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ESU Summer Theatre to Present Second Show
The second show of ESU Summer Theatre's 65th season is one of two fan favorite being reprised. "America's Songbook, A Musical Revue" revisits many of America's most popular and beloved songs. Audiences will be taken on a nostalgic and informative jo...
Jun 17, 2019, 1:21pm EDT
National Teachers Hall of Fame Welcomes the Class of 2019
The Emporia area has even more opportunities to meet the newest inductees to the National Teachers Hall of Fame this week as new public events are added to the schedule. The inductees requested that the two activities -a trivia competition with local t...
Jun 17, 2019, 11:06am EDT
New Names Added to Fallen Educator Memorial
A work crew from Evergreen Design Build in Emporia today installed a new granite tablet at the National Memorial to Fallen Educators in advance of next week's rededication. The new piece provides space for names that were left off during the 2018 reded...
Jun 14, 2019, 3:30pm EDT
Paintings Being Auctioned to Support Scholarship Fund
Three paintings by former Emporia State professor Rex Hall are being auctioned to support the Rex and Ann Hall Family Art Scholarship at the ESU Foundation. The auction began May 29 and closes June 19. Hall, who taught at Emporia State University fr...
Jun 10, 2019, 10:30am EDT
Emporia State Summer Theatre opens its 65th season with Gurney's charming memory play
Emporia State's Summer Theatre program celebrates its 65th birthday this season. The program was begun in 1955 by Karl C. Bruder and is the longest running summer stock theatre on the Great Plains. Season 65 begins with "What I Did Last Summer," a char...
Jun 7, 2019, 4:51pm EDT
ESU's Teachers College Earns CAEP Accreditation
The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation recently announced The Teachers College at Emporia State University is one of 42 providers from 23 states and the District of Columbia to receive accreditation for its educator preparation progr...
Jun 6, 2019, 10:40am EDT
ESU Alumni Honors Key Volunteers
Emporia State University will present 2019 University Service Citation Awards to four Kansans this month during the annual Emporia State Theatre Guild Dinner on June 12, and the Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on June 22. Dr. Charles R. (Charlie) Hi...
Jun 5, 2019, 3:42pm EDT
Essay Winners Honored at Team Kansas Banquet
The top three winners from the second annual Kansas Business Hall of Fame high school essay contest will be honored Tuesday at the 47th Annual Team Kansas Annual Awards Banquet on Tuesday, June 4, at the Kansas State University Alumni Center in Manhatt...
Jun 3, 2019, 1:11pm EDT
Foundation Empowers ESU Students Through Crowdfunding Tool
A new tool at the Emporia State University Foundation to help students, faculty and staff raise money for projects received a workout during the 2018-19 academic year. "We began using giveGOLD to create exciting opportunities for ESU faculty, staff ...
May 31, 2019, 12:00pm EDT
Salvage Operation Benefits Nonprofits, ESU
Like any major construction project, Emporia State's plan to demolish two pieces of the Morse Hall complex and renovate Abigail Morse Hall involves some heavy lifting. The early prep work is designed to reduce waste in the landfill and help area nonpro...
May 23, 2019, 10:52am EDT