Picken Hall

This was the first building to be constructed on the FHSU campus and is one of the landmarks of the university. It is named after the first president of FHSU, William S. Picken.

It houses various offices including the Graduate Office, Personnel, Affirmative Action, Academic Advising, Docking Institute of Public Affairs (an applied research and planning think tank serving state and local government and nonprofit leaders), Fort Hays Educational Development Center and the Hays Language Institute.

The Kelly Center is located on the third floor.

Several other administrative offices are located throughout this building.