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ESU surpasses scholarship campaign goal
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Emporia State University surpassed the goal of its scholarship campaign, Building Blocks for Success, at the end of the 2007 fiscal year, ESU President Michael Lane announced Tuesday during his address at the fall general assembly.
The tally stood at $15.88 million by June 30, above the $15 million goal set for the campaign. A celebration for donors and university leadership is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 18, during ESU’s Homecoming Week. The media is invited to attend.
“We owe our thanks and gratitude to the donors who made this tremendous achievement possible,” said Judith Heasley, executive director of University Advancement. “This has been an arduous process for donors, volunteers, university leadership and the University Advancement team. Our success is a tribute to everyone involved. Their vision and tireless efforts have brought this campaign to fruition, and their work will touch the lives of students for years to come.”
Volunteer for ESU at the Kansas State Fair
ESU’s annual appearance at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson is just around the corner, and you’re invited. Volunteer at the ESU booth or stop by and say hello! We’ll be there every day from Sept. 7 to Sept. 16. Volunteers may sign up for three-hour shifts during those days – from 9 a.m. to noon, noon to 3 p.m., 3 – 6 p.m., and 6 – 9 p.m.
And don’t forget Fan Fair, our annual alumni event to kick off the fair on Sept. 7. For more information on the event, and to volunteer for the ESU booth, contact Nikki at (620) 341-5440 or nmetz1@emporia.edu.
Your ESU Homecoming is also fast approaching. Mark your calendars for Saturday, Oct. 20, and stay tuned for more information. An invitation will hit your mailboxes in September.
Civil rights milestone to be celebrated with ESU's Bonner and Bonner lecture
Fifty years ago, Little Rock Central High School was desegregated by a brave group of nine African-American students who became known as the Little Rock Nine. One of those students, Minnijean Brown Trickey, has been a prominent civil rights activist ever since. On Sept. 12, she’ll speak at Emporia State University at this fall’s Bonner and Bonner Diversity Lecture Series.
Her address, “Return to Little Rock,” will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, in Albert Taylor Hall. Days later on Sept. 25, the nation’s attention will focus on Little Rock to commemorate the 50th anniversary of this turning point in the nation’s struggle for equality. Mark your calendars for this illuminating, educational event, and read more about Minnijean Brown Trickey at http://www.emporia.edu/bonner/.
Students return for fall semester
Campus is abuzz with the return of students for a new school year. The Hornet Helpers Move In day was last Friday, when the campus community opened our arms to incoming students and helped every last one move into the residence halls. After unlocking those dorm-room doors, we’re unlocking minds this week – today is the second day of classes!
SPORTS
Check out the new and improved website for Hornet athletics, at www.emporia.edu/athletics. It’s awesome!
Sullivan named football preseason All-American
Emporia State junior Lucas Sullivan has been named a preseason All-American by the Football Gazette. He is one of 13 MIAA players and one of just six underclassmen from the league selected to the preseason squad. The Tippecanoe, Ohio, native transferred to ESU from Ohio University following his freshman year. He was third on the team in touchdown passes with four last year and had 18 total catches.
MIAA announces football coaches poll
The Emporia State football team was tabbed to finish eighth in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll released July 30. The Hornets return 16 starters from last year’s 3-8 team. Four of last year’s losses were by three points or less. Emporia State opens the season Sept. 1 at Western State in Gunnison, Colo.
ESU ranked 11th in producing Academic All-Americans
Emporia State University is ranked 11th in the nation in producing Academic All-Americans named by the College Sports Information Director’s of America (CoSIDA). Hornet student-athletes have been named Academic All-Americans 14 times since 2000.
On the conference level, the MIAA easily has outdistanced its closest peers, with 163 total CoSIDA Academic All-America winners this decade. The NCC is second with 111, while the PSAC is third with 85.
ESU cross country ranked 7th, 8th in MIAA poll
The Emporia State cross country teams were ranked seventh and eighth in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll released by the conference office.
Defending individual champion Jonel Rossbach will be surrounded by six newcomers for the ESU women, who are picked seventh. An All-American last year, Rossbach is trying to become the seventh woman to win back-to-back MIAA championships and the ninth to win two titles during a career.
The Hornet men return all five runners from last year’s team that placed tenth in the NCAA South Central Regional Championships. Skyler Delmott was a top-20 finisher for ESU as a freshman. Two freshmen and three sophomores made up the top five at last year’s MIAA Championships for the Hornets.
ESU will open the season on Sept. 1 at the KU/Bob Timmons Invitational at Rim Rock Farm outside Lawrence. The Hornets will play host to the ESU/Jock’s Nitch Invitational on Sept. 28 in Emporia's Jones Park.
Hornets unveil 2007-08 men's basketball schedule
Exhibition match-ups with NCAA D-I powers Texas A&M and Gonzaga, along with eight games against teams that made the NCAA D-II Tournament last year, highlight the 2007-08 Emporia State men’s basketball schedule.
The Hornets will open the exhibition season against an NCAA “Sweet 16” team, Texas A&M, on Nov. 1 in College Station, Texas. It will be the sixth straight year ESU coach David Moe has squared off with Mark Turgeon in exhibition action. ESU will then play Gonzaga on Nov. 7 in Spokane, Wash. This will be the Hornets’ third exhibition contest against the ‘Zags and the first since 2004. The Hornets will also take on a team of Hornet alumni on Nov. 10 in White Auditorium in the final exhibition game.
For more on Hornet athletics, visit www.emporia.edu/athletics.
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