Recent News
Emporia State Highest Ranked Kansas Public Regional Institution
In rankings released Sept. 13, 2021, by U.S. News & World Report, Emporia State University was the highest ranked Kansas public regional institution as well as the only one that ranked in social mobility for its graduates. ESU, classified by U.S. News...
Sep 13, 2021, 8:32am EDT
ESU Program Receives $1.4M Grant Over 5 Years
More than 500 students in intermediate, middle and high schools in Emporia and northeast Kansas will benefit from services provided by a $1.4 million grant to Emporia State University's TRIO office. The funds, payable over five years at $284,588 each ...
Sep 9, 2021, 10:00am EDT
Cliff Illig and the late Junius George Groves Inducted Into Kansas Business Hall of Fame
Cliff Illig and the late Junius George Groves are the 2021 Kansas Business Hall of Fame Contemporary and Historical inductees, respectively. A prerecorded ceremony including Dr. James Leiker, chairman of the board of the KBHF, and Dr. John Rich, KBHF b...
Sep 7, 2021, 4:00pm EDT
Emporia State Podcast Focuses on Key Topic and Adds New Series
Just four months since it started, the How We Teach This podcast from The Teachers College at Emporia State is adding a second season and a second series. "In our first season, we interviewed K-12 teachers and university professors about a variety of ...
Sep 7, 2021, 11:00am EDT
Hall of Fame Teachers Present Virtual Roundtable Discussion
Educators across America will be able to virtually attend a roundtable discussion involving 5 career teachers with a combined total of 150 years of classroom teaching on Sept. 14, The Big Day in the Extra Yard for Teachers Program. Sponsored by the Co...
Sep 7, 2021, 8:00am EDT
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