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'Don't Hug Me' is Second Show of Summer Theatre Season
Emporia State Summer Theatre presents "Don't Hug Me" June 28 through July 1.
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2017 Jun 19
More than 600 students named to honor roll, dean's lists at Emporia State University
Emporia State University congratulates more than 600 students named to the university honor roll and dean's lists for spring 2017.
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2017 Jul 5
ESU Summer Theatre's 63rd season opens
Emporia State Summer Theatre opens its 63rd season with "The Star-Spangled Girl" by Neil Simon.
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2017 Jun 7
Graduation ceremonies conclude Emporia State's spring 2017 semester
Hats off to the more than 1,000 candidates for graduation at Emporia State University.
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2017 May 30
Concordia University, Nebraska names spring term honors students
Concordia University, Nebraska named 241 students to its honors list for the spring 2017 semester.
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2017 May 25
Nearly 700 students named to honor roll, dean's lists at Emporia State University
Emporia State University congratulates the nearly 700 students named to the university honor roll and dean's lists for fall 2016.
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2017 Mar 8
Nearly 700 students named to honor roll, dean's lists at Emporia State University
Emporia State University congratulates the nearly 700 students named to the university honor roll and dean's lists for fall 2016.
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2017 Feb 28
Emporia State University Students Earn First-Year Scholar Honors
Emporia State University congratulates more than 200 students honored for achievement during their first semester of college.
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2017 Feb 8
Scholarships changing lives of Emporia State students
Emporia State University is pleased to announce that over $3.5 million in scholarship funds are helping more than 1,700 students from Kansas, 23 other states and 32 foreign countries realize their educational dreams during the 2016-17 academic year.
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2017 Feb 6
Concordia recognizes 278 students for 2016 fall term honors
Concordia University, Nebraska named 278 students to its honors list for the fall 2016 semester.
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2017 Jan 12
Students named 2016-17 Capital Federal Scholars
In 2002, Emporia State was the first of seven Kansas higher education institutions to partner with Capitol Federal in a scholarship program preparing business students for the challenges of the future. The 2016-17 Capitol Federal scholars were celebrated during an annual luncheon at the Sauder Alumni Center.
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2016 Dec 19
Graduation ceremonies conclude Emporia State's fall 2016 semester
Hats off to the nearly 550 candidates for graduation at Emporia State University.
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2016 Dec 14
'Big River' is 2016 Homecoming musical
Emporia State University Theatre opens its season with musical "Big River."
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2016 Oct 12
Family show with matinee closes Emporia State Summer Theatre season
Emporia State Summer Theatre closes its 62nd season with "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales." Though the characters may be familiar, this charming family comedy by John Glore retells favorite storybook fables with uproariously derailed makeovers.
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2016 Jul 19
Lively Farce Third Show of Season
Emporia State Summer Theatre presents the third show of the season with the fast and furious farce, "Don't Dress For Dinner," written by Marc Comoletti.
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2016 Jul 5
Dean's lists announced at Emporia State University
Emporia State University congratulates the nearly 500 students named to dean's lists for spring 2016.
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2016 Jun 8
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 2016.
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2016 Jun 8
Beta Alpha Psi Recognizes Scholars
Congratulations to more than 50 business majors recognized as scholars by Beta Alpha Psi.
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2016 May 10
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
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
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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2016 Apr 13
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
Student Earns Seat at Prestigious NYC Institute
Congratulations to Nathan Short, who will spend a week in New York City working with some of Broadway's biggest stars, performers, directors, choreographers, agents and casting directors.
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2016 Mar 10
Students Attend Kansas Natural Resources Conference
Four faculty members and 18 students from Emporia State biology attended the Kansas Natural Resources Conference in Wichita.
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2016 Mar 8
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
Emporia State University Students Earn First-Year Scholar Honors
Emporia State University congratulates more than 200 students honored for achievement during their first semester of college.
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2016 Feb 1
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.
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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