Kansas Board of Regents Names Dr. Matt Baker as 19th ESU President
The Kansas Board of Regents appointed Dr. Matt Baker as Emporia State University’s 19th president Thursday.
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The Kansas Board of Regents appointed Dr. Matt Baker as Emporia State University’s 19th president Thursday.
The Emporia State University campus, including the ESU Alumni Association and Foundation at the Sauder Alumni Center, will close at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 24, and reopen at 8 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026.
The Emporia State University Foundation received a $150,000 grant from the Patterson Family Foundation, a Kansas City-based family-led foundation whose initiatives serve rural counties across Kansas and western Missouri. The generous funding supports the purchase of equipment for simulation labs in the university’s new Nursing and Student Wellness Center.