Recent News
ESU Commencement Ceremonies May 10 and 11
More than 1,100 graduate and undergraduate students are candidates for graduation at Emporia State University. They will be honored in three separate commencement ceremonies on May 10 and 11: All students earning graduate degrees will be honored ...
May 1, 2019, 4:12pm EDT
William Allen White Children's Book Winners Announced
Special relationships that help youth navigate difficult times are the common theme of the two winning titles in the 2019 William Allen White Children's Book Awards. Voters in Grades 3 through 5 selected "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker. Voters in Grades 6 th...
Apr 25, 2019, 5:45pm EDT
ESU Undergraduate Shares Research in Washington D.C.
An Emporia State student is one of only 60 undergraduates from across the country who will present her research at the U.S. Capitol next week. Song Yang of Dalian, Liaoning, China, was chosen from more than 350 applicants for Posters on the Hill, ...
Apr 25, 2019, 2:04pm EDT
ESU Students Prepare for Arbor Day Event, Celebrate Tree Campus Honor
When Emporia State students plant trees this week, they will celebrate both Arbor Day and the university's sixth annual Tree Campus USA® recognition. The annual Arbor Day event, which began on campus in 2012, is at the old Hornet Field north of the ...
Apr 23, 2019, 6:06pm EDT
Schneider Receives ESU's Highest Faculty Honor
Dr. Gregory Schneider is a professor with high standards who pushes his students to excel. He is nationally recognized for significant contributions to modern U.S. history. He is respected for giving his time and talents to Emporia State through servic...
Apr 23, 2019, 3:23pm EDT
Awards Announced for Research and Creativity
Dr. Jeffrey Muldoon, associate professor of business administration, will receive the 2019 President's Award for Research and Creativity. Muldoon is the 24th recipient of the award, established in 1996 to honor an ESU individual who has been active ...
Apr 22, 2019, 9:38am EDT
Research & Creativity Day Set for April 24
Approximately 200 students and faculty from Emporia State will participate in Research and Creativity Day on Wednesday, April 24. All events take place in the Memorial Union. Research and Creativity Day is sponsored by the Research and Grants Center, H...
Apr 18, 2019, 2:41pm EDT
Mitchell Retires After 20 Years with Emporia State University Theatre
Theresa Mitchell, professor of theatre at Emporia State University, retires this year after 20 years with the Department of Communication and Theatre. Mitchell is a native Kansan from Independence. She earned her Master of Arts in directing from the Un...
Apr 15, 2019, 1:11pm EDT
Grammy Award Winner and Educator to be at ESU This Summer
An area native, former teacher, administrator and faculty member at Emporia State is returning home for a few days this summer. Dr. Monte Selby will be at the 2019 Kansas Future Teacher Academy in June. For 30 years, Kansas high school students look...
Apr 15, 2019, 12:24pm EDT
Documentary Premieres in Emporia
Charles Brown and Greg Schneider are friends and faculty colleagues at Emporia State University. They also are ideological opponents who disagree on how to achieve the common good. The debate between Brown, a philosophy professor, and Schneider, a h...
Apr 8, 2019, 10:00am EDT