Mason will kick off the 2024 FHSU President’s Kansas Media Tour on Friday

FHSU University Relations

Fort Hays State University President Tisa Mason’s Kansas tour begins Oct. 25 in Dodge City. During the four days of the tour, she will make 21 stops and travel more than 1,000 miles, meet with journalists at small public and commercial radio stations in Kansas, participate in two live TV programs and will sit for an extensive podcast interview. This year’s tournament will focus on the impact of FHSU’s people, programs and partnerships on our state.

On this year’s tour, Mason will be joined by the presidents of FHSU’s strategic affiliate partner universities, President Eric Burks of Fort Hays Tech | North Central and President Ben Schears of Fort Hays Tech | northwest. The trio will participate in discussions in Goodland and Beloit to share updates on the ongoing work of affiliate implementation teams tasked with creating new academic pathways, integrating student services, and creating business and community partnerships that serve the better the needs of rural workforce development. Kansas. The three presidents will also participate in TV and radio interviews in Wichita on October 30.

October 25: Dodge City, Garden City and Goodland

Tour stops on the first day will focus on addressing domestic violence and sex trafficking in rural Kansas. Additionally, a discussion will be hosted by Fort Hays Tech | Northwest for our collaborative effort to improve educational opportunities and services in rural Kansas. The Design and Design Affiliation Implementation Team works to address regional workforce needs, expand student opportunities, and create innovative educational pathways between our three partner institution affiliations.

Oct. 28: Russell, Beloit and Salina

Tour stops on day two will include two radio interviews and a panel discussion on how FHSU and Fort Hays Tech | North Central is working to address the shortage of health care professionals and health care services in rural Kanas.

October 29: Topeka

President Mason will first visit Topeka Correctional Institution for a radio interview about FHSU’s Adult Literacy Partnership, which helps incarcerated women connect with their children, grandchildren and other family members. She will then meet with reporters to discuss the Docking Institute for Public Policy’s 2024 Kansas Speaks poll. Day three will conclude with a podcast interview and TV appearance focusing on the progress of the strategic affiliation initiative since its launch in July of this year.

October 30: Wichita and Great Bend

Presidents Burks and Schears will join President Mason for a live TV interview and then participate in a radio interview. The three will share information on the progress of the strategic affiliation initiative. The tour will conclude with two media interviews in Great Bend. The first will focus on the partnership between the university and the Kansas Bankers Association and the joint effort to recruit students interested in careers in banking and finance to come to FHSU and take advantage of the WR Robbins Banking Institute’s professional networking programs and offerings. . The final stop on the tour will be a news interview about the FHSU Online Student Government’s efforts to improve the online student experience for those who have chosen FHSU Online for its unparalleled affordability, flexibility and value.