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There is still time to organize a float or other entry for the Emporia State University Homecoming Parade. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 and travel up Commercial Street to the campus. The theme is “Hornet Pride.”
ESU Theatre will host a single viewing of “Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror,” a documentary about the enduring legacy of the cult-classic movie. The screening coincides with ESU Theatre’s production of “The Rocky Horror Show” as the 2025 Homecoming musical.
How the science of DNA and research of genealogy can help investigators identify bodies and solve cold cases is the topic of the first seminar presentation in the 2025-26 Forensic Science Seminar Series at Emporia State University.
This October, Emporia State University and the Peterson Planetarium invite you on an adventure that will span the galaxy and take you to some of the hottest places in the universe in the latest full-dome presentation The Hot and Energetic Universe.
Emporia State’s School of Visual and Performing Arts is kicking off October with multiple events and exhibitions.
ESU's Year of Celebration kicked off with sharp enrollment growth, as revealed in the Kansas Board of Regents’ (KBOR) fall 2025 census, which reported 4,820 students enrolled, resulting in a 6% overall enrollment increase year-over-year for Emporia State, the highest percent increase of all KBOR state universities.
Emporia State has a scary good lineup for learning and adventure this October! On Saturday, Oct. 25, from 2 to 4 p.m., students of all ages are invited to join the Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center to explore the biology of creepy crawly creatures during Science Saturday: Creepy Crawlies.
Emporia State University welcomes the community to Vamos a Pescar, celebrating the outdoors on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tickets are available now for Emporia State’s Annual Music Gala, which raises scholarship funds for the music program in the School of Visual and Performing Arts. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, in Beach Music Hall’s Heath Recital Hall.
Join a crew of astronauts as they board the International Space Station for a life-changing mission of adventure when Emporia State University’s Peterson Planetarium debuts the new presentation “Space Explorers: The ISS Experience” in August.