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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
Concert Remembers Augusta Shepherd
Emporia State University and the Department of Music will honor an Emporia woman who, with her husband, changed the look of the campus and the lives of hundreds of students. The Augusta Shepherd Memorial Concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14...
Apr 11, 2022, 2:30pm EDT
Women's History Month Reception and Awards Ceremony
Come celebrate the women of Emporia State University on Friday, March 25 from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Greek Room of the Memorial Union. The Ethnic and Gender Studies Program is sponsoring the reception. Join the Emporia community in celebration of the 2022...
Mar 22, 2022, 10:26am EDT
Essay Contest Winners Announced
Four Kansas high school students won $500 each for best writing an essay about an inductee in the Kansas Business Hall of Fame. The four winners and their topics were: Sriram Srinivasa Kalki, freshman from Blue Valley North High School, inductee Phi...
Mar 18, 2022, 2:44pm EDT