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Reading of 'Odyssey' Marks National Translation Month
Hear "Odyssey" read by award-winning translator Stanley Lombardo as Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives will celebrate National Translation Month. This virtual event at 7 p.m. Sept. 29 is open to the public and will be livestre...
Sep 21, 2020, 10:00am EDT
Agencies Looking for Art Therapists Can Receive Assistance
Medical settings - including support centers, clinics, and hospitals - can benefit through a program to put patients at ease using art therapy. Arts in Medicine, a partnership between the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission and Emporia Stat...
Sep 17, 2020, 4:25pm EDT
ESU Forms New Coalition to Support Students' Basic Needs
Emporia State University has convened a new university-wide coalition in an effort to address students' basic needs. The Basic Needs Coalition (BNC) was commissioned by President Allison Garrett in response to findings from a recent survey as well a...
Sep 16, 2020, 4:42pm EDT
ESU Student-Athletes Return to Practice
After a pause in practices, Emporia State University has resumed all intercollegiate athletics activities following a short delay due to an abundance of caution related to COVID-19. Most sports were allowed to return on Saturday with the remaining t...
Sep 14, 2020, 5:41pm EDT
Annual Book Awards Celebration Will Be Virtual
The William Allen White Children's Book Awards will move to a virtual space for the 2020 celebration on Oct. 2. "We truly want to make this year's celebration an inclusive event for as many schools as possible across the state," said Michelle Hammon...
Sep 10, 2020, 10:00am EDT
ESU Prof. Max McCoy Named Strader Award Recipient
Max McCoy, ESU English, Modern Languages, and Journalism professor and advisor to the ESU Bulletin student newspaper, was recognized by the College Media Association as the 2020 Noel Ross Strader Award winner. The Noel Ross Strader Award is given an...
Sep 8, 2020, 10:00am EDT
ESU Suspends Intercollegiate Athletics Activities in Wake of COVID-19 Cases
Emporia State University today temporarily suspended all intercollegiate athletics activities after a number of positive COVID-19 tests were found connected to student-athletes. The decision came after Lyon County Public Health on Tuesday alert...
Sep 2, 2020, 6:34pm EDT
Orientations for National Teacher Certification Offered
Educators looking to pursue national board certification have the opportunity to learn more about the process. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, however, and the need for social distancing, the orientation has moved from being a singular event. ...
Aug 26, 2020, 10:04am EDT
Emporia State Campus Closed August 11 for Power Repairs
Emporia State University will be closed Tuesday, Aug. 11, to make needed repairs to the campus electrical system. During the closure - between 6 a.m. Aug. 11 to 6 a.m. Aug. 12 - the campus will have no power. All buildings will be closed and locked. ...
Aug 7, 2020, 12:54pm EDT
Emporia State Launches Mass Testing of Campus Community for COVID-19
Emporia State University has partnered with a Lenexa laboratory to provide testing for COVID-19 to all faculty, staff and students expected on the Emporia campus for fall 2020. Funding came from the Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) ...
Aug 5, 2020, 2:31pm EDT