Emporia State University

Ten Emporia State students will be part of a virtual band performance during the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday night, Jan. 11.

Five graduate students from Emporia State will join students from Kansas Regents institutions for the annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit on Feb. 18. The purpose of CGRS is to display the quality and robustness of Kansas-related graduate research taking place at local institutions to state government, education officials, industry representatives and the general public. While the event is usually held at the Capitol, it will be held virtually for the first time this year due to COVID-19.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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'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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.