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Free Campus Parking Launches at ESU

With students arriving this week for the fall 2024 semester, Emporia State University has rolled out its free parking pilot program effective immediately. Under the program, students who live in the residence halls on campus will receive free green st...

Aug 12, 2024, 1:17pm EDT

Blue-Green Algae Warning Remains for ESU's King Lake

The warning for blue-green algae at Emporia State's King Lake remains in effect after follow-up water sampling by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The warning means that a harmful algae bloom is expected or present. The warning include...

Aug 5, 2024, 9:15am EDT

ESU Invites Students, Community to 'Saving Our Species' STEM Event

An expanded Science Saturday event from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Aug. 10 will wrap a busy, exciting and education-rich summer at Emporia State University's Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center. The STEM-related theme of the day is "Saving Our Spe...

Jul 29, 2024, 9:00am EDT

Online Bachelor's in Elementary Education is New Degree Path for Emporia State

For those who want to become teachers, The Teachers College at Emporia State University has multiple pathways to accomplish this goal. The newest route is a fully online bachelor's degree in elementary education, which is enrolling now for fall 2024. ...

Jul 16, 2024, 3:21pm EDT

Haylea Bethell Wins Scholarship from Emporia State University

Haylea Bethell of Melvern is the final of 20 new incoming students at Emporia State University to win a $500 scholarship just for signing up to enroll. The university began awarding 20 scholarships in 20 days on June 24. Bethell is an ESU freshman stu...

Jul 13, 2024, 11:00am EDT

Blue-Green Algae Warning Remains for ESU's King Lake

Jul 12, 2024, 4:36pm EDT

Gabrial McMechan Wins Scholarship from Emporia State University

Gabrial McMechan of Rantoul is one of 20 new incoming students at Emporia State University to win a $500 scholarship just for signing up to enroll. The university began awarding 20 scholarships in 20 days on June 24. McMechan is an ESU freshman studen...

Jul 12, 2024, 9:51am EDT

Catherine Munn Wins Scholarship from Emporia State University

Catherine Munn of Goddard is one of 20 new incoming students at Emporia State University to win a $500 scholarship just for signing up to enroll. The university began awarding 20 scholarships in 20 days on June 24. Munn is an ESU freshman student from...

Jul 11, 2024, 12:35pm EDT

Owen Goode Wins Scholarship from Emporia State University

Owen Goode of Manhattan is one of 20 new incoming students at Emporia State University to win a $500 scholarship just for signing up to enroll. The university began awarding 20 scholarships in 20 days on June 24. Goode is an ESU freshman student from ...

Jul 10, 2024, 12:55pm EDT

Austin Bailey Wins Scholarship from Emporia State University

Austin Bailey of Lebo is one of 20 new incoming students at Emporia State University to win a $500 scholarship just for signing up to enroll. The university began awarding 20 scholarships in 20 days on June 24. Bailey is a transfer student from Ottawa...

Jul 9, 2024, 5:24pm EDT

About Emporia State University

Emporia State University offers over 200 academic programs in the School of Business, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Library and Information Management and The Teachers College. ESU is the only public university in Kansas to have earned national recognition as a College of Distinction, an honor for universities that demonstrate innovative application of high-impact education. In addition, in the Best Colleges 2018 guidebook by U.S. News and World Report, ESU is ranked No. 2 in lowest student debt of all Midwest regional universities. U.S. News also cited ESU’s School of Business as a best value for both in-state and out-of-state students and ranked the online graduate education program in the Top 100 programs in the nation.

For more information, visit www.emporia.edu.