Emporia State University

Congratulations to the 11 students elected to the executive board of ESU Ambassadors.

Phi Eta Sigma is the national scholastic honor society for students with an average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. It is the greatest scholastic distinction a first-year student can attain.

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.

A paper on cancer research done by Emporia State University junior Christopher Alderman has been chosen to receive a Great Plains Honors Council Boe Award next month at the group's annual conference.

Emporia State University Theatre is hard at work on "The Birds: A Modern Adaptation" by Don Zolidis. "The Birds" is the first collaborative project between ESU Theatre and ESU's newly reinstated chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, an honorary theatre society, giving students the opportunity to take on more of the production responsibilities.

Emporia State University's chapter of Phi Beta Lambda traveled March 4 and 5 to compete at the 2016 state conference at Sterling College.

Four faculty members and 18 students from Emporia State biology attended the Kansas Natural Resources Conference in Wichita.

Congratulations to Nathan Short, who will spend a week in New York City working with some of Broadway's biggest stars, performers, directors, choreographers, agents and casting directors.

A group of Emporia State students performed with the Emporia State horn ensemble on March 1 to introduce a lecture by Robert Watt, the first African American horn player hired by a major U.S. symphony orchestra.

A group of Emporia State students attended the 2016 Mid-South Horn Conference at the University of Oklahoma in late February.

In advance of Saturday's political caucuses in Kansas, two Emporia State students and their professor have created a video to explain the process.

For the third consecutive year, the Mayo Clinic has chosen an Emporia State University Department of Nursing student to participate in its Summer Nursing Externship program.

Emporia State University Theatre will present the regional premiere of "The Flick" by Annie Baker, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2014.

Five Emporia State undergraduate students will present research posters at the state Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 18 for the annual Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol.

Emporia State was well-represented with a total of 22 faculty and student attendees at the 14th annual Symposium of the Kansas-IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence January 16 and 17 in Overland Park. Seven K-INBRE funded research projects were presented by undergraduate students.

Emporia State University congratulates more than 200 students honored for achievement during their first semester of college.

ESU Theatre was well represented at the regional festival of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) last week in Bloomington, Minnesota. Hosted by Normandale Community College, Emporia State was represented by 25 students and several members of the faculty.

Emporia State University congratulates the over 500 students named to dean's lists for fall 2015.

Emporia State University congratulates the nearly 700 students named to the honor roll for Fall 2015.

An encore performance of "The Treehouse Effect" will help the ESU Theatre company fine-tune its production before competition next week at the Kennedy Center Region V American College Theatre Festival.

Students from Emporia State University will compete at the Kennedy Center Region V American College Theatre Festival in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jan. 17 – 23.

Emporia State University is pleased to announce that over $2.53 million in scholarship funds are helping nearly 1,700 students from Kansas, 19 other states and 24 foreign countries realize their educational dreams during the 2015-16 academic year.

A total of 80 students were honored during the School of Business Fall Scholarship Reception and Beta Gamma Sigma Initiation at Emporia State University.

Congratulations to the 31 Emporia State University students named ESU Ambassadors for 2016.

Hats off to the more than 500 candidates for graduation at Emporia State University.

Congratulations to the 2015-16 Capitol Federal Scholars at Emporia State University. The Capitol Federal Scholars program recognizes high-achieving students within Emporia State University's School of Business.

Two honorary student organizations housed in the School of Business have received special recognition for significant achievements within their national chapters.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is proud to announce the 2015 Study Abroad Grant recipients for Session B. The grants, worth $1,000, were awarded to 25 students nationwide.

Congratulations to these theater students working on "Creating Claire."

Congratulations to these Emporia State nursing students serving the Kansas Association of Nursing Students and National Student Nurses Association.