Emporia State University

Emporia State University Theatre presents "The Rocky Horror Show" by Richard O'Brien as the 2025 Homecoming musical. Performances are scheduled for Oct. 23, 24, 25, 30 and Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. There will be a special midnight show on Oct. 31. All performances will be held in the Karl C. Bruder Theatre in King Hall.

Emporia State University Theatre presents "The Mistress of the Inn," an Italian comedy by Carlo Goldoni. Performances are scheduled for April 24, 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. and April 27 at 2 p.m. in the Karl C. Bruder Theatre, in King Hall.

Emporia State University's Summer Theatre presented William Shakespeare's "Two Gentlemen of Verona" for its 70th anniversary season. The company performed the four shows June 27 through 30.

Over 500 Emporia State University students graduated during ceremonies in May 2025. Graduate students were recognized May 9; undergraduate students on May 10.

Nearly 400 Emporia State University students graduated during ceremonies in December 2024. Graduate students were recognized Dec. 13; undergraduate students on Dec. 14.

Over 550 Emporia State University students graduated during ceremonies in May 2024. Graduate students were recognized May 10; undergraduate students on May 11.

Emporia State University congratulates the more than 650 undergraduates named to the university honor roll for spring 2025.

Emporia State University congratulates the more than 650 undergraduates named to the university honor roll.

Emporia State University congratulates nearly 700 undergraduates named to the university honor roll.

Congratulations to the 25 nominees at this year's Dwight and Ida C. Newberg Outstanding Senior Awards.

For three decades, Hershel and Augusta Shepherd's magnanimity and commitment to academic excellence have allowed Emporia State University to recognize and aid more than 300 outstanding upperclassmen through the Shepherd University Scholars program.

A talented cohort of 27 Emporia State University students are the latest undergraduates to benefit from ESU's longstanding partnership with the Capitol Federal Foundation.

The 2024-25 Bobbi Sauder Student-Athlete Nursing Scholarship was given to five at Emporia State University. They were honored during a luncheon recently.

Four Emporia State undergraduate students participated in the Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol poster symposium on March 1.

Congratulations to the more than 100 Emporia State University students who received special recognition by The Teachers College at the end of the 2022-23 academic year.

Four Emporia State University students won awards during the American Chemical Society Wichita Section Virtual Symposium 2021 in April.

Students from Emporia State regularly perform well as the KAS annual meeting, earning 57 awards over the past 15 years.

Five graduate students from Emporia State will join students from Kansas Regents institutions for the annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit on Feb. 18. The purpose of CGRS is to display the quality and robustness of Kansas-related graduate research taking place at local institutions to state government, education officials, industry representatives and the general public. While the event is usually held at the Capitol, it will be held virtually for the first time this year due to COVID-19.

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.