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Community Invited to Tour ESU's New Residence Hall

by Gwendolynne Larson

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Emporia, KS (07/18/2019) — Before students move into Schallenkamp Hall, the public is invited to tour the newest residence hall on the Emporia State University campus. The building at 1230 Market St., Emporia, will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 27, for tours.

"They will see the learning commons, music practice rooms, art studio, student rooms and more," said Cass Coughlin, director of Residential Life.

The project broke ground in fall 2018 and moved quickly. Environmental and sustainability choices were key to the design. The new building features individual heating and cooling controls in rooms, LED lighting with occupancy detection, outdoor tables that are solar-powered, a rain handler roof system rather than guttering and a mattress recycling program.

Student input was integral to the process, Coughlin said.

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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Schallenkamp Hall is ready for students to move in. First, however, the community is invited to tour the newest residence hall on the Emporia State campus on July 27.

Emporia State University

Gwendolynne Larson, assistant director, ESU Marketing & Media Relations, (620) 341-5528, glarson1@emporia.edu

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