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Comic Adaptation of Hitchcock Masterpiece Next ESU Production
Emporia State University Theatre will present "The 39 Steps," adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel of the same name by John Buchan.
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2016 Nov 21
UW-Whitewater honors 2016 graduates
Over 1,500 graduate
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2016 Nov 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
Neil Simon Show Second Production of Season
Emporia State Summer Theatre presents the second show of the season with "The Dinner Party." Written by Neil Simon, this romantic comedy involves six people invited to dine at a fine Parisian restaurant, unaware of who the other guests will be or why they were invited.
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2016 Jun 20
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
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
UW-Whitewater announces Dean's List
Over 3,000 students earn Dean's List honor
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2016 Jun 2
Nursing Graduates Pinned at Emporia State University
The ESU Newman Division of Nursing Senior Recognition Ceremony honored graduating student nurses and announced award recipients in a ceremony May 13.
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2016 May 24
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
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
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
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
UW-Whitewater announces Deans List
Over 3,000 students named to the fall 2015 list
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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
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
School of Business Honors Student Excellence
A total of 80 students were honored during the School of Business Fall Scholarship Reception and Beta Gamma Sigma Initiation at Emporia State University.
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2015 Dec 9
Students Named ESU Ambassadors
Congratulations to the 31 Emporia State University students named ESU Ambassadors for 2016.
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2015 Dec 9
Emporia State business organizations honored
Two honorary student organizations housed in the School of Business have received special recognition for significant achievements within their national chapters.
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2015 Nov 18
Contemporary drama continues ESU Theater season
Congratulations to these theater students working on "Creating Claire."
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2015 Nov 4
'South Pacific' is 2015 Homecoming musical
Emporia State University Theatre opens its season with musical "South Pacific."
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2015 Sep 30
James Madison University welcomes the class of 2019
James Madison University is excited to welcome the class of 2019 to campus this month. The incoming freshman class represents an accomplished, diverse group of individuals who hail from more than 30 states, the District of Columbia and more than 30 countries around the world.
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2015 Aug 19
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