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Emporia State University Announces Plans for Net DECREASE to 2024-2025 Tuition and Fees
Emporia State University President Ken Hush announced the university's decision to amend the university's initial recommendation of a tuition + fees increase. ESU is now putting forth a 0% tuition and 0% fee increase which will result in hundreds of do...
May 16, 2024, 2:43pm EDT
Four Students Win Seventh Annual KBHF Essay Contest
Four high school students from across Kansas have won $500 each in the seventh annual Kansas Business Hall of Fame essay contest. The contest was open to students in Grades 9 through 12 in Kansas with entries from homeschooled students also accepted. ...
May 13, 2024, 1:59pm EDT
ESU STEM Summer Outreach includes Plant Sale, Bees, Space Journey
Engaging students with science and providing a fun, hands-on experience is the theme of Emporia State University's STEM Outreach initiatives kicking off the summer. The Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center (PAROC) will host a Science Saturday ...
May 9, 2024, 5:36pm EDT
Emporia State University Welcomes Fresh Ideas to Lead Dining Services
The new food service vendor at Emporia State University was chosen for its expertise with smaller clients. "Fresh Ideas is known for fresh, made-from-scratch food and excellent customer service," Carmen Leeds, director of ESU's Memorial Union. "We are...
May 9, 2024, 9:08am EDT
William Allen White Children's Book Winners Announced
Two books with vastly different themes have captured the 2024 William Allen White Children's Book Awards. One centers on a dog who learns to use her special training for a new purpose. The second looks at two different occurrences of September 11, 18 y...
May 7, 2024, 3:33pm EDT
Emporia State, Washburn University School of Law Launch New Academic Partnership
A new academic partnership between Emporia State University and Washburn University School of Law will benefit ESU students who want to become attorneys and help address the problem of legal representation across much of the state. The partnership allo...
May 1, 2024, 10:00am EDT
Biology Professor Earns ESU's Highest Professional Honor
A professor who delights in sharing his knowledge and mentoring the next generation of biologists is the 2024 Roe R. Cross Distinguished Professor at Emporia State University. Dr. William Jensen, professor of wildlife ecology, director of ESU Natural A...
Apr 30, 2024, 6:14pm EDT
ESU Commencement Ceremonies Set for May 10 and 11
Nearly 600 Emporia State University students are candidates for degrees during spring commencement ceremonies at White Auditorium on May 10 and 11. Graduate ceremonies begin at 6 p.m. Friday, May 10. Undergraduates will receive their degrees at 9:30 ...
Apr 30, 2024, 10:11am EDT
Emporia State Names David Sharlow New Dean for Visual, Performing Arts
The first dean of Emporia State University's School for Visual + Performing Arts brings decades of experience teaching from sixth grade to graduate level, plus 14 years as a college administrator. Dr. David Sharlow, currently professor of music and de...
Apr 25, 2024, 11:07am EDT
ESU Screening of 'Hot Times in the Heartland' Postponed
Because of forecasted bad weather, the on-campus showing of "Hot Times in the Heartland" originally scheduled for Thursday, April 25, is postponed. The rescheduled date is Monday, April 29, at 6 p.m. in Science Hall 72. A question-and-answer session wi...
Apr 24, 2024, 5:21pm EDT