FHSU Press Release
The university that delivers the best value in online education anywhere is expanding to meet the educational needs of career-minded airmen serving in the United States Air Force. Fort Hays State University is now a partnering school in the Community College of the Air Force’s (CCAF) General Education Mobile (GEM) program initiative. The GEM program was created to help service members earn an associate in applied science degree to advance in their military career or civilian life.
The current average graduation time for CCAF students is eight years because general education courses are usually the last taken. By partnering with institutions like FHSU with the ability to deliver high-quality, flexible online courses, the CCAF expects to reduce the average graduation time to less than four years.
FHSU Press Release
The Fort Hays State University Foundation announced today the selection of Jason Ball as its new chief financial officer. Ball has served as director of development for the university s fundraising arm since 2018 and looks forward to taking his role with the FHSU Foundation to the next level.
Ball earned both his bachelor’s degree in accounting and his master of business administration degree from Fort Hays State University and was a member of the Tiger men’s basketball team from 2008-2013.
Current CFO Francine Hestermann plans to retire in October 2021 following a successful tenure of more than two decades. Ball will work, learn and train alongside Hestermann with the title of CFO-Elect for a number of months before taking on the official title of CFO in October.
#4 Nebraska-Kearney fends off Pitt State to stay unbeaten
Tristan Gegg scores 18 points for the Gorillas Thursday.
January 21, 2021 10:14 PM Jacob Lenard
WATCH: Pitt State falls to #4 Nebraska-Kearney 57-53 Thursday night.
Tristan Gegg scores a team-high 18 points, while Kaylee DaMitz adds 12 points and 7 assists. Maya Williams was also in double figures with 10 points.
RELEASE FROM PITTSBURG STATE ATHLETICS:
PITTSBURG The University of Nebraska-Kearney women’s basketball team used a 10-0 fourth quarter run to overcome a six-point deficit and rally for a 57-53 victory over Pittsburg State University Thursday (Jan. 21) at John Lance Arena/Whetzel Court.
The unbeaten and No. 4 ranked Lopers trailed 47-41 with 7:44 to play in the game, but UNK (11-0, 11-0 MIAA) scored the game’s next 10 points to go up 51-47 on two free throws by Trinity Law with 5;25 to go.
Hays Daily News
There’s a lot left to decide about the downtown Hays location for Defiance Brewing Co., but one thing is for sure, all the brewing will be done in barrels, say two of the owners.
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Pediococcus lactobacillus,” explained Matt Bender, saying the scientific name without a stumble.
Bender on Wednesday was describing the new barrel fermentation program the popular Hays micro-brewery will use at its new downtown location, the former Gutch’s Bar & Grill, 111 W. 7th.
“People just loosely call them fermentation bugs,” said Bender.
That’s where barrels previously used to ferment wine, whiskey, tequila and other spirits are repurposed to ferment a barrel-aged beer, added Dylan Sultzer, also a Defiance owner.
By Tisa Mason, President, Fort Hays State University
David Letterman probably did much to instill the notion of “Top 10 Lists” in our popular culture. But decades before the late-night host did his thing, newspapers were culling past editions to create year-end round-ups of their top stories.
Ten is a good number; after all, it’s what we can count on our two hands, so in keeping with tradition, here’s a list of the top 10 news items at Fort Hays State University this year. The list, roughly in chronological order, is certainly not all-encompassing – there are great stories and good news every day at FHSU – but it does provide a means of looking back and recounting some of the many blessings we enjoyed in 2020.