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Emporia State University’s Peterson Planetarium will mark the 20th anniversary of Pluto’s reclassification as a dwarf planet with two free public presentations led by Peterson Planetarium Director Mark Brown, a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador.
Celebrate a fun day of outdoor activities, fishing and learning when Emporia State University celebrates the 10th anniversary of Vamos a Pescar from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29.
It may be the hottest time of year here in Kansas, but Emporia State’s Peterson Planetarium will take you to the darkest, most violent places in the galaxy, with temperatures far exceeding those of a hot summer day.
An Emporia State alumnus active in the local business community will return to campus as the new director of the Memorial Union.
When darkness falls and the world sleeps, nocturnal animals are on the move! Join Emporia State University’s Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center for Creatures of the Night on Saturday, July 18, from 8 to 10 p.m.
Emporia State University is once again a featured destination in the Sunflower Summer program offered to Kansas residents by Kansas Tourism.
Emporia State University is offering students more opportunities to attend exciting, hands-on STEM camps this summer.
Emporia State University’s Summer Theatre presents the second show of 2026 this weekend with William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” The show, which will be staged outdoors, opens Thursday, June 25.
Emporia State University will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center at a special Science Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 27.
The National Memorial to Fallen Educators will be rededicated at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 20, in Emporia, Kansas, to honor four educators who lost their lives in service to their students and to remember all others engraved on the Memorial who made the same sacrifice. The ceremony, hosted by the National Teachers Hall of Fame, will take place in the Jack Skillett Atrium of Visser Hall on the Emporia State University campus and will conclude outdoors at the memorial, weather permitting.