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ESU's Science Saturday goes after dark with Creatures of the Night
When darkness falls and the world sleeps, nocturnal animals are on the move! Join Emporia State University's Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center for Creatures of the Night on Saturday, July 18, from 8 to 10 p.m. This special edition of Scienc...
Jul 14, 2026, 9:19am EDT
ESU Summer Theatre Concludes with Youth Show, 'Finding Nemo KIDS'
The third and final production of the 2026 Emporia State Summer Theatre season features a musical who cast is area elementary- and middle-school students. "Finding Nemo KIDS" is a 30-minute musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie "Finding N...
Jul 6, 2026, 4:48pm EDT
Business School Dean Filiz Tabak Named Interim Dean of ESU School of Business and Technology
A business school dean and professor at the University of Mary Washington will begin her new role as interim dean of Emporia State University's School of Business and Technology on July 20. Dr. Filiz Tabak will join ESU after serving as dean and profe...
Jul 6, 2026, 9:47am EDT
Celebrate Fourth of July with Fireworks Display from ESU's Welch Stadium
Emporia State University invites the public to campus on Saturday, July 4, to watch the community fireworks display. Gates open at 8:30 p.m July 4, on the west side of Welch Stadium on the Emporia State University campus. The City of Emporia fireworks...
Jun 29, 2026, 8:00am EDT
ESU expands summer STEM opportunities for students in 6th through 9th grades
Emporia State University is offering students more opportunities to attend exciting, hands-on STEM camps this summer. From Tuesday, July 21, through Friday, July 24, students entering sixth through ninth grades can attend Inspired by STEM. This camp, ...
Jun 29, 2026, 7:00am EDT
Emporia State museums featured in 2026 Sunflower Summer program
Emporia State University is once again a featured destination in the Sunflower Summer program offered to Kansas residents by Kansas Tourism. The program offers free admission to attractions across the state for school-aged Kansas students in pre-K thr...
Jun 28, 2026, 2:28pm EDT
Emporia State Summer Theatre Presents 'Much Ado About Nothing'
Emporia State University's Summer Theatre presents the second show of 2026 this weekend with William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." The show, which will be staged outdoors, opens Thursday, June 25. One of the Bard's most famous comic romps, t...
Jun 23, 2026, 4:53pm EDT
Join ESU for PAROC's fifth anniversary Science Saturday celebration
Emporia State University will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center at a special Science Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 27. The morning will feature fun, educational and entertaining activitie...
Jun 22, 2026, 8:57am EDT
Emporia State Summer Theatre Opens With 'Cabaret'
The first show of the 2026 season of Summer Theater at Emporia State University will be "Cabaret," which opens Friday, June 12. A musical, "Cabaret" is set in a Berlin nightclub as the 1920s draw to a close. There, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcom...
Jun 10, 2026, 5:07pm EDT
ESU's Mobilizing Literacy Initiative receives $2.5 million Jones Trust grant
Emporia State University's long-standing commitment to advancing childhood literacy in Lyon, Osage and Coffey counties has been strengthened by a generous $2.5 million grant recently received from the Walter S. & Evan C. Jones Testamentary Trust, Bank ...
Jun 9, 2026, 11:51am EDT