PITTSBURG, Kan. – Late Friday evening, Pittsburg State University President Thomas Newsom announced that PSU Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Jim Johnson had been selected as executive vice president for engagement and executive affairs, a new position at PSU that reports directly to Newsom, and is charged with helping guide the university’s new strategic plan. Noting that universities are not known for moving so quickly, Newsom said in interviews Monday that with the right people already in place for both Intercollegiate Athletics and the university, there was no reason to delay the decision. “Why wait?” he asked, Monday.