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ESU Offers Online Bachelor's in Sport Leadership and Recreation
Americans, regardless of their age, spend a significant amount of time involved in sport and recreational activities. This has led to a trillion-dollar industry. As this industry continues to grow, there is a need to develop effective leaders who can m...
Oct 21, 2020, 11:00am EDT
Two Book Readings in Late October
Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives invites the campus and community to literary readings from two Kansas novels published by Meadowlark Books, an Emporia-based independent press dedicated to books from the Midwest. To view livest...
Oct 20, 2020, 2:00pm EDT
ESU's Kossover Family Tennis Complex Construction Begins
Work has begun on Emporia State University's newest building project - the $3.8 million Kossover Family Tennis Complex, a one-of-a kind facility for tennis in our region. Anticipated to be complete for fall 2021, the complex will feature six new cha...
Oct 20, 2020, 10:00am EDT
Cecil O'Brate, Walter Beech Inducted Into the Kansas Business Hall of Fame
Cecil O'Brate and the late Walter Beech have been announced as the 2020 Kansas Business Hall of Fame inductees. This marks the 32nd year of inductions into the Kansas Business Hall of Fame, located at Emporia State University in the School of Business'...
Oct 19, 2020, 4:44pm EDT
ESU Theatre Presents Euripides' 'Medea' for Fall Production
Emporia State University Theatre presents Euripides' "Medea," in a new version by Ben Power, as its fall 2020 show. Two free performances will be presented on the steps of ESU's Memorial Union at 5 p.m. Oct. 30 and 31 with an alternate performance sche...
Oct 19, 2020, 4:22pm EDT
COVID Pandemic Cancels 2021 Kansas Master Teacher Awards
The Kansas Master Teacher program at Emporia State University is another temporary casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic after the award committee decided to suspend the awards for the 2020-21 academic year. Although the awards celebration would not tak...
Oct 19, 2020, 1:17pm EDT
ESU's Corky's Cupboard Expands, Other Events to Fight Food Insecurity
Fighting food insecurity is a timely topic on the Emporia State campus during October with a Can COVID donation campaign for Corky's Cupboard food pantry, a grant to expand the pantry and access to the "Hungry to Learn" documentary. The documentary ...
Oct 14, 2020, 6:17pm EDT
ESU Offers Educators Help in Meeting the Social-Emotional Needs of Youth
"Children are not robots, what happens in their lives outside of school - particularly at this time - impacts their ability to learn," said Melissa Gerleman, instructor in the Department of Elementary Education, Early Childhood, and Special Education. ...
Oct 12, 2020, 4:16pm EDT
Emporia State Partners With College Football Foundation Go Teach Project
The Teachers College at Emporia State is nationally recognized as a leading institution in teacher preparation in the country while the Hornet Athletic programs historically compete on the national level in NCAA Division II. This readiness and buy-i...
Oct 7, 2020, 11:37am EDT
ESU Honors 4 Distinguished Alumni
Four Emporia State alumni have proven that even in a year of uncommon changes and challenges, some things never change: The successes of ESU graduates in unusually diverse fields. Although the Distinguished Alumni for 2020 represent wide-ranging int...
Oct 5, 2020, 10:00am EDT