Recent News
- Take a kid to the ESU basketball games on Wednesday Children 12 and under get in free with paid adult admission to Wednesday’s Emporia State basketball games against Southwest Baptist University.
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Emporia State art faculty works on display
Anyone who has ever wondered what faculty do with their time when not in the classroom should attend the opening reception of the Passion Fruit exhibit at Emporia State’s Norman R. Eppink Art Gallery.
- Ladies’ Day at Saturday’s Emporia State basketball game It’s Ladies Day Out when the Lady Hornets of Emporia State take on the RiverHawks of Northeastern University on Saturday, Feb. 4, at White Auditorium.
- Emporia State professor earns national award Dr. Joe Yanik, professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Economics at Emporia State University, was awarded a certificate for meritorious service from the Mathematical Association of America.
- Emporia State University names four as 2012 Distinguished Alumni Emporia State University will recognize four of its graduates with Distinguished Alumni Awards during Homecoming activities this fall.
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ESU Debate Team cements elite standing nationally
January has been busy for Emporia State University’s top debate team of LaToya Williams-Green and Ryan Wash, both senior communication majors. After traveling thousands of miles to compete against the best in the country, Emporia WW (Wash and Williams-Green) have solidified their position among the ranks of the best in the country.
- Fire safety topic of workshop for Emporia State students Fire safety is the topic of a workshop for Emporia State University students sponsored by the Emporia Fire Department and the Office of International Education and Office of Student Life at ESU.
- Horizon winners have ties to Emporia State University Three of the 2012 Kansas Cable Telecommunications Horizon Award recipients earned degrees in 2010 from Emporia State University, home of the nationally accredited Teachers College.
- THIRD THURSDAY UPDATE #20 ~ 01/19/2012 2012 marks the Memorial Union’s 90th anniversary later in August when it was incorporated to begin fund raising to build what became the 15th oldest student union in the world. Our Memorial Union is the eighth oldest student union in the United States, the second student-military memorial union, and the first union building west of the Mississippi River. Over the holiday break our memorial plaques were hung in the east atrium. More informational panels will soon be installed alongside the plaques. I invite you to take your break in the atrium lounge to view the plaques and cozy up by the gas fireplace.
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Free admission for military at Sunday’s Emporia State basketball games
Everyone with a military ID card or membership cards from American Legion or VFW can get a free ticket for the basketball games between Emporia State and Northwest Missouri on Sunday, Jan. 22. They just need to show their IDs at the ticket windows of White Auditorium in Emporia.
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Emporia State’s marketing efforts earn awards
Emporia State University’s Marketing and Media Relations department picked up two awards at the District VI annual meeting of CASE, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
- Emporia State’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration includes video and panel A full day of activities is planned for Monday to slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And, because the Emporia State University campus is closed that day, a supplementary event is planned for Thursday.
- Emporia State’s dance show to hold open auditions If you sing, dance and have a passion for the stage lights, then consider auditioning for the spring dance show presented by the Emporia State University theater department.
- Emporia State basketball teams recognize area athletes When the Emporia State basketball teams face off against Fort Hays State on Wednesday, Jan. 18, they hope the stands are filled with area players ready to cheer them on.
- Emporia State’s online bachelor’s degree offerings earn notice in U.S.News rankings Emporia State University’s online bachelor’s degree program has earned notice in the first-ever edition of “Top Online Education Program” rankings by U.S.News & World Report.

