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Emporia State University alumni Ross Bjork and Brian Pracht brought Hornet pride to the national stage at the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in Atlanta.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Donald Reichardt Center for Publishing and Literary Arts will cap the Founders’ Day event schedule at Emporia State University at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 14. The event is free to the public.

The Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center is taking a short road trip for this month’s special Science Saturday, which journeys into the world of physical science. The event will take place at ESU’s Science Hall on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

A transformative $750,000 investment from a FORGE grant is set to boost the economies of Emporia, Lyon County, and the surrounding region. This collaboration between Emporia State University and Emporia Main Street, supported by the Kansas Department of Commerce, will drive new business opportunities and innovation.

Emporia State University will celebrate 162 years of educational excellence with the annual Founders’ Day Celebration and luncheon on Friday, Feb. 14. Located in Memorial Union’s Webb Hall, the doors will open at 11:30 a.m. with a program beginning at noon.

Celebrate the 164th birthday of the state of Kansas with an exciting, informative Science Saturday event at Emporia State University’s Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center on Saturday, Jan. 25. The event is from noon to 1:30 p.m., and each attendee is asked to register at esuparoc.com.

Emporia State students’ work will make it to the big screen when two student films premiere at the Old Times Not Forgotten Film Festival in Derby, Kansas, on Jan. 18 and 19.

The Emporia State University Foundation is pleased to announce that Jason Drummond has been appointed its next president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 13.

The most remarkable space mission in human history is the subject of the latest experience at Emporia State University’s Peterson Planetarium with the premiere of “Voyager: The Never-Ending Journey.”

Emporia State University will be closed Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in observance of the National Day of Mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.