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Final ESU Summer Theatre Show Is Rock Musical
The second and final show for the 2025 Emporia State Summer Theatre season is "Spring Awakening," an angsty rock musical adaptation of the seminal play about the trials and tribulations of growing up. The Tony Award-winning play from Duncan Sheik and S...
Jun 16, 2025, 4:08pm EDT
Nine More Fallen Educators to be Added to National Memorial
The National Memorial to Fallen Educators will be rededicated at 10 a.m. Friday, June 20, in Emporia, Kansas, to honor nine educators who lost their lives in service to their students. The ceremony, hosted by the National Teachers Hall of Fame, will ta...
Jun 9, 2025, 12:22pm EDT
ESU Summer Theatre Features Comedy and Rock Musical
ESU Summer Theatre Features Comedy and Rock Musical The Emporia State University Summer Theatre Company season will be two productions in June, the first step to bringing back a four-show season presented over eight weeks. The first show, "Junie B. J...
Jun 9, 2025, 10:57am EDT
Free activities highlight a summer of science at ESU
Emporia State is hosting a series of free summer activities for those interested in STEM, offering opportunities to explore the cosmos, learn about creatures of the night and receive firsthand career advice from a local scientist and educator. The Pet...
Jun 2, 2025, 10:00am EDT
Summer Camps Offered at Emporia State
Youths of all ages can learn new skills and have fun during camps this summer at Emporia State University. The offerings include science, art, theatre, esports and athletics. Information about and registration for all Emporia State is online at empori...
Jun 2, 2025, 8:00am EDT
Emporia State University Recognized as a National Model for Student Success by Carnegie Classification
Emporia State University has been designated an Opportunity College and University by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education. This recognition positions ESU as a national model for how institutions...
May 15, 2025, 1:02pm EDT
William Allen White Book Award Celebration Focuses on Books, Children
Students and educators from across Kansas will celebrate children's literature during the 73rd annual William Allen White Children's Book Awards on Saturday, Oct. 4, at Emporia State University. The events are free and open to the public. Authors Kath...
May 12, 2025, 4:38pm EDT
Art Professor John Decker Awarded ESU's Highest Faculty Honor
A professor who willingly shares his talents when students, faculty and staff need him is the 2025 Roe R. Cross Distinguished Professor at Emporia State University. John Decker, associate professor of graphic design and assistant art program director,...
May 8, 2025, 12:02pm EDT
Commencement Ceremonies Set for May 9 and 10 at Emporia State
Nearly 800 Emporia State University students are candidates for degrees during spring commencement ceremonies at White Auditorium on May 9 and 10. Graduate ceremonies begin at 6 p.m. Friday, May 9. Undergraduates will receive their degrees at 9:30 a....
Apr 30, 2025, 12:26pm EDT
Explore the Cosmos at ESU's Peterson Planetarium This May
Emporia State University's Peterson Planetarium invites the public to explore the beauty and mystery of the night sky with its showing of "From Earth to the Universe" this May. The 30-minute presentation will take viewers on a voyage through space and ...
Apr 28, 2025, 2:06pm EDT