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ESU Celebrates Founders' Day 2024 + Day of Giving
Emporia State University faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends celebrate 161 years of educational excellence and opportunity with the annual Founders' Day celebration on Thursday, Feb. 15. The event includes a lunch beginning at 11:30 a.m. in We...
Feb 7, 2024, 2:55pm EST
Seed Swap to Share Native Plants
The Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center at Emporia State University in partnership with Good Way Gardens and Native Lands Collaborative is hosting a seed swap at 551 E 18th Ave. It will be Sunday (Feb. 4) from 5 to 8 p.m. Registration for the ...
Feb 2, 2024, 9:34am EST
Forensic Science Seminar Series Continues with More Kansas Crimes
A Wichita murder case is the topic for the next installment of the Emporia State University Master of Science in Forensic Science 2023-2024 Seminar Series. This fifth series and first event of the spring 2024 semester continues the theme "More Kansas C...
Jan 31, 2024, 9:46am EST
Library Fundraiser Supports Corky's Cupboard
A fun activity to test participants' problem-solving skills also served as a fundraiser, highlighting the way Emporia State University's University Libraries and Archives department helped to support an important campus initiative. The fall 2023 event,...
Jan 30, 2024, 8:33am EST
Kansas Teacher of the Year Team to Visit Emporia State University
Emporia State University students and faculty will learn from experts when the 2024 Kansas Teacher of the Year team visits campus on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Taylor Bussinger, who teaches eighth grade U.S. History and Leadership Concepts at Prairie Trail Mid...
Jan 26, 2024, 5:21pm EST
Six 2024 Horizon Award winners are ESU alums
Six of the 2024 Horizon Award winners earned their degrees from Emporia State University. The recipients were announced by the Kansas Department of Education recently. They will be honored at a ceremony during the Kansas Exemplary Educators Network Sta...
Jan 18, 2024, 11:44am EST
ESU's Together, Forward Fundraising Campaign Closed
At midnight on Dec. 31, Emporia State University's comprehensive fundraising campaign, Together, Forward, officially ended. Gifts postmarked on or before Dec. 31 are still arriving, but the university can already report this has been the largest, most ...
Jan 11, 2024, 12:17pm EST
Newman Regional Health Approves $500K Investment in ESU's New Nursing Simulation Hospital
Emporia State University will receive $500,000 for the Simulation Hospital in its new Nursing + Student Wellness Building after action December 27 by the Newman Regional Health Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees recognizes the historical partners...
Jan 4, 2024, 6:00pm EST
11 New Trustees Join Emporia State University Foundation
A diverse group of 11 professionals with an array of experience in higher education, business, banking, public service and law enforcement has joined the Emporia State University Foundation Board of Trustees. "These incoming trustees bring a wealth of...
Jan 3, 2024, 3:01pm EST
ESU Campus & Foundation to Close During Holiday Break
The Emporia State University campus, including Sauder Alumni Center, will close for one full week at the end of this month. Campus will close at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, and reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Anyone wanting to make a 2023 gift to ...
Dec 18, 2023, 4:04pm EST