Recent News
Planks Honored as Hornet Heritage Family
Diplomas and certifications from Emporia State University fill the foliage on Gene and Betty Plank's family tree. The Emporia couple and their extended family will be recognized as the 2019 Hornet Heritage Family at halftime of the football game aga...
Sep 17, 2019, 4:15pm EDT
Emporia State University Brings Naps to Campus
Emporia State University is bringing napping to new places with the help of HOHM. ESU is only the second university in the United States to implement these unique sleep pods, which unlike other pods, are more like a small bedroom than an actual pod. Fo...
Sep 13, 2019, 9:59am EDT
Agencies Looking for Art Therapists Can Receive Assistance
Medical settings - including support centers, clinics, and hospitals - can benefit through a program to put patients at ease using art therapy. Arts in Medicine, a partnership between the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission and Emporia State ...
Aug 29, 2019, 2:51pm EDT
Opportunities for Educators This Fall
Educators are being offered opportunities to increase their skill and knowledge through workshops and conferences provided this spring through The Teachers College at Emporia State University. Some events offered have graduate credit available. Sept...
Aug 29, 2019, 9:00am EDT
Nitty Gritty Tie Dye Run Set for Sept. 21
Registration is open for the Nitty Gritty Tie Dye Run on the Emporia State campus Sept. 21. All who register by Sept. 18 receive a free T-shirt. Check-in and pre-race activities for the 5K run begins at 9 a.m. Sept. 21. The run takes off at 9:30 a.m...
Aug 28, 2019, 10:11am EDT
Fundraising for Kossover Family Tennis Complex Brings Additional $750K
Two significant gifts for the state-of-the-art Kossover Family Tennis Complex have recently been made to Emporia State University. The W.S. & E.C. Jones Testamentary Trust, Bank of America, Trustee, has generously invested $500,000 toward constructi...
Aug 26, 2019, 10:07am EDT
Kansans Can Win Books in Photo Contest
Kansans taking pictures of themselves can take part in a photo contest during Kansas Literacy Week, September 1-7. "Everyone can participate - families, libraries, daycares, public, private, home schools," said Tasia Markowitz, Assistant Director of...
Aug 22, 2019, 5:16pm EDT
Exhibit Coming to University Archives
Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives will open the exhibit "Delving Deeper: Discovering ESU's Hidden Gems" with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, in the exhibit hall on the first floor of ESU's William Allen White Libra...
Aug 21, 2019, 12:02pm EDT
Emporia State Foundation Sets a New Record in Philanthropic Support
Emporia State University Foundation raised more than $16 million in private gifts and pledges during the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2019. The university nearly doubled its fundraising from the prior year, an increase of over $7 million, making fis...
Aug 19, 2019, 3:20pm EDT
Colorado Educator Named New Senior Diversity Officer at ESU
Emporia State's new senior diversity officer is excited to execute the university's goal "to become a model for diversity, equity and inclusion." Dr. Aswad Allen begins his position Aug. 12. "This commitment sends an aspirational signal that Emporia...
Aug 1, 2019, 3:24pm EDT