Gwen Larson, Director of Media Relations
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Outreach initiatives take center stage as Emporia State University offers a month full of exploration, learning and fun. Participants can enjoy a variety of activities including a planetarium show, science story time, a bilingual event and an Earth Day celebration.
Five educators from four U.S. states will be inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame in June. Before that, they will visit Washington D.C.
A new volunteer-led giving circle, created less than a year ago to support Emporia State University and its students, is already making a big impact.
For nearly three decades, Hershel and Augusta Shepherd’s magnanimity and commitment to academic excellence have allowed Emporia State University to recognize and aid more than 300 outstanding upperclassmen through the Shepherd University Scholars program.
The Goppert Foundation recently awarded Emporia State University a generous $100,000 grant for the new Nursing + Student Wellness Center’s Pediatric Care Simulation Room. This immersive, hands-on learning environment for ESU’s nursing students will be named in The Goppert Foundation’s honor.
Emporia State is building a brighter future for students with the unveiling of unprecedented new scholarship offerings. This marks the second phase of our commitment to reduce costs for students and their families.
Emporia State University is offering the opportunity to view a total solar eclipse via live stream when the Earth’s moon moves in front of the sun on Monday, April 8. Viewers can watch by visiting emporia.link/eclipse. The live stream begins at 12:40 p.m. CDT with an introductory video, followed by the eclipse, which will last until 3:25 p.m. CDT. Totality, or the mid-eclipse point, will occur at 2:08 p.m. CDT.
Emporia State University will host a showing of the documentary film “Hot Times in the Heartland” on Thursday, April 25 at 6 p.m. in Science Hall 72. The documentary explores how a changing climate is impacting Kansas and the approaches communities are taking to adapt.
Come celebrate Women’s History Month of Emporia State University on Friday, March 29, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Sherrer Room of the Memorial Union. The Ethnic and Gender Studies Program is sponsoring the 2024 Women’s History Month Reception and Awards Ceremony.
The new director of theatre at Emporia State University brings a diverse background of stage management and instructional experience. Aubrey Wilson is welcomed into the new role after teaching theatre appreciation and directing Sarah Ruhl’s “Late, A Cowboy Song” in the School of Visual and Performing Arts during the 2023 academic year.