Emporia State University

Infobox University
name=Emporia State University
motto="In The Center Of It All"
established=1863
type=State university
president = Dr. Michael Lane
city=Emporia
state=Kansas
country=USA
campus=212 acres
undergrad=4,338
postgrad=1,950
postgrad_label=graduate
total=6,288 students
faculty=240
nickname = Hornets -
colors =Black and Gold
free_label=Athletics
free=NCAA Division II
website= [http://www.emporia.edu 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).Fact|date=September 2008

Academics

The Teacher's College is the university's college of education. In September 2006, The Teacher's College was cited by The Education Schools Project [ [http://www.edschools.org/teacher_report.htm Education Schools Project ] ] 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 [http://www.nthf.org/] . The ESU mascot is "Corky" the Hornet.

Athletics

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.

Football

History

The school was originally known as the Kansas State Normal, the school has gone through several names. These include:
* 1923 - Kansas State Teacher's College
* 1974 - Emporia Kansas State College
* 1977 - Emporia State University (current name)

On February 20, 1910 Raymond Victor Bottomly W. Roy Campbell W. Ingram Forde Humphrey Jones Robert C. Marley Orin M. Rhine and Fred M. Thompson founded Phi Sigma Epsilon which was a North American social fraternity that operated for 75 years (20 February 1910 - 14 August 1985) until it merged with the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. The traditions and values of Phi Sigma Epsilon live on through Phi Sigma Kappa and its members.

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. [http://www.emporia.edu/news/archives/2006/MAY2006/schallenkampfarewell.htm] . 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 [http://www.emporia.edu/presprofile/candidates.htm] ) as University President effective November 1, 2006. Lane was previously provost at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. [http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/15588392.htm]

Notable alumni

* Leon Lett, pro football player.
* Al Feuerbach Former Olympian and World Record Holder in the shot put

References

External links

* [http://www.emporia.edu/ Emporia State University]