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Farewell Reception Wednesday
The Emporia community is invited to a farewell reception for Allison and Chip Garrett. The come-and-go reception will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, on the Wooster Lake Patio. The patio is on the north side of the Memorial Union. From inside ...
Oct 7, 2021, 12:48pm EDT
Ribbon Cutting for Kossover Family Tennis Complex is Saturday
A ribbon cutting on Saturday, Oct. 2, for the Kossover Family Tennis Complex celebrates the vision of two former ESU student-athletes to build the first indoor tennis complex in the MIAA. Greg Kossover and Ken Hush, tennis student-athletes at Emporia ...
Sep 30, 2021, 7:50pm EDT
Record-Setting Graduate Students, Retention Rates Highlight ESU Enrollment Report
Another year of a record-high number of graduate students enrolled at Emporia State University helped offset an expected drop in new, first-time students enrolled for fall 2021. Data also showed continued record highs in student retention as well as t...
Sep 30, 2021, 10:02am EDT
ESU Theatre Presents 'Urinetown: The Musical' for Homecoming Production
Emporia State University Theatre presents Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann's "Urinetown: The Musical" for this year's Homecoming scholarship fundraiser. Performances are on Oct. 21, 22, and 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 24 at 2 p.m., with options for both in-pe...
Sep 29, 2021, 8:00am EDT
ESU Alum Writes Guide to Art Therapy
What started as a project for class now is a book that can assist art therapists. "A Graphic Guide to Art Therapy," written by Amy E. Huxtable, a 2019 graduate of the art therapy program at Emporia State University, was released September 21. Huxtabl...
Sep 28, 2021, 5:51pm EDT
ESU President Resigns for New Position in Oklahoma
Today, Emporia State University President Allison D. Garrett was named the ninth chancellor and chief executive officer for the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. In her new role, Garrett will lead the Oklahoma state system comprised of 25 stat...
Sep 24, 2021, 2:48pm EDT
Time Capsule Honoring Future and Past Educators Dedication Occurring at ESU
The 100-year history of the Iota Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi at Emporia State University will be preserved in a time capsule this week. Delayed a year because of the COVID pandemic, the placement of the time capsule will now take place along with the fa...
Sep 20, 2021, 2:34pm EDT
Emporia State Highest Ranked Kansas Public Regional Institution
In rankings released Sept. 13, 2021, by U.S. News & World Report, Emporia State University was the highest ranked Kansas public regional institution as well as the only one that ranked in social mobility for its graduates. ESU, classified by U.S. News...
Sep 13, 2021, 8:32am EDT
ESU Program Receives $1.4M Grant Over 5 Years
More than 500 students in intermediate, middle and high schools in Emporia and northeast Kansas will benefit from services provided by a $1.4 million grant to Emporia State University's TRIO office. The funds, payable over five years at $284,588 each ...
Sep 9, 2021, 10:00am EDT
Cliff Illig and the late Junius George Groves Inducted Into Kansas Business Hall of Fame
Cliff Illig and the late Junius George Groves are the 2021 Kansas Business Hall of Fame Contemporary and Historical inductees, respectively. A prerecorded ceremony including Dr. James Leiker, chairman of the board of the KBHF, and Dr. John Rich, KBHF b...
Sep 7, 2021, 4:00pm EDT