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ESU Honors Veterans with Events Saturday and Beyond
A flag ceremony featuring an ESU alum and retired soldier, a U.S. Army band and free admissions for active and retired military to the Hornet football game are just some of the events honoring veterans on Nov. 2, as Emporia State University helps kick ...
Oct 29, 2019, 5:16pm EDT
Encore Performances of Emporia WWII Film at ESU
As part of Emporia's All Veterans Tribute!, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives will present the documentary "From Horse Cavalry to B-29: The Kansas Homefront During World War II" twice next week. Originally produced by ESU's C...
Oct 28, 2019, 4:22pm EDT
Halloween Donations for Emporia Animal Shelter
The Locard Society of Forensic Science, a student organization at Emporia State, is collecting items for the Emporia Animal Shelter during trick-or-treating on Rural Street. This is the fourth year the group has used the city event to help others. T...
Oct 28, 2019, 1:27pm EDT
Emporia State Breaks Ground on Historic Tennis Complex
Amid the numerous festivities on the ESU campus during last weekend's Homecoming celebration, a defining moment for Emporia State Athletics took place. On Saturday, October 19, ESU held the ceremonial groundbreaking for the Kossover Family Tennis Compl...
Oct 25, 2019, 3:15pm EDT
Students, Faculty, Staff Unite to Fight Food Insecurity
A signing ceremony last week on the Emporia State University campus brought together students, faculty and staff committed to fighting food insecurity both on campus and off. Emporia at the Table: Ending Hunger in our Community, called the EAT Initiati...
Oct 22, 2019, 3:29pm EDT
Conference Brings Award-winning Children's Author, National Literacy Experts to ESU
The author of the 2019 Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award, Dan Santat, will speak at an upcoming literacy conference at Emporia State University. The 22nd Annual Kansas Regional Reading Recovery and Early Literacy Conference to be held Nov. 4 at Empori...
Oct 22, 2019, 12:24pm EDT
Final Presentations Planned for the Fall 2019 Community Impact Challenge
Three teams face off in the finals of the second annual Community Impact Challenge (CIC), a grant competition to encourage students of Emporia State University to make an impact on pressing issues facing the Emporia community. The finals will be at 5 p...
Oct 21, 2019, 5:09pm EDT
ESU Distinguished Alumni, Outstanding Recent Graduates Honored During Homecoming
Five Distinguished Alumni and three Outstanding Recent Graduates will be honored at Emporia State during the Black & Gold Gala on Oct. 18, which kicks off the 2019 Homecoming weekend. The five members of the 2019 Emporia State University Distinguish...
Oct 15, 2019, 9:25am EDT
Homecoming Festivities Unite ESU Alumni, Emporia Community
While ESU alumni return to the Hornets' Nest for Homecoming, the campus welcomes the Emporia community to enjoy the special events. Homecoming 2019 begins Wednesday, Oct. 16, with the first event organized by students and concludes with a matinee of th...
Oct 10, 2019, 1:50pm EDT
Emporia State Receives More Than $2 Million In Grants for Rehabilitation Counseling
Two grants totaling more than $2 million received by Emporia State University look to help professionals whose goals are to increase the employment opportunities for people with deaf and hard of hearing issues, and autism spectrum disorders. Emporia St...
Oct 9, 2019, 2:01pm EDT