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2022 Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award Winner Announced
Characters separated by walls, learning what's on the other side of the walls is the premise of this year's Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award. "The selection of this book reflects the influence of our youth's curiosity and wonder," said Dr. Heather C...
Jul 15, 2022, 11:35am EDT
Grant for Cybersecurity to be Announced Wednesday
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran will be on the Emporia State University campus Wednesday, July 6, to share details of a federal grant for a cybersecurity center on campus. The news conference will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Kansas Business Hall of Fame room on t...
Jul 5, 2022, 3:57pm EDT
Emporia State Offers Fifth Annual String Camp
Registration is open for a one-week string camp to children and teens of all playing abilities in early August. The event, conducted by Emporia State University music department, offers chamber music, orchestra, music theory and group instrument classe...
Jul 5, 2022, 2:26pm EDT
Emporia State University Names New Athletic Director
David Spafford, an experienced professional with a proven track record for fundraising, has been named the new Director of Athletics for Emporia State University. Spafford, a Kansas native, brings a successful 27-year career in athletics to Hornet Nati...
Jun 29, 2022, 4:00pm EDT
ESU Theatre summer farce 'The Underpants' rescheduled for August
Emporia State University Theatre has rescheduled this week's planned opening of Steve Martin's face "The Underpants" because of four positive COVID results among the cast and crew. The show is now set for Aug. 24 through 27. "Despite our immediate dis...
Jun 20, 2022, 1:38pm EDT
Hall of Fame Honors Teachers With Week of Activities
Exceptional educators will be honored this week as the National Teachers Hall of Fame inducts 10 new members. Two classes of five inductees each will be honored, the first in-person events after the COVID pandemic canceled the schedule in 2020. In Emp...
Jun 13, 2022, 7:00am EDT
Events Celebrate May Massee Collection at Emporia State
A number of special events are planned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the May Massee Collection of children's literature materials held in Emporia State University's Special Collections and Archives. This collection was assembled in honor of pio...
Jun 6, 2022, 3:00pm EDT
Students to Learn What It Takes to be a Teacher
Kansas high school students will get to experience what it means to be a teacher at the Kansas Future Teacher Academy June 5 through 9. About 60 students from across the state will be meeting at the academy, held at Emporia State University. "The goal...
Jun 1, 2022, 2:31pm EDT
Patton, Reynolds Win 2022 Emporia Entrepreneur Challenge
Jillian Patton and Lillian Reynolds were announced the winners of the Emporia Entrepreneur Challenge on April 28. The Emporia Entrepreneur Challenge is a venture idea competition that is open to all students from Emporia State University with $3,000 in...
May 26, 2022, 6:14pm EDT
Joseph J. Bisogno and the late Joseph and Louis Wenger Inducted Into the Kansas Business Hall of Fame
Joseph J. Bisogno and the late brothers Joseph and Louis Wenger have been announced as the 2022 Kansas Business Hall of Fame (KBHF) Contemporary and Historical inductees, respectively. These three were officially inducted at the Business Appreciation D...
May 26, 2022, 6:01pm EDT