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Gwen Larson, Director of Media Relations
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News in 2017


Remodeling in ESU’s Cremer Hall Will Create Preston Family Student Complex

Feb. 14, 2017 None

School of Business students will soon be enjoying a new area in Cremer Hall dedicated to their success, thanks to a gift from the William and Aloha Preston Family Trust. The new area, with a proposed name of the Preston Family Student Complex, will be created in the lower level of Cremer. The Complex will house the BizHornet Center, new spaces for business clubs to meet and additional conversation areas.


Undergrads Present Research at Kansas Capitol

Feb. 13, 2017 None

Six undergraduate researchers from Emporia State University will present their work on the first-floor rotunda of the State Capitol in Topeka on Wednesday, Feb. 15, as part of Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol.


Hornet Football Facilities Benefit from Former Teammate’s Gift

Feb. 13, 2017 None

Hornet football at Emporia State University is a success story that’s been developing for many years. Now, a former player from the days of Coaches Bob Seamen and Larry Kramer is making a gift that will have a substantial impact on teams of the future.


ESU Releases Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Plan

Feb. 9, 2017 None

Today’s release of Emporia State University’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan marks the end of one chapter and the beginning of another as the institution moves forward to become a model of diversity, equity and inclusion.


Celebrate Chinese New Year

Feb. 7, 2017 None

Chinese students are holding a New Year’s Gala to celebrate and share their culture on February 10 in Albert Taylor Hall.


Tim Wise Presents Social Justice & Equity Lecture

Feb. 7, 2017 None

Emporia State University’s first Social Justice & Equity Lecture will take place on Thursday, February 9, hosted by Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and in collaboration with Special Events.





ESU Theatre Commended at Regional Festival

Jan. 31, 2017 None

Emporia State Theatre had excellent representation at last week’s regional festival of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF). Four faculty members and 21 students traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, for the event. ESU is in Region 5 of KCACTF which includes colleges and universities from Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota.