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Emporia State University’s Peterson Planetarium invites the public to explore the beauty and mystery of the night sky with its showing of “From Earth to the Universe” this May. The 30-minute presentation will take viewers on a voyage through space and time, revealing the sparkling sights and sounds uncovered by science. The show will explore the history of astronomy, the invention of the telescope and today’s technology that allows us to probe the birthplaces and burial grounds of stars beyond the Milky Way and the myriad of galaxies in the universe.

The first permanent dean of Emporia State University’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. Mark Meister, brings an academic background in communication and communication studies and administration experience as a department chair and associate dean. He will return to the Midwest from Central Washington University on July 7, when he assumes his new role.

The cheers of hundreds of second-grade students filled the gymnasium at the Emporia State University Student Recreation Center during the start of a lively half-day visit to campus packed full of activities.

Marci Penner and the late Emerson Carey Sr., have been announced as the 2025 Kansas Business Hall of Fame Contemporary and Historical inductees, respectively. These two individuals will be officially inducted at the Kansas Business Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Thursday, June 12, at 5 p.m. in Cremer Hall on the campus of Emporia State University.