Emporia State Summer Theatre Opens With ‘Cabaret’
The first show of the 2026 season of Summer Theater at Emporia State University will be “Cabaret,” which opens Friday, June 12.
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ESU’s Mobilizing Literacy Initiative receives $2.5 million Jones Trust grant
Emporia State University’s long-standing commitment to advancing childhood literacy in Lyon, Osage and Coffey counties has been strengthened by a generous $2.5 million grant recently received from the Walter S. & Evan C. Jones Testamentary Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee.
Weekly adventures await at ESU’s Peterson Planetarium Summer Shows
It’s a universe of exploration as Emporia State University’s Peterson Planetarium brings exciting and educational fulldome Summer Shows to viewers of all ages beginning Tuesday, June 9 through Thursday, July 30. From the origin of life and a photon’s journey across space and time to breathtaking quests through our solar system, there is a show for everyone.
Emporia State education students take part in Finland trip
Emporia State students benefited from hands-on experience by visiting one of the world’s most respected education systems in Finland. This spring, 13 education students and three faculty members from The Teachers College at Emporia State University traveled on an education-intensive journey to Finland that included visits to elementary and secondary schools in Vantaa and Espoo in the Helsinki area.