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President Shonrock will join the Morning Show to discuss

a variety of issues and initiatives at Emporia State University.

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ESU BUZZ FOCUSES ON STUDENT RECRUITMENT, OUTLOOK

Current ESU students have enjoyed the renovations inside the Memorial Union and believe the work will help recruit students to campus in future years. File photo by Chuck Samples/KVOE News.

Click here for audio - ESU buzz with President Michael Shonrock – 1/26/12

By Chuck Samples/KVOE News
Posted Jan. 26, 2012

Student recruitment and student perspectives were the main focus of our ESU Buzz with President Michael Shonrock on Thursday.

Shonrock brought student body president Ashley Vogts and vice president Jennifer Cheray to the airwaves.

Several building blocks are in place now as the university tries to increase enrollment. ESU has been highlighted several times in recent articles by U.S. News and World Report. Late last year, it also unveiled a major scholarship initiative to help new and transfer students defray most of their tuition costs if they meet certain academic requirements. Earlier this month, the Board of Regents increased the credit transferability for students, making it easier and more seamless for transfer students to choose ESU.

Shonrock is working with student leaders, who have developed a recruitment task force at his request -- something not tried before at ESU.

While that work continues, Vogts says recruitment stands to benefit from the ongoing renovations at the Memorial Union. She says the ongoing renovations at the Memorial Union have already paid dividends for current students, who are spending much more time in the building to eat, study and socialize.

Both Vogts and Cheray say they are impressed with how Shonrock has engaged the students since coming on board early this month. Besides organizing as many as five meetings over the past three weeks, he is also visible on campus as well.

You can hear the ESU Buzz every other Tuesday on 14 KVOE and KVOE.com. Click here for the ESU Buzz page featuring past stories and audio.

SHONROCK: GREAT THINGS POSSIBLE AT ESU

Click Here for Audio - ESU Buzz – President Shonrock

By Chuck Samples/KVOE News
Posted Jan. 5, 2012

The sky's the limit for Emporia State University.

So says the new president, Dr. Michael Shonrock, who debuted the twice-monthly program ESU Buzz on KVOE’s Morning Show with Ron Thomas on Thursday. Shonrock says ESU has great people and great potential for growth in several areas, and he's excited for what the future may hold.

Shonrock says the Emporia community has been very welcoming to him and his wife, Karen, and he hopes to return the favor. As a professor and administrator at Texas Tech, Shonrock was very active in community activities. He plans to continue that approach here.

Shonrock is already working on his priorities, which include fundraising, enrollment management and strategic planning. He has been meeting with campus personnel constantly since even before he officially started Tuesday. He has also been meeting with civic leaders and with local lawmakers before the legislative session begins next week.