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Alex McDaniel Joins Emporia State University Foundation Board
An advisor on corporate mergers and acquisitions is a new trustee on the 49-member board for the Emporia State University Foundation. Alex McDaniel of Antioch, Illinois, earned a bachelor of science in business degree in business administration in 200...
Aug 10, 2023, 3:18pm EDT
Jonathan Krueger Joins Emporia State University Foundation Board
An expert in cybersecurity in the agriculture sector is a new trustee on the 45-member board for the Emporia State University Foundation. Jonathan D. Krueger of Newton earned a bachelor of arts degree in national security and political science from Em...
Aug 10, 2023, 3:16pm EDT
Mark Kendall Joins Emporia State University Foundation Board
An executive vice president with more than 35 years of experience in the employee benefit industry is a new trustee on the 45-member board for the Emporia State University Foundation. Mark C. Kendall of Evanston, Illinois, earned a bachelor of science...
Aug 10, 2023, 3:13pm EDT
ESU Cheer Team Joins Athletic Bands, Tryouts Saturday
The Emporia State University cheer squad has moved under the umbrella of ESU Athletic Bands in the music program of the School of Visual and Performing Arts. The move puts into one place all aspects of fan spirit experience for athletic competitions. ...
Aug 2, 2023, 11:38am EDT
ESU Receives $5 Million Gift from Sunderland Foundation for Nursing + Student Wellness Building
The Sunderland Foundation of Kansas City has awarded $5 million toward Emporia State University's new Nursing + Student Wellness building, a project that is focused on meeting the critical needs for nurses in the region and Kansas. In addition to cont...
Jul 18, 2023, 3:47pm EDT
Emporia State University hosts largest class in history of Kansas Future Teacher Academy
Ninety-three Kansas high school students spent the week of June 5 at Emporia State University exploring the education profession during the annual Kansas Future Teacher Academy. This is the largest group of prospective educators since KFTA's founding i...
Jun 28, 2023, 2:50pm EDT
ESU Announces Upcoming Retirements, Promotions in Key Roles
Two longtime Emporia State University leaders are planning their retirements with succession plans now in place. When Kevin Johnson, ESU general counsel since 2012, begins phased retirement on July 1, Steven Lovett, associate general counsel for acade...
Jun 28, 2023, 9:26am EDT
Viewing of Fireworks Ideal on Emporia State Campus
Emporia State University invites the public to campus on Tuesday, July 4, to watch the community fireworks display. Public viewing is available on the ESU practice fields on the north end of campus and inside Welch Stadium. (The nearby soccer pitch wi...
Jun 20, 2023, 4:24pm EDT
National Teachers Hall of Fame Induction Week Begins Monday
The five career teachers in the National Teachers Hall of Fame Class of 2023 arrive in Emporia on Monday, June 12, for a week of activities that culminate in their induction into the hall. Several events later in the week are open to the public. This i...
Jun 8, 2023, 5:30pm EDT
ESU Theatre Presents new hit musical 'Ride the Cyclone'
Emporia State University Theatre presents "Ride the Cyclone" by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell. Performances are scheduled for June 21, 22, 23 and 24 at 7:30 p.m. and June 25 at 2 p.m. in the Ronald Q. Frederickson Black Box Theatre, in Roosevelt Ha...
Jun 8, 2023, 5:28pm EDT