ESU Bulletin

05/20/2025

Emporia State announced late last month that it will offer a Faculty Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive to eligible faculty members.

The incentive, says Director of Human Resources Ray Lauber, will provide benefits-eligible faculty who are at least 59 1/2 years old and have been with ESU at least 10 years the opportunity to retire early. In the process, it may also render “cost savings” for the University.

| Story by Maddie Carr

The Faculty Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive, announced late last month, will provide “cost savings” for the University while encouraging eligible faculty to retire early, according to Director of Human Resources

05/13/2025

The MASTER-IT! summer camp for young women brings together STEM professionals to inspire the next generation of female scientists and engineers.

| Story by Asher Lefto

On June 2, Emporia State will host the first day of the week-long MASTER-IT! STEM education program. This will be the 24th year that the camp is hosted on campus.

05/05/2025

Three drafted proposals for Emporia State's new campus master plan suggest that major renovations, including building removals, could be in the University's future. The plan, yet to be chosen, aims to increase efficiency, connectivity and accessibility of campus.

| Story by Isabel Ayala

Architecture firm clark | huesemann has proposed three options for Emporia State’s new campus master plan. The Kansas Board of Regents requires that all regent institutions submit a campus master

05/05/2025

President Azwad B. Arif and future vice president Josh Manahan sat down to describe their vision for Emporia State ahead of the new academic year.

| Story by Asher Lefto

In the first contested race since 2017, incumbent president Azwad B. Arif was reelected president of Associated Student Government on April 3 with running mate Josh Manahan as his vice

04/30/2025

Melissa "MJ" Baker will head the Lady Hornets Basketball program as its ninth head coach following the exit of Brian Ostermann.

| Story by Isabella Tyson

Melissa “MJ” Baker is set to head Emporia State’s women’s basketball program following the exit of former head coach Brian Ostermann according to a press release by ESU Athletics published

04/26/2025

International students invest a lot in Emporia State — they also enrich it.

| Story by Asher Lefto

Many students struggle to support themselves while earning a degree, but international students experience a much greater pressure. A combination of higher tuition rates and limited work opportunities makes student

04/26/2025

Emporia Public Library and Emporia State’s William Allen White Library could face major budget restraints following the Trump Administration’s executive order pausing funding for the Institute of Museums and Library Services.

| Story by Isabel Ayala

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story was mistakenly published in the April 24 print issue. We apologize for the error.

04/20/2025

Career Services directors Ryan Horsch and Joel Ewy share useful tips on the search for jobs and internships.

| Story by Asher Lefto

To many students, the end of the school year means relaxing in the sun and reconnecting with their hometown. However, the spring semester is often a stressful time for forward-thinking

04/17/2025

We had a great time at the 2025 Kansas Collegiate Media conference! We heard from excellent speakers, workshopped in breakout sessions and interacted with our peers from other college newsrooms. A few big awards also came back to Emporia with us!

The Bulletin staff was awarded the Big J Journalism Award this year! This award has been handed out for three years in recognition of student journalists who produce outstanding work under challenging circumstances and consistently hold power to account. We also received the award in 2023 when it was first introduced.

Editor-in-Chief Maddie Carr came away with the third place Collegiate Journalist of the Year Award. Many other individual awards were also won by staff members:

SECOND PLACE
• Maddie Carr, Profile

THIRD PLACE
• Asher Lefto, Headline Writing
• Maddie Carr, In-Depth/Investigative
News Writing

HONORABLE MENTION:
• Maddie Carr, Mason Hart & Adia
Witherspoon, In-Depth/Investigative
News Writing
• Mason Hart, News Photography
• Mason Hart, Newspaper Front Page
Design

We had so much fun and cannot wait for next year! Thank you KCM!

04/09/2025

The Office of International Education held an emergency meeting with international students at Emporia State Tuesday over student record termination from SEVIS, a web-based system used by the Department of Homeland Security to manage the records of international students nationwide.

Sources indicate that two students at ESU have already been affected, though The Bulletin has not been able to independently verify that information with the OIE.

| Story by Asher Lefto

The Office of International Education held an emergency meeting Tuesday for Emporia State’s international students to address recent concerns about student status and options for students facing record termination.

04/08/2025

Emporia State’s Student Success team is launching a new system of enrollment and orientation for incoming students. The Bulletin briefly reported on the plans in Fall 2024 following the retirement of Hornet Connection, which was previously used to enroll and welcome new students to ESU.

| Story by Asher Lefto

Emporia State’s next cohort of incoming freshmen and transfer students will encounter a new system of enrollment and orientation. This summer, ESU’s Student Success team will implement the first round