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Register Now: ESU Founders' Day 2026 Celebration is Feb. 13
Emporia State University celebrates 163 years with the annual Founders' Day Celebration and luncheon Friday, Feb. 13 in Memorial Union's Webb Hall. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. with the program beginning at noon. The program includes special remarks ...
Feb 3, 2026, 1:00pm EST
Emporia State University's Day of Giving Highlights Community Impact and Shared Experiences
Emporia State University will host its annual Day of Giving on Wednesday, Feb.11, inviting alumni, friends and community members to support the university and the many ways it enriches life in Emporia. Early giving opens Wednesday, Feb. 4, and continu...
Feb 2, 2026, 9:00am EST
Free ESU planetarium show explores invisible universe in February
Emporia State University's Peterson Planetarium gives attendees an awe-inspiring look at the cosmos in the latest presentation "Unveiling the Invisible Universe," showing throughout February. Narrated by Gregory Patrick Karr, the fulldome planetarium ...
Jan 30, 2026, 11:04am EST
ESU marks 40th Anniversary of Challenger disaster with week of events
Emporia State University is honoring the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger on the 40th anniversary of the explosion that claimed the lives of all aboard. A week of activities beginning Monday, Jan. 26 is led by the McNair Scholars Program in collabo...
Jan 23, 2026, 3:27pm EST
Emporia State University Unveils New Integrated Nursing and Student Wellness Center
Emporia State University celebrated the grand opening of its new Nursing and Student Wellness Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday. The center's opening is a historic university milestone, bringing nursing instruction on campus for the first ...
Jan 23, 2026, 10:09am EST
ESU to host free Science Saturday in celebration of Kansas' 165th birthday
Celebrate the 165th birthday of the State of Kansas in January when Emporia State's Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center teams up with the David Traylor Zoo of Emporia for a fun and educational Science Saturday all about the Sunflower State! Th...
Jan 19, 2026, 9:00am EST
ESU Campus, Foundation Holiday Hours & Year-End Gifts
The Emporia State University campus, including the ESU Alumni Association and Foundation at the Sauder Alumni Center, will close at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 24, and reopen at 8 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. Gifts to Emporia State University may be m...
Dec 22, 2025, 1:01pm EST
Emporia State University Granted $150,000 from Patterson Family Foundation to Equip State-of-the-Art Nursing and Student Wellness Center
The Emporia State University Foundation received a $150,000 grant from the Patterson Family Foundation, a Kansas City-based family-led foundation whose initiatives serve rural counties across Kansas and western Missouri. The generous funding supports t...
Dec 15, 2025, 8:00am EST
Kansas Board of Regents Names Dr. Matt Baker as 19th ESU President
The Kansas Board of Regents appointed Dr. Matt Baker as Emporia State University's 19th president Thursday. With more than 30 years of experience in higher education leadership, Dr. Baker comes to ESU after previously serving as the vice president of ...
Dec 11, 2025, 1:36pm EST
Emporia State University President Ken Hush, Giving It All Back
In an unprecedented move, Ken Hush is donating a gift equivalent to the compensation he has earned over the past four years as president back to Emporia State to continue building on the university's momentum. This gift marks one of the largest one-tim...
Dec 10, 2025, 10:00am EST