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Enjoy the Hornet Buzz during Family Weekend Activities at ESU
Good vibes will fill the Emporia State campus on Saturday, Sept. 27 for the 2025 Family Weekend. Designed as a way for students' family and friends to get a taste of Hornet Life, activities are open to all. Those events include: Prophet Aquatic Res...
Sep 23, 2025, 11:06am EDT
Vamos a Pescar returns to ESU with fishing, crafts and a fish fry
Emporia State University welcomes the community to Vamos a Pescar, celebrating the outdoors on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The free event, hosted annually at ESU's Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center, offers a family-friendly exp...
Sep 18, 2025, 9:52am EDT
ESU Music Gala to Raise Funds for Scholarships
Tickets are available now for Emporia State's Annual Music Gala, which raises scholarship funds for the music program in the School of Visual and Performing Arts. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, in Beach Music Hall's Heath Recital Hall....
Sep 3, 2025, 11:36am EDT
Emporia State University Foundation and Alumni Association Names Marcia Novacek Vice President for Alumni and Constituent Engagement
The Emporia State University Foundation and Alumni Association proudly announces the appointment of Marcia Novacek as Vice President for Alumni and Constituent Engagement, starting Sept. 2. In this newly elevated executive leadership role, she will sha...
Aug 22, 2025, 2:39pm EDT
Blast off at ESU's Peterson Planetarium with 'Space Explorers: The ISS Experience'
Join a crew of astronauts as they board the International Space Station for a life-changing mission of adventure when Emporia State University's Peterson Planetarium debuts the new presentation "Space Explorers: The ISS Experience" in August. The firs...
Aug 6, 2025, 9:31am EDT
Rodecap Brings Decades of Experience as New ESU Athletic Director
Steve Rodecap has been named the next Director of Athletics at Emporia State University. "I am incredibly honored and grateful to be named the next Director of Athletics at Emporia State University," said Rodecap. "I want to sincerely thank President ...
Aug 5, 2025, 5:55pm EDT
Enjoy ESU Athletics FREE for 2025-26
Emporia State University is excited to make the first ESU Year of Celebration Announcement! FREE General Admission to all regular season Emporia State University athletic events for the 2025-26 academic year! "We want to recognize and celebrate ESU's ...
Jul 23, 2025, 1:14pm EDT
Announcing ESU's Year of Celebration
We are thrilled to announce the launch of ESU's Year of Celebration marking one of the most transformative eras in Emporia State University's history. This will culminate at Homecoming, October 31-November 2. Over the last decade, higher education nat...
Jul 8, 2025, 4:44pm EDT
Celebrate 4th of July with Concert, Fireworks at ESU's Welch Stadium
Enjoy a patriotic concert followed by a fireworks show to celebrate the Fourth of July in Emporia. Gates open at 7 p.m. Friday, July 4, on the west side of Welch Stadium on the Emporia State University campus. The Emporia Municipal Band presents its S...
Jun 27, 2025, 4:18pm EDT
Final ESU Summer Theatre Show Is Rock Musical
The second and final show for the 2025 Emporia State Summer Theatre season is "Spring Awakening," an angsty rock musical adaptation of the seminal play about the trials and tribulations of growing up. The Tony Award-winning play from Duncan Sheik and S...
Jun 16, 2025, 4:08pm EDT