Emporia State University celebrated this weekend, and with good reason.
The university had 470 candidates for graduate degrees and another 237 candidates for undergraduate degrees take part in commencement exercises Friday and Saturday at White Auditorium. Interim President Ken Hush, an Emporia State graduate, says ESU prepared him well for life in the business world and it continues to prepare students well for life ahead.
Regent Carl Ice, who spoke at Saturday’s ceremonies, says students need to find careers or causes that ignite their passions.
Commencement activities came just a few days after ESU announced eight new trustees for the ESU Foundation Board, including Texas A&M Athletics Director Ross Bjork, Kansas City attorney Walter Brown, former Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference associate commissioner Kirsten Ford, business owner Michael Gonzales, insurance claim specialist Maurice Gray, longtime Emporia State professor John Rich, Garmin executive Angela Watson and Topeka attorney Angel Zimmerman.
The campus is now largely closed, but the Foundation is still encouraging donations through the end of the year.
