Recent News
Young Family To Be Honored as Hornet Heritage Family
For more than 90 years, descendants of Leona C. (Hamilton) Young have followed a path she opened to Emporia State University. Although the year is not available, Young received her teaching certificate in the late 1920s from Kansas Normal School, which...
Oct 13, 2023, 10:21am EDT
Historic $4.1 Million in ESU Scholarship, Program Funds Set for 2024-25
A core mission of the Emporia State University Foundation is to deliver sustainable financial resources for scholarships and academic program support. In addition to providing an average of $4.8 million in non-endowed gifts to the university annually, ...
Oct 12, 2023, 12:00pm EDT
ESU Offers Livestream Access to Annular Solar Eclipse
Do you want to see the full annular solar eclipse, but can't travel to it? Mark Brown, director of the Emporia State University Planetarium, is in New Mexico to livestream the event as it happens on Saturday, Oct. 14. When you tune into the livestream...
Oct 12, 2023, 11:16am EDT
New Jones Full-Ride Scholarships Aimed at Nursing, Education Majors
Emporia State's new, full-ride scholarship opportunity for incoming freshmen majoring in education or nursing is the most recent in a long history of collaboration with the Jones Foundation. The new Jones Premier Nursing and Education Scholarship will ...
Oct 11, 2023, 4:24pm EDT
Homecoming Festivities Unite ESU Alumni, Students and Community
ESU welcomes alumni, students and the Emporia community to enjoy a week full of special events. Homecoming 2023 kicks off on Friday, Oct. 20, with a baseball alumni golf tournament and concludes with the final performance of the Homecoming musical "Lit...
Oct 9, 2023, 6:20pm EDT
Emporia State Hosts Cybersecurity Conference
Emporia State University's School of Business and Technology is preparing to host several of the nation's leading cybersecurity experts next week at CyBERCON, an on-campus event that will highlight ESU's expanding cybersecurity academic programs and th...
Sep 26, 2023, 9:40am EDT
ESU Celebrates Hispanic Heritage with Kickoff Event Thursday
Hispanic culture is celebrated at Emporia State University with a kickoff event Thursday, Sept. 14. Live music, dancing, food vendors and a jalapeno eating contest are all planned for the evening. ESU student organizations and members of the Emporia co...
Sep 12, 2023, 9:12am EDT
Presentation Explores Black Americans and the Great Migration
MEDIA RELEASE: On September 6, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives will present the exhibit A Journey Toward Freedom: Black Americans and the Great Migration. An opening reception will be from 2:00 to 4:00 PM in the exhibit hall ...
Aug 31, 2023, 4:33pm EDT
Dr. Damara Goff Paris named 2023-24 John E. King Endowed Professor
The Teachers College at Emporia State University named Dr. Damara Goff Paris the 2023-24 John E. King Endowed Professor. Dr. Paris was recently promoted to full professor in Counselor Education within The School of Applied Health Sciences. She began w...
Aug 30, 2023, 2:56pm EDT
Host Site Agreement established with Emporia State University, AmeriCorps and USD 253
Emporia State University and the USD 253 Board of Education established a partnership for the 2023-2024 Emporia State University AmeriCorps Host Site with USD 253 Jones Early Childhood Development Center this week. As a part of the agreement, ESU will...
Aug 28, 2023, 2:30pm EDT