Recent News
Nyk Robertson Named Interim Senior Director of Diversity at Emporia State
Nyk Robertson, who has served as the associate director of TRIO Student Support Services at Emporia State since 2019, has accepted the position of ESU interim senior director of diversity, beginning August 8. Robertson is an ESU alum who graduated in ...
Jul 22, 2021, 5:47pm EDT
ESU String Camp registration is open
Students in first grade through high school who want to have a unique orchestra experience this summer may register for the Emporia State University String Camp 2021. This year, the campus returns to its traditional format of in-person instruction and ...
Jul 7, 2021, 11:14am EDT
Student Leadership Workshop Offered at ESU
Registration is open for a leadership workshop offered by Emporia State University and the Office of International Education. The nine-day workshop will allow those 16 and older to engage with ideas and concepts of adaptive leadership to increase effe...
Jul 6, 2021, 3:37pm EDT
Hall of Fame Teachers Returns to Emporia for Book Launch
Christopher Albrecht, a 2019 inductee into The National Teachers Hall of Fame, will return to Emporia on July 12 and 13 for a national launch of his second book "The Rediscovery of Hope and Purpose." The book includes "10 highly encaptivating intervie...
Jun 28, 2021, 4:35pm EDT
Viewing of Fireworks Ideal on Emporia State Campus
Emporia State University invites the public to campus on Sunday, July 4, to watch the community fireworks display. Public viewing is available on the ESU practice fields on the north end of campus and inside Welch Stadium. The stadium will be open at...
Jun 28, 2021, 9:42am EDT
The W.S. & E.C. Jones Trust Provides Grant to Extend and Expand Mobilizing Literacy Programs
A recent commitment from the W.S. & E.C. Jones Trust for $2.5 million to the Mobilizing Literacy grant program will continue and expand upon literacy initiatives benefitting children within the region. Over the next five years, this grant, coordinated ...
Jun 23, 2021, 11:05am EDT
Hornet Hills Name of New ESU Disc Golf Course
After soliciting naming ideas from Emporia State students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, the new disc golf course on campus will be called Hornet Hills. The three people who suggested the name will receive gift cards to Dynamic Discs from company...
Jun 10, 2021, 11:03am EDT
Douglas J. Cohen's 'No Way to Treat a Lady' Is Summer Musical Production
Emporia State University Theatre presents Douglas J. Cohen's "No Way to Treat a Lady" as the 2021 Summer Theatre Musical at 7:30 p.m. on June 23, 24, 25 and 26. This fast-paced, murder-musical comedy is set in seedy 1970s New York. Follow lovable schlu...
Jun 9, 2021, 12:21pm EDT
Emporia State Drops Mask Mandate, Other COVID Protocols
Requirements to wear masks, social distance and disinfect classrooms and offices ended today at Emporia State University. In a communication to all faculty, staff and students, ESU President Allison D. Garrett shared that campus is officially back to n...
Jun 7, 2021, 5:41pm EDT
Copy of: ESU Student Places in Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge
An Emporia State business administration student took third place in the Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge recently. Kendra Kratzberg, a senior from New Strawn, earned $1,000 for her idea "ShowUP." Her executive summary explains her venture idea: "The...
Jun 2, 2021, 3:25pm EDT