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After the significant damage on Sunday to the Student Recreation Center, we know that you have questions. Here are the answers we have so far.

Emporia State University is proud to introduce the SMaRT Kansas 21 (Science & Math Recruitment of Teachers in Kansas for the 21st Century) program, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming teacher recruitment, preparation, and support in the state of Kansas. This innovative program is made possible by a legislative budget appropriation of $510,000 per year, demonstrating a strong commitment to the future of education in Kansas.

Emporia State University has taken a bold step to expand accessibility and remove a financial barrier for future students by eliminating the undergraduate application fee, making it free to apply to the university. This move streamlines the admissions process and simplifies a student’s first steps to becoming a Hornet.

The Emporia State University Student Recreation Center is closed until further notice.

The Emporia and campus community is invited to the official unveiling of the expanded Corky’s Cupboard. The event begins at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, in the new space on the lower level of the Memorial Union, 1331 Market St.

Students in Dr. Melissa Reed’s seventh-grade AP English class at Augusta Middle School USD 402 took their required reading further, creating activity guides that correspond with each of the 10 books nominated for the 2024 Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award.

Emporia State University faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends celebrate 161 years of educational excellence and opportunity with the annual Founders’ Day celebration on Thursday, Feb. 15. The event includes a lunch beginning at 11:30 a.m. in Webb Hall on the second floor of the Memorial Union. A program will follow at noon.

The Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center at Emporia State University in partnership with Good Way Gardens and Native Lands Collaborative is hosting a seed swap at 551 E 18th Ave. It will be Sunday (Feb. 4) from 5 to 8 p.m. Registration for the free event is required: https://www.esuparoc.com/parocevents.

A Wichita murder case is the topic for the next installment of the Emporia State University Master of Science in Forensic Science 2023-2024 Seminar Series. This fifth series and first event of the spring 2024 semester continues the theme “More Kansas Crimes.”

A fun activity to test participants’ problem-solving skills also served as a fundraiser, highlighting the way Emporia State University’s University Libraries and Archives department helped to support an important campus initiative. The fall 2023 event, part of the library’s week of activities designed to give students a breather before finals, featured a “Stranger Things”-themed escape room. Once the students had a chance to participate, the escape room was opened to ESU departments and the Emporia community.