Skip to Content

Emporia State University

  • Sign in to your Merit page
« Back to Recent News

ESU Campus to Close, Foundation Open During Holiday Break

by Gwendolynne Larson

Corrects date that campus re-opens.

Emporia, KS (12/09/2019) — The Emporia State University Foundation will be open during the last week of the year to accept end-of-year gifts. The rest of campus, however, will be closed between 5:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20 and 8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020.

Foundation staff will be on hand to assist with these and other gifts from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day of the break except Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25. The Foundation will also be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1.

Anyone wanting to make a 2019 gift to Emporia State University may deliver the gift in person to 1500 Highland St., by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Checks may be mailed so long as they are postmarked on or before Dec. 31. Credit card gifts may be made online at https://hornetnation.emporia.edu/givenow through Dec. 31.

Although the entire campus re-opens Thursday, Jan. 2, students won't move back into residence halls until noon Sunday, Jan. 12. Classes for the spring semester begin Tuesday, Jan. 14.

Emporia State University

Gwendolynne Larson, ESU director of media relations, (620) 341-5528, glarson1@emporia.edu

Share this Story

  • Print
  • Email

Recent News

  • Rodecap Brings Decades of Experience as New ESU Athletic Director
  • Enjoy ESU Athletics FREE for 2025-26
  • Announcing ESU's Year of Celebration
  • Celebrate 4th of July with Concert, Fireworks at ESU's Welch Stadium
  • Final ESU Summer Theatre Show Is Rock Musical
  • Nine More Fallen Educators to be Added to National Memorial
  • ESU Summer Theatre Features Comedy and Rock Musical
  • Free activities highlight a summer of science at ESU
  • Summer Camps Offered at Emporia State
  • Emporia State University Recognized as a National Model for Student Success by Carnegie Classification
… View all recent news
Copyright © 2025 Merit Pages, Inc. • All Rights Reserved. • Terms of Service • Privacy Policy • Opt Out