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Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives invites the campus and community to activities in celebration of American Archives Month in October, including virtual readings by local authors, exhibits, and special features on social media.
The Emporia State Forensic Science program opens its 2021-22 seminar series on Monday, Oct. 11, with a presentation by Dr. Timothy Rohrig, a forensic toxicologist who testified in the criminal trials of Bill Cosby. The evening also includes an open house of the program.
The Kansas Board of Regents just announced that Provost George Arasimowicz will serve as our acting president, beginning October 16. The board will take action on naming an interim president at a future Regents meeting.
Another year of a record-high number of graduate students enrolled at Emporia State University helped offset an expected drop in new, first-time students enrolled for fall 2021. Data also showed continued record highs in student retention as well as the highest graduation rates recorded.
A ribbon cutting on Saturday, Oct. 2, for the Kossover Family Tennis Complex celebrates the vision of two former ESU student-athletes to build the first indoor tennis complex in the MIAA.
Emporia State University Theatre presents Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann's “Urinetown: The Musical” for this year’s Homecoming scholarship fundraiser. Performances are on Oct. 21, 22, and 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 24 at 2 p.m., with options for both in-person attendance and livestreaming. Actors will perform unmasked before masked live audience members.
What started as a project for class now is a book that can assist art therapists.
Today, Emporia State University President Allison D. Garrett was named the ninth chancellor and chief executive officer for the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. In her new role, Garrett will lead the Oklahoma state system comprised of 25 state colleges and universities, 11 constituent agencies, one university center and independent colleges and universities coordinated with the state system. She will report to a constitutional board whose nine members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate.
The 100-year history of the Iota Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi at Emporia State University will be preserved in a time capsule this week.
In rankings released Sept. 13, 2021, by U.S. News & World Report, Emporia State University was the highest ranked Kansas public regional institution as well as the only one that ranked in social mobility for its graduates.