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ESU Prof. Max McCoy Named Strader Award Recipient
Max McCoy, ESU English, Modern Languages, and Journalism professor and advisor to the ESU Bulletin student newspaper, was recognized by the College Media Association as the 2020 Noel Ross Strader Award winner. The Noel Ross Strader Award is given an...
Sep 8, 2020, 10:00am EDT
ESU Suspends Intercollegiate Athletics Activities in Wake of COVID-19 Cases
Emporia State University today temporarily suspended all intercollegiate athletics activities after a number of positive COVID-19 tests were found connected to student-athletes. The decision came after Lyon County Public Health on Tuesday alert...
Sep 2, 2020, 6:34pm EDT
Orientations for National Teacher Certification Offered
Educators looking to pursue national board certification have the opportunity to learn more about the process. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, however, and the need for social distancing, the orientation has moved from being a singular event. ...
Aug 26, 2020, 10:04am EDT
Emporia State Campus Closed August 11 for Power Repairs
Emporia State University will be closed Tuesday, Aug. 11, to make needed repairs to the campus electrical system. During the closure - between 6 a.m. Aug. 11 to 6 a.m. Aug. 12 - the campus will have no power. All buildings will be closed and locked. ...
Aug 7, 2020, 12:54pm EDT
Emporia State Launches Mass Testing of Campus Community for COVID-19
Emporia State University has partnered with a Lenexa laboratory to provide testing for COVID-19 to all faculty, staff and students expected on the Emporia campus for fall 2020. Funding came from the Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) ...
Aug 5, 2020, 2:31pm EDT
Emporia State Names Rydberg Director of Theatre
The new director of theatre at Emporia State University brings to campus his expertise in theatre history, acting, directing, devised theatre, theatre for social justice, and public speaking. Dr. Pete Rydberg is also certified in fight directing with a...
Jul 21, 2020, 11:28am EDT
New Chair in Business Brings Depth of Experience
A professor with a wide breadth of experience beyond accounting is the new chair of the Accounting, Information Systems, and Finance Department in the School of Business at Emporia State University. Dr. Mary Teal assumes the role Monday, July 20. Wi...
Jul 16, 2020, 9:13am EDT
Summer Internship Dream Come True - Even Working From Home
Ryan Wagner, a senior marketing student at Emporia State University from Silver Lake, landed the internship of his dreams - working for Stamford Media Center as a digital marketing and operations intern. The current environment and COVID-19 restriction...
Jul 6, 2020, 3:08pm EDT
ESU Coach Education Program Re-Accredited
Besides teachers and parents, who spends evenings, weekends - countless hours a year - working with children under the age of 18? Coaches. "Coaching is one of the most influential professions in the world," said Mark Stanbrough, director of Emporia ...
Jun 22, 2020, 10:00am EDT
2020 Children's Picture Book Award Winner Announced
As children transition from schooling at home to summering at home during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, some grumpy days - from children and adults - are to be expected, even when the sun is out and the weather nice. For anyone looking to explain...
Jun 15, 2020, 2:00pm EDT