ESU Bulletin

12/19/2025

ICYMI yesterday: The Kansas Board of Regents has appointed Taylor Kriley, executive vice president of enrollment management and student success, interim vice president of Emporia State. She will serve until President Matt Baker arrives to campus in March.

| Story by Mason Hart

The Kansas Board of Regents has selected Executive Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Success Taylor Kriley to serve as interim president of Emporia State. Kriley is expected to hold the position until newly appointed President Matthew Baker arrives to campus in early March. “The ...

12/11/2025

Matthew Baker will lead Emporia State as the institution's next top executive and 19th president. ESU President Ken Hush is set to retire on Dec. 17.

| Story by Maddie Carr

The Kansas Board of Regents voted in a special meeting Thursday to name Matthew Baker as the 19th president of Emporia State. Baker, who currently serves as vice president of student affairs at Northwest Missouri State, will take over as the university’s top executive following the retirement of E...

12/11/2025

The Bulletin will provide live updates on the vote by the Kansas Board of Regents to name the next president of Emporia State. Stay up to date on the latest news using the link below.

The Kansas Board of Regents announced Wednesday it would vote to name the next president of Emporia State Thursday morning. The Bulletin will provide live updates on the KBOR vote here.

12/11/2025

The Kansas Board of Regents is slated to name the next president of Emporia State Thursday morning.

| Story by Maddie Carr

The Kansas Board of Regents announced Wednesday evening that it will hold a vote to name the 19th President of Emporia State on Thursday. The meeting, for which the Regents will travel to Emporia, will be held at 10 a.m. on Dec. 11 in Webb Hall, located in ESU’s Memorial Union. Doors will open to....

12/09/2025

A campus counselor shares simple, realistic strategies for managing stress when the semester gets heavy.

| Story by Allie Breneman

Stress isn’t just a finals week problem. For many students, it builds quietly throughout the semester, then peaks just when the workload gets heavier. According to one campus counselor, the best strategy is simple: don’t wait for stress to overwhelm you—get in front of it. “Managing stress w...

12/06/2025

For those who find comfort in the hush of winter.

| Story by Allie Breneman

Winter is everyone’s favorite complaint. The cold, the dark, the early sunsets—it all gets lumped together as something to endure. But I’ve come to feel a strange sort of loyalty to this time of year. Winter is the most unnecessarily hated season, and I think that’s partly because few people...

12/06/2025

Communications Department to leave Roosevelt Hall over winter break to have HSS under one roof

| Story by Isabel Ayala

Communication program faculty have begun packing their things to move out of Roosevelt Hall and into Plumb Hall, the program’s new home, for the spring 2026 semester. The move is an effort to house the communication program in the same building as other programs in the School of Humanities and Soc...

12/05/2025

Before getting in the winter break spirit, here are some tips and tricks for finals week studying

| Story by Isabel Ayala

Winter break is just around the corner! But before you get into the holiday spirit, you need to make sure you ace all your finals. Consider using these methods and tips for studying. Study Method 1: SQ3R SQ3R stands for Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review. This technique is best for studying out....

12/05/2025

Residential Life removed the single room option from student housing preferences. Here’s why.

| Story by Maddie Carr

Students living on campus for the fall 2026 semester likely won’t be living in a single room, a noticeable change reflected in the preferences of the application’s first half, which opened in October. Following an increase in on-campus housing occupancy for the current academic year, Residential...

12/05/2025

Dee Byrd-Molnar brought an expansive background in professional and collegiate theatre to The Thanksgiving Play

| Story by Isabel Ayala

Emporia State Theatre showcased their production of The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse Nov. 20-23. Dee Byrd-Molnar, a Kansas City-based actor, director and theatre producer, was brought in to direct the show. Byrd-Molnar was born in Springfield, Missouri, but raised in Houston, Texas. She re...

12/03/2025

Four ESU players hit double figures in weekend play against Saint Mary as Emporia State prepares for MIAA play this week.

| Story by Isabella Tyson

Emporia State Women’s Basketball earned a 91-55 win over Saint Mary in White Auditorium on Sunday afternoon after four Lady Hornets ran double figures. The Lady Hornets scored the initial six points of the game and took advantage of an 8-0 run to lead 14-4 and then again 21-12. The Hornets did not...

12/02/2025

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