Gwen Larson, Director of Media Relations
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Emporia State students benefited from hands-on experience by visiting one of the world’s most respected education systems in Finland. This spring, 13 education students and three faculty members from The Teachers College at Emporia State University traveled on an education-intensive journey to Finland that included visits to elementary and secondary schools in Vantaa and Espoo in the Helsinki area.
Today, Emporia State leaders told the Kansas Board of Regents the university wants to hold its tuition for 2026-27 at its current rate for a third consecutive academic year. The university stands as the only public institution in the state to propose maintaining current tuition levels for the upcoming academic year.
Emporia State University is host to the NCAA Track National Championship Thursday through Saturday, May 21 through 23. During that time a piece of Highland Street, which wraps around the north end of the ESU campus will be closed.
Emporia State invites the larger community to join those on campus for a celebration! ESU will host the End of the Year Bash on Tuesday, May 12, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Emporia State will host the sixth annual Special Athletics Track and Field Day on Friday, May 8. The day begins at 9 a.m. with gates and registration opening at ESU’s Welch Stadium. ESU students, faculty, staff and the community are all welcomed to cheer on the athletes.
Join Emporia State’s Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center for a Native Plant Sale and hands-on, family-friendly activities from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 9.
The final of three candidates being considered as the next dean of Emporia State’s School of Business and Technology will meet the community at a forum on Thursday, May 7.
The second of three candidates being considered as the next dean of Emporia State’s School of Business and Technology will meet the community at a forum on Monday, May 4.
Students and educators from across Kansas will celebrate children’s literature during the 74th annual William Allen White Children’s Book Awards on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Emporia State University. The events are free and open to the public.
The first of three candidates being considered as the next dean of Emporia State’s School of Business and Technology will meet the community at a forum on Thursday, April 30.