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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
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, 3:22pm EDT
ESU Announces 2021 Bill Martin Jr., Picture Book Award Winner
A story about a bird having to rebuild and share her home with others is the winner of this year's Bill Martin Jr., Picture Book Award. "The selection of this book is a welcome relief as we move beyond the current environment of social distancing," sa...
May 25, 2021, 4:32pm EDT
William Allen White Children's Book Winners Announced
The spirit of the supernatural is the common denominator between the two books selected by Kansas schoolchildren for the 2021 William Allen White Children's Book Awards. Voters in Grades 3 through 5 selected "Small Spaces" by Katherine Arden. Voters in...
May 24, 2021, 9:56am EDT
ESU Offers New Online Program Focused on Dyslexia
A new program aimed to help teachers who have students struggling with dyslexia is available through Emporia State University. Every component of the program - except practicum experiences - are offered online. People can take the courses as part of a...
May 19, 2021, 11:49am EDT
ESU Undergraduate Commencement Moved Indoors
Saturday's undergraduate commencement ceremony for Emporia State University will be indoors at White Auditorium, 111 E. Sixth Ave., in Emporia. The ceremony begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 15. Check-in for graduates begins at 7:30 a.m. Each graduate i...
May 14, 2021, 8:00pm EDT
ESU Commencements Have Indoor Alternative
This weekend's commencement ceremonies at Emporia State University now have indoor alternatives in case of inclement weather. Dr. David P. Cordle, ESU provost and vice president for academic affairs, announced today that White Auditorium in downtown E...
May 13, 2021, 5:19pm EDT
Professor of School Leadership Named Endowed Professor at ESU
Dr. Nancy Albrecht will be the 2021-22 King Endowed Professor in The Teachers College at Emporia State University. She is a professor in the school leadership / middle and secondary teacher education department at Emporia State. "I'm flabbergasted! I...
May 13, 2021, 10:17am EDT
People Looking to Teach Young Children Can FAST Track Through Emporia State
Future elementary teachers can get on the fast track to finish their teaching degrees and get in the classroom sooner, thanks to a Kansas Board of Regents grant to Emporia State University. Up to 10 students can receive scholarships in the program for...
May 10, 2021, 9:23am EDT