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Students honored by The Teachers College
Congratulations to the nearly 60 Emporia State University students who received special recognition by The Teachers College.
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2016 May 13
ESU Summer Theatre's 62nd season opens
Emporia State Summer Theatre opens its 62nd season with "Coming to America," by James Hindman and Ray Roderick, a cross between an old book musical and a musical revue telling the true stories of five unknown Ellis Island-American heroes who changed the face of this country. This show features ragtime music, sketch comedy and landmark composers of the early 20th century, including Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and George M. Cohan.
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2016 Jun 7
Graduation ceremonies conclude Emporia State's spring 2016 semester
Hats off to the more than 1,000 candidates for graduation at Emporia State University.
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2016 May 10
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Inducts New Members
The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
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2016 Apr 7
ESU Theatre Presents Modern Adaptation of Classic Greek Comedy
Emporia State University Theatre is hard at work on "The Birds: A Modern Adaptation" by Don Zolidis. "The Birds" is the first collaborative project between ESU Theatre and ESU's newly reinstated chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, an honorary theatre society, giving students the opportunity to take on more of the production responsibilities.
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2016 Mar 16
ESU Theatre Presents Regional Premiere of Award-Winning Drama
Emporia State University Theatre will present the regional premiere of "The Flick" by Annie Baker, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2014.
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2016 Feb 19
Students earn honors at theater festival
ESU Theatre was well represented at the regional festival of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) last week in Bloomington, Minnesota. Hosted by Normandale Community College, Emporia State was represented by 25 students and several members of the faculty.
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2016 Feb 1
Dean's lists announced at Emporia State University
Emporia State University congratulates the over 500 students named to dean's lists for fall 2015.
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2016 Jan 29
Nearly 700 students named to honor roll at Emporia State University
Emporia State University congratulates the nearly 700 students named to the honor roll for Fall 2015.
Honors List -
2016 Jan 26
Encore performance precedes festival competition
An encore performance of "The Treehouse Effect" will help the ESU Theatre company fine-tune its production before competition next week at the Kennedy Center Region V American College Theatre Festival.
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2016 Jan 13
Students compete in theater festival
Students from Emporia State University will compete at the Kennedy Center Region V American College Theatre Festival in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jan. 17 – 23.
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2016 Jan 13
Scholarships changing lives of Emporia State students
Emporia State University is pleased to announce that over $2.53 million in scholarship funds are helping nearly 1,700 students from Kansas, 19 other states and 24 foreign countries realize their educational dreams during the 2015-16 academic year.
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2016 Jan 5
'South Pacific' is 2015 Homecoming musical
Emporia State University Theatre opens its season with musical "South Pacific."
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2015 Sep 30
Students Graduate from Harding University
Nearly 800 graduates received diplomas at Harding University's commencement exercises on May 9, 2015.
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2015 Aug 31
Family show closes Emporia State Summer Theatre season
The award-winning musical "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day," based on the popular children's book by Judith Viorst, is the final show of the 61st season of Emporia State University Summer Theatre.
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2015 Jul 20
Popular comedy 'The Nerd' continues Emporia State Summer Theatre season
"The Nerd," a hilarious and popular comedy by Larry Shue is the third show for Emporia State Summer Theatre.
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2015 Jul 1
Romantic comedy is second Emporia State Summer Theatre show
Emporia State University's 61st Summer Theatre season continues with "Things My Mother Taught Me," a charming new romantic comedy by Katherine DiSavino.
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2015 Jun 17
Dean's lists announced at Emporia State University
Emporia State University congratulates the 500 students named to dean's lists for spring 2015.
Honors List -
2015 Jun 12
Husson University Announces 2015 Spring Honors List
Husson University is pleased to announce the Spring 2015 Honors List. Students who earn Honors List honors must carry at least 12 graded credit hours during the semester and earn a grade point average of between 3.4 to 3.59 during the period.
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2015 Jun 23
Nearly 700 students named to honor roll at Emporia State University
Emporia State University congratulates the nearly 700 students named to the honor roll for Spring 2015.
Honors List -
2015 Jun 9
ESU Summer Theatre's 61st season
The 61st season of Emporia State University Summer Theatre proudly continues a favorite Emporia tradition with four delightful shows sure to please audiences of all ages.
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2015 Jun 8
Students named to Harding University dean's list
More than 1,200 students were included on the Harding University dean's list for grades achieved during the spring 2015 semester.
Honors List -
2015 Jun 3
Students inducted into Phi Eta Sigma
Phi Eta Sigma is the national scholastic honor society for students with an average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. It is the greatest scholastic distinction a first-year student can attain.
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2015 May 22
Students inducted into SPURS honor society
SPURS (Service, Patriotism, Understanding, Responsibility, Sacrifice) is an honorary group for students with a minimum GPA of 3.25 and an interest in providing service to the campus, community and nation.
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2015 May 20
Emporia State University Students Earn First-Year Scholar Honors
Emporia State University congratulates nearly 200 students honored for achievement during their first semester of college.
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2015 Mar 4
Dean's lists announced at Emporia State University
Emporia State University congratulates students named to dean's lists for Fall 2014.
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2015 Mar 3
600 students named to honor roll at Emporia State University
Emporia State University congratulates more than 600 students named to the honor roll for Fall 2014.
Honors List -
2015 Mar 3
Comic fantasy premieres at Emporia State University
ESU Theatre is proud to present the world premiere of "The Treehouse Effect," an original comedy written by senior Brandon Jensen and alumni Mark Warner.
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2015 Feb 27
Students named to Harding University dean's list
More than 1,200 students were included on the Harding University dean's list for grades achieved during the fall 2014 semester.
Honors List -
2015 Jan 1
Scholarships changing lives of Emporia State students
Emporia State University is pleased to announce that over $3.72 million in scholarship funds are helping more than 1,600 students from Kansas, 17 other states and 16 foreign countries realize their educational dreams during the 2014-15 academic year.
Scholarship -
2014 Dec 23