. P.S. you don’t have to be interested in poetry and travel writing. It’s either, not both. Other options include fiction or social media influencing with or without video. Students & community welcome!

09/27/2026

It's not too late to grab the weekend paper! Dr. Newsom opening the Grubbs Hall (aka: the O. F. Grubbs Academic Building, as it was first known) party on Friday!
https://morningsun.net/news/local-news/campus-community-honor-campus-building/?fbclid=IwY2xjawUmKE9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mAXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR76wfcgZkkQgCU5kFSMXc1sZKDwjXMVIjlIysWmpLvq7bW2khGkqbjn5tuexQ_aem_RFf7KOXSJCyR2P2jkPgtQg

PITTSBURG, Kan. — The lower level of Grubbs Hall — affectionately known as the “eyelash building” — buzzed with activity Friday afternoon as faculty, alumni, and community members gathered to celebrate a pillar of the campus community and the structure bearing his name.

09/26/2026

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1701 S Broadway Street
Pittsburg, KS
66762

Telephone

+16202354689

Website

http://www.pittstate.edu/department/english/

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