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ESU Theatre Live-streams 'Monday Mini-Musicals' for Homecoming Show
In a pandemic-era homage to ESU Theatre's annual Homecoming musical, three 20-minute programs will live-stream Mondays at 7:30 p.m. on ESU Theatre's Facebook page. The free performances will be broadcast live from the Karl C. Bruder Theatre, featuring ...
Oct 1, 2020, 11:59am EDT
Emporia State Welcomes New Rudd Scholars
In a year noted for unpredictability and changed plans, five first-time students at Emporia State are able to pursue their college dreams with one certainty - their education is paid for thanks to scholarships from the Rudd Foundation of Wichita. Th...
Sep 30, 2020, 3:41pm EDT
ESU's Talent Search Open to Students in Emporia, Atchison, Leavenworth
For some students, college is always on their radar, but differences in access, education, family traditions and location may keep some graduates from knowing how to make decisions about their future in higher education that are right for them. For stu...
Sep 30, 2020, 3:23pm EDT
ESU Awarded $1,694,855 To Help Low Income, First Generation, Students With Disabilities Succeed
The U.S. Department of Education awarded Emporia State University a federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant of $1,694,855 over the next 5 years to help students succeed in and graduate from college. SSS began in 1968 as one of eight federa...
Sep 29, 2020, 2:43pm EDT
ESU Honors 3 Recent Graduates
The Emporia State University Alumni Association will turn to virtual tools to honor three alumni who graduated within the past decade. The 2020 Outstanding Recent Graduate honorees are flourishing in their jobs, both in the Great Plains region and half...
Sep 28, 2020, 10:00am EDT
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