Campus Events Provide Fun on Family Day
Emporia, KS (09/18/2019) — A color run, planetarium show and football game are just some of the fun activities on the Emporia State University campus to celebrate Family Day 2019 on Saturday, Sept. 21.
The fun begins with the Nitty Gritty Tie Dye Run through the campus. Check-in and pre-race activities for the 5K run begins at 9 a.m. Sept. 21. The run takes off at 9:30 a.m. from the Student Recreation Center on the north end of campus. As participants run they are splashed with color and will finish the race with a gigantic "Color Party!"
Wear a white T-shirt to make best use of all the colors. The entry fee for the run is $25 for adults, and $15 for ESU students and youth (17 and under). For an additional $10, community members can receive an ESU football game ticket for ESU vs. University of Nebraska at Kearney and lunch and drink at the Watering Hole before the game!
Registration is online at https://www.emporia.edu/recsport/events/nitty-gritty.html. Proceeds benefit Camp Alexander, Emporia Childcare and Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Before the football game kicks off in the afternoon, Peterson Planetarium in Science Hall will show its Full Dome Show from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information: https://www.emporia.edu/physci/planetarium/.
Finally, kickoff is 2 p.m. for the football game between Emporia State and University of Nebraska at Kearney. During halftime, the family of Gene and Betty Plank will be honored as the 2019 Hornet Heritage Family. Ticket information is available online at https://emporiastatetickets.universitytickets.com/w/default.aspx.
About Emporia State University
Emporia State University offers over 200 academic programs in the School of Business, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Library and Information Management and The Teachers College. For three consecutive years, ESU is the only public university in Kansas to have earned national recognition as a College of Distinction, an honor for universities that demonstrate innovative application of high-impact education. In addition, U.S. News and World Report data shows ESU students have the lowest student debt of all Kansas public universities. U.S. News also cited ESU's School of Business as a best value for both in-state and out-of-state students and ranked the online graduate education program in the Top 100 programs in the nation.
For more information, visit www.emporia.edu.
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Gwendolynne Larson, assistant director, ESU Marketing & Media Relations, (620) 341-5528, glarson1@emporia.eduShare this Story
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