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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
Emporia State Opens Campus to Second-Grade Students
The cheers of hundreds of second-grade students filled the gymnasium at the Emporia State University Student Recreation Center during the start of a lively half-day visit to campus packed full of activities. About 300 second-grade students from Empori...
Apr 23, 2025, 10:17pm EDT
Area High School Juniors Learn About Eligibility for Jones Success Scholarships
Emporia State University hosted a first-ever event on April 15 specially designed for students from high schools in Lyon, Coffey and Osage counties, the area served by the Jones Foundation. These students are eligible for the Jones Success Scholarship ...
Apr 22, 2025, 5:07pm EDT
Marci Penner and the late Emerson Carey Sr., Inducted into the Kansas Business Hall of Fame
Marci Penner and the late Emerson Carey Sr., have been announced as the 2025 Kansas Business Hall of Fame Contemporary and Historical inductees, respectively. These two individuals will be officially inducted at the Kansas Business Hall of Fame Inducti...
Apr 18, 2025, 12:57pm EDT
New Dean Brings Academic Leadership Experience to ESU's School of Humanities and Social Sciences
The first permanent dean of Emporia State University's School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. Mark Meister, brings an academic background in communication and communication studies and administration experience as a department chair and associat...
Apr 17, 2025, 2:25pm EDT
Italian Comedy is Next ESU Theatre Production
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. A delightful c...
Apr 15, 2025, 5:59pm EDT