10/4/21

HAYS, Kan. – Members of the FHSU and Hays communities are invited to join FHSU President Tisa Mason as she kicks off this year’s regional media tour at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8, in the Sunset Atrium of the Memorial Union on the campus of Fort Hays State University. The annual regional media tour has been a rarely missed tradition at Fort Hays State since 1987. Participants at the kick-off event will get an advanced briefing on the key messages President Mason will focus on during this year’s tour, including:

• The unmatched value of a Fort Hays State degree
• The economic impact of FHSU in Kansas
• FHSU’s contribution to workforce development

President Mason will also share stories at each stop about remarkable Tiger students and alumni who are making a difference in their local communities.

Over the five-day tour – Oct. 11-15 – the president will make 20 stops to visit with media in 15 cities in Kansas, Colorado, and Nebraska:

• Salina
• Topeka
• Lawrence
• Kansas City
• Wichita
• Hutchinson
• Beloit
• Phillipsburg
• Logan
• Colby
• Scott City
• Burlington, Colo.
• Fort Morgan, Colo.
• North Platte, Neb.
• Grand Island, Neb.