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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
Emporia State receives more than $1M in grant for rehabilitation counseling
Emporia State University has received a grant from the Department of Education/ Rehabilitation Services Administration to train vocational rehabilitation professionals whose goals are to help individuals with disabilities prepare for and find meaningfu...
Oct 5, 2020, 10:00am EDT
Cecil O'Brate, Walter Beech Inducted Into KBHF
Cecil O'Brate and the late Walter Beech have been announced as the 2020 Kansas Business Hall of Fame inductees. O'Brate will be recognized at a ceremony at the Garden City Commission meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the City Administrative Center,...
Oct 2, 2020, 3:09pm EDT
Record-Setting Retention, Graduate Students Highlight ESU Enrollment Report
Emporia State saw a slight decline in overall headcount enrollment for fall 2020, thanks in large part to a record number of graduate students. The enrollment report issued on the 20th day of the fall semester showed: 5,828 total enrollment fo...
Oct 1, 2020, 1:59pm EDT