ESU Campus, Foundation Holiday Hours & Year-End Gifts
Emporia, KS (12/22/2025) — The Emporia State University campus, including the ESU Alumni Association and Foundation at the Sauder Alumni Center, will close at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 24, and reopen at 8 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026.
Gifts to Emporia State University may be made at any time by mail or online at emporia.edu/give. In-person gifts may be made at the ESU Foundation, 1500 Highland St., during regular business hours when the university is open.
If you have questions or need assistance with a year-end gift while the university is closed, call 620-341-5440 and leave a message. Staff will check messages at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on business days Dec. 26-31 and will contact you to assist you.
Year-end giving reminders:Checks must be postmarked by Dec. 31 to count as a 2025 gift. Online credit card donations may be made any time before midnight Dec. 31 at emporia.edu/give.
About Emporia State University
Emporia State University offers a range of academic programs through its institute and seven schools: Applied Health Sciences, Business & Technology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Library and Information Management & Library and Archives, Science & Mathematics and Visual and Performing Arts, along with The Teachers College.
ESU stands out for its innovative education practices. It ensures accessible education by offering in-state tuition rates to full-time undergraduate students from all lower-48 United States. Additionally, full-time undergraduates benefit from flat-rate tuition - students enrolled in 12 or more credit hours with at least one credit hour on campus pay a flat rate.
For more information on how to build your future at Emporia State University, please visit www.emporia.edu.
Emporia State University
Gwendolynne Larson, ESU director of media relations, (620) 341-5528, glarson1@emporia.eduShare this Story
Recent News
- Try art workshops to support ESU programs, students
- Enjoy Family & Friends Day at ESU Sept. 19
- Disney princesses and classic Shakespeare featured in ESU Theatre's 2026-27 season
- Peterson Planetarium celebrates Pluto 20 years after reclassification
- ESU, partners celebrate 10 years of Vamos a Pescar with day of fishing and fun
- ESU Alum Justin Rahe Takes Lead at Memorial Union
- Escape the heat with Peterson Planetarium's hot and energetic August presentation
- ESU's Science Saturday goes after dark with Creatures of the Night
- ESU Summer Theatre Concludes with Youth Show, 'Finding Nemo KIDS'
- Business School Dean Filiz Tabak Named Interim Dean of ESU School of Business and Technology