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| Motto | "Start Here, Go Anywhere. |
| Established | 1863 |
| Type | State university |
| Endowment | $57.2 million[1] |
| President | Michael Lane |
| Faculty | 258[2] |
| Students | 6,314[3] |
| Undergraduates | 4,338 |
| Postgraduates | 1,950 |
| Location | Emporia, Kansas, USA |
| Campus | 212 acres |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| Nickname | Hornets |
| Website | www.emporia.edu |
Emporia State University or ESU (formerly Kansas State Teacher's College) is a university in the city of Emporia in Lyon County, Kansas, just east of the Flint Hills. The campus, originally 20 acres (80,000 m²), now covers 200 acres (800,000 m²).[citation needed]
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Emporia State University comprises four colleges: The business school, college of liberal arts and sciences, school of library and information management, and the teachers college. The latter is the university's college of education. In September 2006, The Teacher's College was cited by The Education Schools Project[4] as one of the top four model teacher preparation programs in the United States along with Stanford University, Alverno College, and the University of Virginia.
The Department of Instructional Design and Technology (IDT) offers the only instructional design and technology Master of Science degree in Kansas. IDT's Master of Science degree is offered entirely online. The Master's of Science degree in Business Education is also offered entirely online for the nation's business teachers. The University is the home of the William Allen White library and the National Teachers Hall of Fame[1]. The university's newspaper, The Bulletin, has existed since 1901. The ESU mascot is "Corky" the Hornet.
The Registrar's office is the official custodian of the transcripts for the former College of Emporia which closed in 1973.[5]
Football at Emporia State is played at Welch Stadium. Past football coaches include Homer Woodson Hargiss, Jerry Kill, and Harold Elliott. The current football coach is Garin Higgins. Emporia State has also had a successful basketball program. In 1998, Emporia State's women's basketball team played in the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship. The head coach for that team was Cindy Stein, now the head basketball coach for the women's team at the University of Missouri.
The university was founded in March 1863 when the Kansas Legislature passed the enabling act to establish the Kansas State Normal School. The school's first graduating class consisted of two women in 1867, the year the first permanent building was completed.
In February, 1923, the name of the school was changed to the Kansas State Teachers College. In July, 1974, the name was changed to Emporia Kansas State College. On April 21, 1977, the college became Emporia State University. The Kansas Board of Regents is the governing body for ESU. Since 1863 more than 150,000 students have studied at ESU.[6]
On January 25, 2006, then ESU president Kay Schallenkamp, Ph.D, resigned to serve as president of Black Hills State University starting July 1, 2006. [2]. On September 22, 2006 the Kansas Board of Regents announced the hiring of Michael R. Lane(BS in finance, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1975; MS in financial accounting, Northeastern University, 1976; Ph.D in financial accounting, Texas A&M University, 1980 [3]) as University President effective November 1, 2006. Lane was previously provost at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.[7]
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Coordinates: 38°26′11″N 96°12′26″W / 38.43638°N 96.20728°W
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