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10 Students Qualify for Nationals at the Phi Beta Lambda State Conference
Ten students from Emporia State University's chapter of Phi Beta Lambda qualified for national competition during the 2022 State Leadership Conference. The conference was held in Cremer Hall, home of Emporia State's School of Business, and hosted by th...
May 4, 2022, 12:14pm EDT
Ken Weaver Named Interim Executive Director of National Teachers Hall of Fame
Dr. Ken Weaver is the new interim executive director of The National Teachers Hall of Fame. The announcement came this afternoon during a news conference in Visser Hall on the Emporia State University campus. The NTHF Board of Trustees asked Weaver...
May 2, 2022, 3:04pm EDT
Special Awards Honored at Research and Creativity Day
Two awards will be presented during the award and recognition ceremony on Research and Creativity Day on Thursday, April 28, at Emporia State University. Dr. Jinxuan (Jenny) Ma will receive the 2022 President's Award for Research and Creativity. Ma, a...
Apr 26, 2022, 5:58pm EDT
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and Emporia State University Partnering to Provide New Fishing Opportunity
King Lake, on the northern edge of Emporia State University and I-35, will soon be Kansas' newest waterbody open to the public for fishing, thanks to an ongoing partnership between Emporia State and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP). P...
Apr 26, 2022, 10:30am EDT
Nursing Department Plans Move to Emporia State Campus
Plans are on the table to move the ESU Department of Nursing to the university's campus, which will benefit both Emporia State University and Newman Regional Health. The entire process, which involves gaining approval from the State of Kansas and Kansa...
Apr 25, 2022, 9:30am EDT
ESU Theatre closes season with comedy by W. Somerset Maugham
Emporia State University Theatre presents "The Constant Wife" by W. Somerset Maugham April 28 through May 1 at the Karl C. Bruder Theatre. Performances April 28, 29 and 30 are at 7:30 p.m., and May 1 at 2 p.m. Written in 1926, W. Somerset Maugham's po...
Apr 25, 2022, 8:54am EDT
ESU Art Education Students To Host Show Titled 'Alter Ego'
Seniors Mara Fox, Cassandra Jenkins, Elizabeth Mayer and Gavin White, of Emporia State University's Art Education Department, will host a group art exhibition entitled "Alter Ego." The show will be on display from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., April 25 through May...
Apr 20, 2022, 9:00am EDT
Mentoring, Teaching to be Topics of Upcoming Presentations at Emporia State University
Two King Endowed Professors are scheduled to speak April 21, 2022, at Emporia State University. Dr. Nancy Albrecht will address "Student-First Teaching: A Career of Kansas Leadership and International Impact," and Dr. Cathy Grover will discuss "Mentor...
Apr 14, 2022, 10:44am EDT
Jones Foundation Enhances Scholarship Program at Emporia State University
A tuition voucher program that has helped thousands of Emporia State University students from Lyon, Coffey and Osage counties is being expanded to offer more financial assistance to qualified students. The Jones Foundation of Emporia, a nonprofit orga...
Apr 13, 2022, 11:36am EDT
Event & Fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis to be held at Emporia State University
An annual event raising awareness and funds for Cystic Fibrosis awareness is coming up soon. Laps 4 Landon will be held Tuesday, April 19, starting at 6 p.m. at Emporia State University. Now in its 15th year, the event is planned, organized and run by...
Apr 12, 2022, 3:22pm EDT