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ESU Campus to Close, Foundation Open During Holiday Break
The Emporia State University Foundation will be open during the last week of the year to accept end-of-year gifts. The rest of campus, however, will be closed between 5:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20 and 8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Foundation staff will...
Dec 9, 2019, 11:42am EST
Kansas City Metro Area Teachers Achieve National Board Certification for Second Time
Four educators from the Kansas City area recently found out they had again achieved the highest credential available to American educators as a National Board Certified Teacher through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). ...
Dec 5, 2019, 2:35pm EST
Wichita Educators Achieve National Board Certification for Second Time
Three educators from the Wichita area recently found out they had again achieved the highest credential available to American educators as a National Board Certified Teacher through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). The...
Dec 5, 2019, 12:38pm EST
University of Kansas Educator Measures Up - Again
Suzanne Myers, senior research associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning, is one of 4,786 educators across the United States to renew their certification as a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT). A decade ago, Myers w...
Dec 5, 2019, 12:30pm EST
Hays Educator Measures Up - Again
Kathy Wagoner, sophomore English teacher at Hays High School in USD 489, is one of 4,786 educators across the United States to renew their certification as a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT). Two decades ago, Wagoner went through the challeng...
Dec 5, 2019, 12:16pm EST
Emporia Educators Achieve National Board Certification for Second Time
Three educators based in Emporia recently found out they had again achieved the highest credential available to American educators as a National Board Certified Teacher through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). Two of t...
Dec 5, 2019, 12:12pm EST
Commencement Ceremonies Set for Dec. 13 and 14
More than 500 Emporia State University students are candidates for degrees during winter commencement ceremonies at White Auditorium on Dec. 13 and 14. Graduate ceremonies begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13. Undergraduates will receive their degrees at...
Dec 2, 2019, 10:38am EST
ESU Theatre Presents Radio Play of 'A Christmas Carol'
Emporia State University Theatre's fourth annual radio performance of "A Christmas Carol," the timeless classic by Charles Dickens, will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 in the Karl C. Bruder Theatre. The performance will be streamed online, but it can also be watc...
Nov 27, 2019, 2:47pm EST
Alum Drew Shirley to Present The 2019-2020 George R.R. Pflaum Memorial Lecture
The 2019-2020 George R.R. Pflaum Memorial Lecture at Emporia State University will be presented by Alum Drew Shirley (BFA, 2007), an actor and director who lives in Chicago with his wife, Erika. He will present the Pflaum memorial lecture at 2 p.m. Sat...
Nov 18, 2019, 5:11pm EST
ESU Theatre Offers 'The House of Blue Leaves'
The final fall presentation by Emporia State University Theatre opens Wednesday and runs through Saturday. "The House of Blue Leaves" tells the tale of Artie Shaughnessy, a songwriter who toils by day as a zookeeper. At night, he plays at piano bars...
Nov 18, 2019, 4:32pm EST