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KMLC Receives Award, Gets State Proclamation, Plans for Literacy Week
An organization championing literacy in children is being recognized for its efforts. The Kansas Masonic Literacy Center is receiving a Literacy Legacy Award from Storytime Village, Inc. at a Read and Rise Breakfast Gala today (September 3) in Wichita...
Sep 3, 2021, 10:16am EDT
Live Concert Kicks Off Fall Semester at ESU
Live performances of two Kansas musicians will kick off Emporia State's Friday Nights, six straight weeks of events to launch the school year with weekend fun. Lucas Parker Band and Travis Marvin will perform on Friday, Aug. 27, on the Kellogg Circle l...
Aug 16, 2021, 3:47pm EDT
ESU Student Places First at National Competition
An Emporia State student took first place in national competition, with four other ESU students picking up top 10 finishes during the 2021 Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference. With COVID precautions still on the forefront, the conference wa...
Aug 4, 2021, 10:24am EDT
Expert on Poverty and its Effects on Student Learning to Speak at Emporia State
How to help children learn in spite of emotional turmoil they are experiencing or have experienced is the goal of an upcoming conference at Emporia State University. To help with that mission, nationally known speaker and author, Dr. Ruby K. Payne, wi...
Jul 28, 2021, 10:27am EDT
Abigail Morse Hall Open to Public July 31
The Emporia community is invited to tour the renovated Abigail Morse Residence Hall on the Emporia State campus Saturday, July 31. A short program will begin at 9 a.m. on the west side of Abigail Morse. Self-guided tours will begin immediately followi...
Jul 27, 2021, 2:56pm EDT
Nyk Robertson Named Interim Senior Director of Diversity at Emporia State
Nyk Robertson, who has served as the associate director of TRIO Student Support Services at Emporia State since 2019, has accepted the position of ESU interim senior director of diversity, beginning August 8. Robertson is an ESU alum who graduated in ...
Jul 22, 2021, 5:47pm EDT
ESU String Camp registration is open
Students in first grade through high school who want to have a unique orchestra experience this summer may register for the Emporia State University String Camp 2021. This year, the campus returns to its traditional format of in-person instruction and ...
Jul 7, 2021, 11:14am EDT
Student Leadership Workshop Offered at ESU
Registration is open for a leadership workshop offered by Emporia State University and the Office of International Education. The nine-day workshop will allow those 16 and older to engage with ideas and concepts of adaptive leadership to increase effe...
Jul 6, 2021, 3:37pm EDT
Hall of Fame Teachers Returns to Emporia for Book Launch
Christopher Albrecht, a 2019 inductee into The National Teachers Hall of Fame, will return to Emporia on July 12 and 13 for a national launch of his second book "The Rediscovery of Hope and Purpose." The book includes "10 highly encaptivating intervie...
Jun 28, 2021, 4:35pm EDT
Viewing of Fireworks Ideal on Emporia State Campus
Emporia State University invites the public to campus on Sunday, 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 stadium will be open at...
Jun 28, 2021, 9:42am EDT