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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.

Emporia State University Police have developed new processes for directing traffic out of the west side of campus after home football games in Welch Stadium. The new process involves three exits to Merchant Street that will determine the direction traffic takes.

The Emporia State University Foundation and Alumni Association proudly announces the appointment of Marcia Novacek as Vice President for Alumni and Constituent Engagement, starting Sept. 2. In this newly elevated executive leadership role, she will shape a bold, expansive engagement model designed to strengthen lifelong connections and unify the Hornet community across generations.

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.

Steve Rodecap has been named the next Director of Athletics at Emporia State University.

I have never been more proud of Emporia State University or more optimistic about our future. On November 17, 2021, then-Kansas Board of Regents Chair Cheryl Harrison-Lee shared her vision for a reformed higher education. She tasked Emporia State with looking “under-the-hood” of Higher Education and experiment with how the model could be changed to enable long-term sustainability.

Emporia State University is excited to make the first ESU Year of Celebration Announcement! FREE General Admission to all regular season Emporia State University athletic events for the 2025-26 academic year!

We are thrilled to announce the launch of ESU’s Year of Celebration marking one of the most transformative eras in Emporia State University’s history. This will culminate at Homecoming, October 31-November 2.

Enjoy a patriotic concert followed by a fireworks show to celebrate the Fourth of July in Emporia.