As many of us are working and studying from home, we know it isn’t always easy to remember what day it is!
We wanted to remind everyone that this Friday, July 3, is the federal and state holiday for the Fourth of July. Emporia State is not open. Those working from home will take a holiday, and there are no classes.
Enjoy the three-day weekend!
The Student Wellness Center, 250 Southeast Morse Hall, is now open two afternoons each week — Mondays and Thursdays from 1 to 5 p.m.
Summer Block 2 classes start today! Remember that ACES is here for you! Visit our ACES Academic Resources Canvas page or schedule an appointment for tutoring today! If you have never scheduled an appointment, email aces@emporia.edu for more information.
Last day of Block 1 classes! Did you achieve your goals? If you have Block 2 biology, chemistry, psychology, or Spanish classes, start preparing for those today by scheduling one or two tutoring appointments!
Need and General Elective Class? Sign up for American Government PO 121. Spaces still available. Hurry!! Class starts soon for the second summer term.
Help Emporia Main Street Clean Up TODAY at 5:30pm!!!
Looking for a great way to volunteer and still social distance? Emporia Main Street needs your help with cleaning up the downtown area! Please join them in trimming trees, picking up trash, and cleaning out garden plots. They have latex gloves, trash grabbers, and trash bags. They encourage you to bring your old plastic shopping bags to gather trash too. Please wear comfy clothes and bring water. They ask volunteers to meet out front of 727 Commercial at 5:30pm and they will direct groups where to go.
Corky's Cupboard distribution remains available during the summer in the Student Wellness Center, 250 Southeast Morse Hall, between 1 and 5 p.m. on Mondays.
ESU students will show their ID and may pick up one prepackaged bag of food per week.
A reminder that the Office of Financial Aid, Scholarships and Veteran’s Services began a partnership with ECMC Solutions last fall. This company provides tools and information about loan repayment to former students and alumni free of charge.
ECMC Solutions offers tools such as calculators, worksheets and educational planning. They also provide guidance on repayment plan options and help contact the loan servicers to change repayment plans.
If you have questions about ECMC or the loan repayment process, please contact Darcy in the Office of Financial Aid, Scholarships and Veteran’s Services at djohns23@emporia.edu or 620-341-5128 or visit the ECMC website at https://www.ecmcsolutions.org/.
Success Tip: Just like a sleep schedule, having consistent study time blocked out can be very helpful! This will help form a routine that will be easier to stick with than random study hours.
As we are in full swing of summer courses, just a few friendly reminders and helpful hints when submitting summer grades:
Phone service may be interrupted tomorrow, Wednesday June 24, during planned Facilities maintenance. Between the hours of 11:00 and 2:00 pm, work will be performed on electric switch gear in Plumb Hall that is directly related to the phone equipment. Making calls to or receiving calls from off-campus may be affected during this time, including calls using the Jabber client. IT will be in communications with Facilities during the maintenance. Questions may be directed to the IT Help Desk at 341-5555.
Join me for Let’s Art About It!
Summer Zoom Meeting Schedule:
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at 1pm
Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 4pm
Art activities and Zoom meeting link are listed on the Counseling Center Resources Canvas page. New activities will be created and posted throughout the summer semester.
Let's get creative!
I welcome all LGBTQ+ students to join me this summer over Zoom during any of the following days and times:
2pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays
3pm on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
The Zoom meeting link and additional information and resources can be accessed through the Counseling Center Resources page on Canvas which all students are automatically enrolled in.
Confidentiality and inclusivity is of the upmost importance. You are more than welcome to not have your camera on or use the message feature. If you have any questions or concerns about the group, please feel free to reach out.
I hope everyone is doing well! - Lyrah Wallace, intern and LGBTQ+ individual
Don't forget — Humanity First: How did we get here? will be presented Wednesday, June 24. This open forum is the second conversation hosted by Dr. Aswad Allen, ESU Chief Diversity Officer.
Humanity First: How did we get here?
Date: Wednesday, June 24
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom
To participate, register at emporia.edu/live. You will receive an email with the Zoom link about an hour before the event begins. You also can ask questions or submit comments using the button at emporia.edu/live.
Healthy Hornets,
Thank you to everyone that participated in the first ever Summer Healthy Hornet Challenge! Congratulate yourself as well as everyone else that participated. Use this challenge as a starting point, continue looking for ways to “find your balance” to the best of your ability. Our hope is that the Summer HHC was able to help you continue and find your balance during these unique times.
Be sure to get your Week 4 Points submitted before tomorrow (Tuesday, June 23rd) at noon! You can find the points form through the link below or in the Final Newsletter!
Although the Summer Healthy Hornet Challenge is now complete, we hope you continue to participate in some of our Virtual Summer Programming!
For any questions, please feel free to contact Daniel Fragel (dfragel@emporia.edu).
We're only 11 days out from the first annual ESU Hornets Virtual Freedom 5K July 3 - July 5! Don't miss out on the fun by signing up today! Run or walk - it doesn't matter when you do it. On the street, on a treadmill, or on the trails - it doesn't matter where you do it. Day or night - it doesn't matter when you do it.
Registration is $25 per person, or $20 per person for families/groups of 4+ and includes a t-shirt. Proceeds will go to the ESU Athletics Creating Champions fund for scholarship support and positioning our student-athletes to thrive in the classroom and in their sport.
Register at: tickets.emporia.edu
Make sure to follow and tag ESU Athletics social media when you're doing your 5K:
Facebook: @EmporiaStateAthletics
Twitter: @ESUSports
Instagram: @emporiastatesports
Don't forget the hashtag: #ESU5K
As we are near the end of Fiscal Year End 2020, if you want to include your deposits in this year – please make sure your deposit is into the Cashiers Office before 2:00 pm June 23, 2020.
Office Hours:
6/22/2020 – Monday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
6/23/2020 – Tuesday 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
As we are near the end of Fiscal Year End 2020, if you want to include your deposits in this year - please make sure your deposit is into the Cashiers Office before 2:00 pm June 23, 2020.
Office Hours:
6/19/2020 - Friday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
6/22/2020 - Monday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
6/23/2020 - Tuesday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
The university mail room located in the Memorial Union will begin normal operating hours, five days per week beginning June 22, 2020. Memorial Union doors will be available for continued ID card access for the already-approved individuals. Please contact the Josh Jenek jjenek2@emporia.edu at the Memorial Union for changes to personnel.
Normal mail room operating hours are Monday - Friday 1pm to 3:30pm during normal campus workdays.
As we are near the end of Fiscal Year End 2020, if you want to include your deposits in this year - please make sure your deposit is into the Cashiers Office before 2:00 pm June 23, 2020.
Office Hours:
6/18/2020 - Thursday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
6/19/2020 - Friday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
6/22/2020 - Monday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
6/23/2020 - Tuesday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
As we are in full swing of summer courses, just a few friendly reminders and helpful hints when submitting summer grades:
The university mail room located in the Memorial Union will begin normal operating hours, five days per week beginning June 22, 2020. Memorial Union doors will be available for continued ID card access for the already-approved individuals. Please contact the Josh Jenek jjenek2@emporia.edu at the Memorial Union for changes to personnel.
Normal mail room operating hours are Monday - Friday 1pm to 3:30pm during normal campus workdays.
Our final week of the Summer Healthy Hornet Challenge highlights Social and Intellectual Wellness. Social Wellness refers to your ability to interact with people, respect yourself and others, develop meaningful relationships, contribute to your community, and develop quality communication skills. Intellectual Wellness is finding a way to engage in creative and stimulating activities that allow you to share your gifts and expand your knowledge. Below you can find a self assessment for Social and Intellectual Wellness!
If you score 0-5, you may notice that part of your life seems out-of-balance. If you score 6 or more, you may be feeling a general sense of well-being in that area.
Strongly Disagree = 0 | Disagree = 1 | Agree = 2 | Strongly Agree = 3
SOCIAL WELLNESS SELF ASSESSMENT
1. I have a strong support system of multiple meaningful and mutually respectful relationships
2. I have interests and participate in activities that involve other people
3. At least once a week I’m in a setting where I feel comfortable and happy engaging in activities or conversation with others
INTELLECTUAL WELLNESS SELF ASSESSMENT
1. I am interested in learning new things
2. I enjoy attending lectures, plays, musical performances, museums, galleries, and/or libraries
3. I enjoy creative and stimulating mental activities/games
For more info on Social and Intellectual Wellness, visit the Week 4 Summer Healthy Hornet Challenge Newsletter!
Sign up now for American Government PO121. Second Summer Term.
Success Tip: Keeping a regular sleep schedule is very beneficial. It may be tempting to sleep in or take naps but waking up at the same time every day will make it easier to wake up for your future classes and activities!
Corky's Cupboard distribution remains available during the summer in the Student Wellness Center, 250 Southeast Morse Hall, between 1 and 5 p.m. on Mondays.
ESU students will show their ID and may pick up one prepackaged bag of food per week.
If you’re interested in what happened at this week’s meetings of the Kansas Board of Regents, join us at 10 a.m. Friday, June 19, via Zoom. Those from ESU who participated in committee meetings and the full KBOR meetings will share updates.
Please RSVP to Sarah McKernan at smckerna@emporia.edu to receive the Zoom link.
As we are near the end of Fiscal Year End 2020, if you want to include your deposits in this year - please make sure your deposit is into the Cashiers Office before 2:00 pm June 23, 2020.
Office Hours:
6/16/2020 - Tuesday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
6/18/2020 - Thursday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
6/19/2020 - Friday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
6/22/2020 - Monday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
6/23/2020 - Tuesday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Healthy Hornets,
We are nearing the end of the challenge be sure to continue to push ahead and make those healthy activities become a habit! Social wellness encourages taking an active part in improving the community by supporting a healthy living environment and initiating better communication with others. Intellectual wellness encourages continued learning, and problem solving.
Be sure to get your Week 3 Points submitted before tomorrow (Tuesday, June 16th) at noon! You can find the points form through the link below or in the Week 4 Newsletter!
For any questions, please feel free to contact me (dfragel@emporia.edu). We have 1 week left so finish strong!
Summer HHC Week 4 Newsletter – Social + Intellectual Wellness
Being able to communicate in another language is an invaluable professional tool in these difficult times. When health professionals understand and assess their patients in their own language, it makes them feel at ease and cared.
In our Medical Spanish courses you will get progressively acquainted with the terminology needed to improve your communication skills in the field.
We offer fully online sessions for you this summer. Enroll today!
SUMMER 2
MEDICAL SPANISH I I SA 210 ZD
MEDICAL SPANISH I I I SA 313 ZD
More info is here: Modern Languages Program (Must have a Canvas account to view)
Contact info.
Dr. Rachel Spaulding
email: rspauldi@emporia.edu
Office location: PH 404 – P
Office phone: 620-341 -5218
Eunice Sandoval
Modern Languages Program Assistant
email: esandov1@emporia.edu
Office location: PH 404 – N
Office phone: 620-341 -5218
Applications and supporting materials for New Graduate Student Scholarships for the fall 2020 semester will be due in the Graduate School by July 8, 2020. New degree-seeking graduate students, enrolling for the first time beginning fall 2020, with an overall undergraduate gpa of 3.25 or 3.50 for the last 60 hrs. can apply for a $500 graduate scholarship. Applicants will be required to complete the graduate admissions application. Award recipients must be accepted into a graduate program and enroll in at least six graduate credit hours per semester. The electronic application can be found at http://www.emporia.edu/grad/scholarships-awards/new-graduate-student-scholarship-application.html.
Success Tip! Hobbies are a good way to keep busy with free time. Read your favorite book again, take up drawing/painting, or learn a new recipe!
Employee Tuition Assistance Applications for Fall 2020 for ESU Employees are due by Friday, July 24, at 5:00 p.m. A short instructional video with important information is provided to assist in completing the electronic application. Please be advised you must be enrolled in one or more classes in order to complete your application. We regret we will be unable to accept late applications.
USS Employees must have a current performance evaluation of at least “meeting performance expectations” to be eligible for assistance.
Dependent and Spouse Tuition Waiver Program Applications for dependent and spouse may be submitted until the 10th day of class for fall and spring semesters, and by the first day of the enrolled class for the summer session. Please be aware you will need your employee number as well as your dependent’s student ID number for the electronic application.
The following link will provide the guidelines and a download to the applications for each.
https://sites.google.com/g.emporia.edu/human-resources/tuition-assistance-for-employees
Please contact the office of Human Resources at 341-5378 or email rlauber@emporia.edu if you have questions about these programs.
Corky's Cupboard distribution remains available during the summer in the Student Wellness Center, 250 Southeast Morse Hall, between 1 and 5 p.m. on Mondays.
ESU students will show their ID and may pick up one prepackaged bag of food per week.
ESU Summer Theatre '20 presents A CHANGE OF PLANS beginning June 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Originally that was to be the night of the season opening production of “Pete ‘N’ Keely” featuring a company of ESU Theatre alums. When the live productions were cancelled by the pandemic, the company got together for a devised virtual piece that will be available for streaming following the premiere. The link to the performance is accessible at the ESU Theatre Arts Facebook page @ESUTheatre.
The production is a reflection on where we are today as a result of the pandemic and the death of George Floyd. The show also represents the final production by Jim and Lindy Bartruff who complete their tenure at ESU this month. The alumni cast includes Chris Lohkamp, Ben and Susie Williams, Won Song, Dylan Lewis, Aubrey Near and Marah Melvin McFadden. The show features material by various writers including Shakespeare, and Studs Terkel along with personal reflections by the cast.
As we are in full swing of summer courses, just a few friendly reminders and helpful hints when submitting summer grades:
This week's Wellness Wednesday highlights Occupational and Financial Wellness! The occupational dimension recognizes personal satisfaction and enrichment in one’s life through work. Financial Wellness involves the process of learning how to successfully manage financial expenses. Money plays a critical role in our lives and not having enough of it impacts health as well as academic performance.
To find out more about Occupational and Financial Wellness, visit the Summer Healthy Hornet Challenge Week 3 Newsletter! This includes self-evaluations, helpful tips and additional resources.
Summer HHC Week 3 Newsletter – Occupational + Financial Wellness
Join me for Let’s Art About It!
Summer Zoom Meeting Schedule:
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at 1pm
Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 4pm
Art activities and Zoom meeting link are listed on the Counseling Center Resources Canvas page. New activities will be created and posted throughout the summer semester.
Let's get creative!
Success Tip: Take brain breaks! This can be to get a snack, take a walk around the house, or a call to a friend.
Back by popular demand!
Want another chance to win an ESU Intramural Champ Shirt?
For the month of June we are bringing back our fishing contest! The challenge remains the same, we are challenging YOU to go outside and go fishing! Post a picture of you and the fish you catch on Instagram and/or Facebook and use the hashtag #ESUfishing to enter yourself into the contest. Largest fish of each category will win an IM Champ Shirt! for any questions please contact Grayson Graham at ggraham2@g.emporia.edu.
Good luck and have fun!
President Allison Garrett and Diana Kuhlmann, vice president for administration and finance, will host a virtual Town Hall at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 9, to discuss return-to-campus next steps and to provide a budget update.
You can register and pre-submit questions at emporia.edu/live.
Please register by 8:30 a.m. Tuesday to receive the email with the Zoom link, which will be sent around 9 a.m. If you don't pre-register you can go to the emporia.edu/live page at 10 a.m. and click the Watch Now button.
Healthy Hornets,
Here we are already halfway through the Summer Healthy Hornet Challenge! Keep working hard towards those goals as well as strive to improve in every dimension of wellness. I know these weekly tips have helped remind me on how to live a healthy lifestyle!
This week we shift our focus to Occupational and Financial Wellness. The occupational dimension recognizes personal satisfaction and enrichment in one’s life through work. Financial Wellness involves the process of learning how to successfully manage financial expenses. Money plays a critical role in our lives and not having enough of it impacts health as well as academic performance. Find out more about both dimensions as well as the self-evaluations and additional resources in this week’s newsletter!
Don’t forget to get those Week 2 (June 1-7) points submitted! You can do so through the points form link below OR through the newsletter. Points are due no later than Tuesday, June 9th at Noon!
Summer HHC Week 3 Newsletter – Occupational + Financial Wellness
If you have any questions in regards to the Summer Healthy Hornet Challenge, please contact Daniel Fragel (dfragel@emporia.edu)!
Success Tip: Go through your summer syllabi and mark in your when assignments are due in your calendar/planner. Then, use your calendar/planner to prioritize the completion of your assignments!
Needing support during Pride month? I welcome all LGBTQ+ students to join me this summer over Zoom during any of the following days and times:
2pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays
3pm on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
The Zoom meeting link and additional information and resources can be accessed through the Counseling Center Resources page on Canvas which all students are automatically enrolled in.
Confidentiality and inclusivity is of the upmost importance. You are more than welcome to not have your camera on or use the message feature. If you have any questions or concerns about the group, please feel free to reach out.
I hope everyone is doing well! - Lyrah Wallace, intern and LGBTQ+ individual
EC101 - Basic Economics is being offered online this Summer for the first time!
Even better: this course is part of the ESU General Education Program!
There are no prerequisites, the text is an Open Educational Resource (OER), and all the content can be done from your home!
Dates: June 29th to August 1st. Time: On your schedule!
Taught by an ESU economist who is highly experienced in on-line and interactive teaching.
Contact Dr. Bekah Selby rselby@emporia.edu for course information and enrollment details.
Many folks at ESU are seeing phishing scams that seem to fit a particular pattern. The scam looks something like this:
An email is received that says it is from someone in ESU's management structure. It starts with something like "Are you Available" or "I need your assistance", usually in the Subject line. The message goes on to ask for a cell phone number to continue the conversation off-line. Once the off-line communication channel is established, they will ask the recipient to do them a favor because they are "in a meeting and can't get out to make a phone call" or something to that effect. Finally, they will typically ask for a cash card or gift card to be purchased on their behalf as "a gift for my granddaughter" or something like that. Once they have obtained the card number from the purchaser, they have the cash and it is not recoverable.
So what are some clues to look out for? These scams usually come from an email address that tries to mimic the manager's actual email address or else tries to look like it could plausibly be from that individual. Be suspicious of any non-ESU email address, especially those that look like they are trying to look like ESU accounts like "name.emporia.esu@gmail.com" or similar. Unfortunately, this clue may not be available if using the Outlook web client.
ALWAYS be suspicious of anyone asking for money. If you receive an email request from someone you know asking for money or gift/cash cards, always contact them via a different means to verify that it is them making the request. The reason this scam is popular is because it works. Many people will just take the request at face value.
If you receive an email like the one described above, please notify the Help Desk or ITSecurity so that we can get the warning out to other recipients. It is helpful that you forward a copy of the email to us so we can describe the details to others. These emails are typically safe to open, but please do not interact with the sender until you are absolutely sure it is genuine.
As we are in full swing of summer courses, just a few friendly reminders and helpful hints when submitting summer grades:
Corky's Cupboard distribution remains available during the summer in the Student Wellness Center, 250 Southeast Morse Hall, between 1 and 5 p.m. on Mondays.
ESU students will show their ID and may pick up one prepackaged bag of food per week.
With the Summer Healthy Hornet Challenge in full swing, we wanted to highlight the weekly dimensions through a Wellness Wednesday Hornet Announcement! Below you can find some info on this week’s dimension as well as links to the HHC Newsletter that will have additional information!
This upcoming week will focus on the dimensions of emotional and spiritual wellness. In this week's newsletter, we have highlighted some emotional and spiritual wellness tips to help with this. Emotional Wellness involves feeling positive and enthusiastic about ourselves and life, in general. The spiritual dimension involves the tolerance of values and beliefs of others and participating in activities that are consistent with personal values.
To learn more about Emotional and Spiritual Wellness, visit the Healthy Hornet Challenge Week 2 Newsletter by clicking HERE!
Mark your calendars now for a virtual campus + community conversation about social injustice:
Humanity First: A Conversation Inspired by George Floyd
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • Friday, June 5
This will be an open forum. Those attending via Zoom will be called on to speak, submit questions or comments through the Q&A function and use an online form to submit comments and questions.
Watch for an email from Dr. Aswad Allen, ESU Chief Diversity Officer, with information about how to register.
Please be advised that the card-swipe function for campus doors is disabled for the time being, we expect that this function will be restored by tomorrow afternoon. Please coordinate with a supervisor or building staff member to gain entry to buildings.
With this past weekend being the original DK 200 weekend, our month of May 200 Mile Bike Riding Challenge finished up on Sunday, May 31st. As a collective group, the participants rode 1,389 miles! Below you can find the final results with each participant's distances!
| Name | Miles |
| K Bergman | 317 |
| T Summey | 228 |
| J Brewer | 211 |
| T Curtis | 210 |
| C Leeds | 204 |
| S Arthur | 120 |
| Y Watabe | 35 |
| K Dixon | 27 |
| K Karjala | 19 |
| A Fullen | 11 |
| K Proehl | 7 |
Thanks to everyone for participating and we hope everyone continues to stay safe, stay healthy and stay active.
Recreation Services will continue to program virtual challenges / contests throughout the summer months. Please visit emporia.edu/recreation for current offerings!
EC101 - Basic Economics is being offered online this Summer for the first time!
Even better: this course is part of the ESU General Education Program!
There are no prerequisites, the text is an Open Educational Resource (OER), and all the content can be done from your home!
Dates: June 29th to August 1st. Time: On your schedule!
Taught by an ESU economist who is highly experienced in on-line and interactive teaching.
Contact Dr. Bekah Selby rselby@emporia.edu for course information and enrollment details.