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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
Community Invited to Escape Room Event
Escaping the Upside Down is the goal of participants in the "Stranger Things"-themed escape room hosted by ESU's University Libraries and Archives. The community is invited to participate in the activity, originally created to ease end-of-semester stre...
Dec 11, 2023, 9:00am EST
ESU Commencement Ceremonies Set for Dec. 15 and 16
Nearly 700 Emporia State University students are candidates for degrees during winter commencement ceremonies at White Auditorium on Dec. 15 and 16. Graduate ceremonies begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15. Undergraduates will receive their degrees at 9...
Dec 7, 2023, 9:30am EST
ESU to Celebrate New Esports Arena Opening
A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 29, will celebrate the opening of the new ESU esports arena. The event will be from 2 to 5 p.m. and include games, refreshments and a player meet-and-greet. The esports arena is located on the first floor o...
Nov 22, 2023, 10:00am EST
Sauder Family, Scholarship Recipients Celebrated at Annual Luncheon
Because of the generosity of Earl W. Sauder, a devoted fan and supporter of Emporia State University, 51 Hornet student-athletes from each of ESU's intercollegiate sports were honored at a luncheon on Nov. 16 as Earl W. Sauder Athletic Scholars for 202...
Nov 20, 2023, 3:14pm EST