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FHSU junior named Newman Civic Fellow
Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has named the student civic leaders from 38 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico, who will make up the 2024-2025 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows. Grace McCord, a Fort Hays State University political...
Women Who Lead awards 7 $1,000 scholarships
The Women Who Lead of Ellis County has awarded seven $1,000 scholarships for the 2023-24 school year. Ellis County female students who were planning to attend Fort Hays State University, NCK-Tech or the Hays Academy of Hair Design full-time in 2023-24 could apply for the scholarships. This year’s winners are...
FHSU earns recertification for online learning programs
Fort Hays State University earned the renewal of its five-year United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) Quality Standards certification. The announcement of the recertification comes after an extensive 91-point quality review self-inspection and a site visit by a team of USDLA examiners. USDLA’s Standards of Practice recertification evaluation focused on FHSU Online’s administrative, student support, infrastructure, leadership, management, and teaching and learning practices.
Hays USD 489 school board to consider activity bus purchase
The Hays USD 489 school board will meet today at 6:30 p.m. at the Rockwell Administration Center to consider purchasing a new activity bus. The purchase would be from Master Transportation for $312,400. The board will also consider approving a three-year contract with BP-Cleanrite to provide evening janitorial services for...
FHSU recognized as Military Friendly School for 2024-25
For the 17th consecutive year, FHSU has been recognized for its investment in programs that improve the lives of veterans and military personnel, earning the 2024-2025 Military Friendly School designation from militaryfriendly.com. Institutions that received the designation were evaluated using public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More...
🥎 HHS No. 10 seed, opens regionals vs. Goddard-Eisenhower
TOPEKA - The Hays High softball team is the No. 10 seed and open against Goddard-Eisenhower at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Two Rivers Youth Complex in Wichita. Bishop Carroll is the two seed and plays Andover in the other first round game. The two winners meet in the regional final around 6 p.m. later the same day.
🥎🎥 WATCH LIVE Thomas More Prep-Marian vs Inman
Pratt, Kan. - Green Sports Comlex. Video: TMP-Marian Sports Network CLICK HERE TO WATCH ($) The TMP-Marian Monarchs make their 12th state tournament appearance Thursday afternoon as they take on Inman in the first round of the 2-1 state softball tournament in Pratt. The Monarchs qualified for the state tournament...
Chelsea Kiefer named 2024 Lynn Haggard Award winner at FHSU
Forsyth Library is excited to announce that Chelsea Kiefer is the 2024 recipient of the Lynn Haggard Undergraduate Library Research Award (LHULRA). Kiefer, a Senior in the History program, is an Online Student hailing from Raleigh, NC. The LHULRA is awarded annually in honor of Lynn Haggard, a retired Forsyth librarian who served at Forsyth for 18 years. Applicants must demonstrate sophisticated literacy skills and excellence in undergraduate research that incorporates the use of Forsyth Library resources.
2024 scholar, creative day a resounding success at FHSU
Despite the threat of inclement weather, hundreds of people turned out on the FHSU campus for the 19th annual John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activity Days (SACAD) on May 1. The event was created in 2005 to allow university faculty, staff, and students to share their scholarly and creative work. Since the initial in-person event, SACAD has grown to include in-person and online presentations as well as presentations of creative works. Changes to this year’s venue included expanding the presentations to multiple campus locations to better display the impressive array of projects and posters.
Heart of a Tiger: Promises kept and lives touched, local educators ignite hope through learning and literacy
A subtle transformation is taking place in the halls of the Topeka Correctional Facility. A beacon of light is emerging from the dedication of a group committed to literacy and emotional support for incarcerated women and their children. What began as a shared concern over the school-to-prison pipeline has matured into a project that intersects correctional education and compassionate design, providing a ray of light for incarcerated mothers and their children.
🥎🎥 WATCH LIVE Thomas More Prep-Marian at 2-1A Sylvan Regional
Thursday, May 15– 4:30 p.m. Video: TMP-Marian Sports Network CLICK HERE TO WATCH ($) The TMP-Marian Monarchs travel to Sylvan Grove Thursday afternoon for the second round of the 2-1A regionals. The Monarchs take on the Ellis Railers in the regional semifinals after TMP defeated Sylvan-Lucas in the quarterfinals....
Smith Center student among FHSU Department of Applied Business Studies annual student awards
Seven seniors from the Fort Hays State University’s Department of Applied Business Studies were recently honored as outstanding students for 2024. The Outstanding Student Award recognizes a graduating senior who has demonstrated exceptional academic performance, leadership, and overall excellence in their respective program at FHSU. The student is a role model who positively characterizes the core values of the awarding program. The awards are given annually to both on-campus and online students. Two international students, including one student from an FHSU Global Partner campus in Africa, were among the awardees.
FHSU takes new direction with English programs as some international students struggle
Fort Hays State University is seeking to revamp its services for English as a Second Language students, as it has seen some struggle in the last year. "This last year, there were a couple of students who really struggled who did come from our partner location. They met our admission requirements, but when they got here, their language learning was not as high as it needed to be for them to succeed," said Jeni McRay, assistant provost of internationalization and strategic initiatives.
Hays Arts Council announces youth summer art classes
The Hays Arts Council is excited to be back with more fun this summer. "Sizzlin' Summer 2024" classes for young people are being offered in the visual and performing arts, including classes such as painting, acting and theatre, guitar lessons, and lots of other mixed-media arts and craft workshops and classes.
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