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Mitchell DeWalt Wins 2020 Emporia Entrepreneur Challenge
Mitchell DeWalt was announced the winner of the Emporia Entrepreneur Challenge on April 15, the first time the competition used a virtual format. The Emporia Entrepreneur Challenge is a venture idea competition that is open to all students from Empo...
May 1, 2020, 6:28pm EDT
The Teachers College Honors Students Through End-of-Year Online Ceremony
Just over 100 people were recognized at The Teachers College 36th Annual Honors Event held the afternoon of May 1 via an online virtual event. "It was important to us that we hold our annual celebration recognizing the achievements of our students a...
May 1, 2020, 5:59pm EDT
Emporia State Working Toward Face-to-Face Classes in Fall
Emporia State leaders announced today that some face-to-face classes will resume in the second half of the summer session, which begins June 29, with the goal of returning in fall 2020 with in-person classes. "In all planning our priority has been, ...
Apr 30, 2020, 3:09pm EDT
Wolf Bordonaro Receives ESU's Highest Faculty Award
Dr. Gaelynn Wolf Bordonaro, an art therapy professor with a heart for service and mentorship, is Emporia State University's 2020 Roe R. Cross Distinguished Professor. Traditionally, ESU administrators enter the classroom of the new Roe R. Cross prof...
Apr 30, 2020, 2:52pm EDT
Three at ESU Honored with Awards for Women's History Month
Each spring, Emporia State University celebrates Women's History Month by honoring three award winners with a reception sponsored by the Ethnic and Gender Studies program and the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies. In 2020, the reception is mov...
Apr 27, 2020, 11:03am EDT
ESU Theatre Postpones Spring Play, Cancels Summer Theatre
Emporia State University Theatre has postponed its spring 2020 production of Euripides classic Greek tragedy "Medea." Originally to be presented as the final show of the 2019-2020 season, the production will now be presented in the fall of 2020. Und...
Apr 16, 2020, 8:36pm EDT
Students Win in the Third Annual KBHF Essay Contest
High school students across the state have received their awards from the third annual statewide Kansas Business Hall of Fame essay contest. The contest was open to students in Grades 9-12 in Kansas. Home school entries were accepted. Original essay...
Apr 16, 2020, 1:07pm EDT
Financial Assistance Continues to Prepare Teachers in Special Education
Kansas children in elementary through high school will have a better chance at getting their needs met by a special education teacher thanks to renewed funding for a grant given to Emporia State University. More than 40 Kansas educators are projecte...
Apr 16, 2020, 10:27am EDT
ESU Students Qualify for Nationals at the Phi Beta Lambda State Conference
Eight students from Emporia State University's chapter of Phi Beta Lambda hosted and competed in the 2020 State Leadership Conference held at the School of Business, Cremer Hall, at Emporia State. ESU was one of eight schools that competed at the event...
Apr 8, 2020, 3:40pm EDT
ESU Archives Offers Virtual Open Mic Event
While the office in William Allen White Library is closed due to the COVID-19 situation, ESU Special Collections and Archives is offering alternative ways for the community to connect with them. At 7 p.m. April 17, Special Collections and Archives w...
Apr 8, 2020, 3:18pm EDT