Emporia State University

Emporia State is the first NCAA Division II school to partner with the College Football Playoff Foundation Go Teach program.

Emporia State University Theatre presents Euripides' "Medea," in a new version by Ben Power, as its fall 2020 show. Two free performances will be presented on the steps of ESU's Memorial Union at 5 p.m. Oct. 30 and 31 with an alternate performance scheduled for Nov. 1, in case of inclement weather. The production runs 90 minutes.

In a pandemic-era homage to ESU Theatre's annual Homecoming musical, three 20-minute programs will live-stream Mondays at 7:30 p.m. on ESU Theatre's Facebook page. The free performances will be broadcast live from the Karl C. Bruder Theatre, featuring different songs nightly.

Emporia State University congratulates nearly 250 students who received their academic degrees after completing the summer 2020 semester.

Emporia State University congratulates the more than 900 undergraduates named to the university honor roll and dean's lists for spring 2020.

Emporia State University congratulates more than 600 students who received their academic degrees after completing the spring 2020 semester.

The generosity of Augusta Shepherd (BSB '44 Business Administration) and her late husband, R. Hershel Shepherd, continues with Emporia State's newest Shepherd Scholars.

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Congratulations to the eight Emporia State students who qualified for national competition during the 2020 Kansas State Leadership Conference of Phi Beta Lambda.

Emporia State University congratulates the nearly 800 undergraduates named to the university honor roll and dean's lists for fall 2019.

Emporia State University congratulations more than 500 students who received their academic degrees in December 2019.

Emporia State University Theatre presents "Little Women, The Musical" from Oct. 17 to 20, in the Karl C. Bruder Theatre.

ESU Summer Theatre closes its 65th anniversary season with its annual family-friendly production, "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs."

Emporia State University congratulates more than 700 undergraduates named to the university honor roll and dean's lists for spring 2019.

Actors rapping to "Othello" is just one of the featured moments as ESU Summer Theatre continues its 65th anniversary season with its third production of the season, "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, abridged."

The second show of ESU Summer Theatre's 65th season is one of two fan favorites being reprised.

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 charming memory play from A.R. Gurney, the author of "The Dining Room," "Love Letters" and "Family Furniture." Each has been performed on ESU stages in previous seasons.

Three Emporia State students earn money for their entrepreneurial ideas.

More than 230 students were honored during the First-Year Scholars Reception at Emporia State University. The event honored first-year students at ESU who earned a 3.5 or higher grade point average in their first semester.

Emporia State's newest Shepherd Scholars brings the total to 300 students helped by the generosity of Augusta Shepherd (BSB '44 Business Administration) and her late husband, R. Hershel Shepherd.

Congratulations to the 14 Emporia State students who qualified for national competition during the 2019 Kansas State Leadership Conference of Phi Beta Lambda.

Emporia State University Theatre kicked off the spring season with "Steel Magnolias" by Robert Harling. This production was under the direction of Theresa Mitchell, who retired this spring after 20 years with the Department of Communication and Theatre.

The final show of the 2018-19 theatre season at Emporia State University is William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."

Congratulations to the 75 Emporia State University students who received special recognition by The Teachers College at the end of the spring 2019 semester.

Senior theatre major Hewleek McKoy of Olathe has been selected to attend the Open Jar Institute in New York City. He is the third ESU Theatre student since 2012 to earn the honor.

Hats off to the nearly 1,100 candidates for graduation at Emporia State University.

Emporia State University congratulates more than 800 students named to the university honor roll and dean's lists for fall 2018.

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Hats off to the nearly 600 candidates for graduation at Emporia State University.

Emporia State University is pleased to announce that scholarship funds are helping more than 1,700 Emporia State students from Kansas, 25 other states and 36 foreign countries realize their educational dreams during the 2018-19 academic year.