ESU EMERGENCY ALERT: ACTIVE SHOOTER REPORTED – TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION An active shooter has been reported near Cora Miller Hall and Newman Regional Health. RUN: If you can get out, do so. • Quickly and cautiously evacuate in a direction away from the shooter. • Leave your belongings. • Help other escape, if possible. • Don’t stop until you’ve reached a safe location. • Call 911 when you are safe. HIDE: If you can’t get out safely, find a place to hide. • Hide in area out of the shooter’s view. Choose a place with thicker walls. • Lock and barricade the door. • Silence your cell phone and remain quiet. • Prepare a defense plan. • Await law enforcement. FIGHT: If your life is in danger, fight. • Fight as a last resort and only when your life is in danger. • Use available objects as improvised weapons. • Use teamwork and surprise. A coordinated ambush can incapacitate an attacker. • Commit to your actions, your life depends on it. When Law Enforcement Arrives: • Follow all instructions from the police. • Keep your empty hands raised and clearly visible. • Try to remain calm. Avoid pointing or yelling. Check ESU website and RAVE for updates. DO NOT approach the area. Call 911 to report any suspicious activity.
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On Thursday, May 1, Emporia State University honored 25 seniors nominated for the Dwight and Ida C. Newberg Outstanding and Distinguished Senior awards, recognizing their excellence both inside and outside of the classroom.
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An Emporia State alumnus is welcomed back to campus where he will speak on leadership and the experiences that led him to a senior leadership role at a major coffee company. Dennis Brockman will present the Sam E. and Jeannene Hayes Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, in Webb Hall on the second floor of the Memorial Union. His presentation is titled “Servant Leadership — It's all about the PEOPLE!”
Emporia State University Theatre presents “She Loves Me” by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 through 5 and 2 p.m. Oct. 6 in the Karl C. Bruder Theatre, in King Hall.
Just prior to the United States’ entry into World War II, Chad R. Patton, a high school graduate from rural Chase County, Kansas, who wanted to become an educator, enrolled in what was then Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia. Military service, classroom assignments and farm work delayed his graduation. But when he earned his degree in 1958, it cemented his family’s remarkable multi-generational connection to today’s Emporia State University.