Eagle
Communications and Fort Hays State University announced today a five-year
partnership which will bring advanced television and video services to the FHSU
campus community.
“We
are excited to continue our long-standing relationship with Fort Hays State
University, providing advanced television and video services to the campus,”
said Eagle Communications CEO Gary Shorman. “Eagle has been providing
television programming to the FHSU campus since television’s inception and we
will continue to be a cutting-edge technology partner, bringing advanced video
services including DVRs, HD programming and TV Everywhere technology to the FHSU
faculty, staff and students. The University’s focus on mobile computing creates
a need for video capabilities outside of the residence halls and Eagle’s
advanced technology will pave the way for even more cutting-edge video options
in the future.”
“With
classes scheduled to start in less than two weeks, we are happy to join with
Eagle in announcing this enhanced television service,” said Dr. Edward H.
Hammond, FHSU president.
“This
will provide an even better living experience in our residence halls and
educational enhancement in the classrooms. Eagle’s innovative package also
meets the demands of our students, faculty and staff for better mobile access
to digital information.”
This
partnership brings the comforts of home to the FHSU residence halls and other
on-campus buildings. FHSU on-campus students receive access to 120+ television and
music channels in their dorm rooms and High-Definition channels with a digital
TV – all without a separate set-top box. Students also have the ability to
enhance that television programming with expanded digital television channels, commercial-free
music channels and digital video recorders – all services that many students are used to having at home.
Eagle’s
relationships with the top vendors and suppliers in the country will allow
FHSU’s video offerings to expand as technology advances. With the emerging
technology of TV Everywhere, FHSU on-campus students will be able to access
additional television programming on their mobile computing devices – a staple
of Fort Hays students’ arsenal of learning tools for the past several years.
“Eagle’s
stable video-delivery platform allows us to implement cutting-edge video
delivery to the University without a major infrastructure upgrade to the
University’s existing wiring,” Shorman said. “FHSU students will be able to
enjoy advanced television as soon as they move into the dorms this fall and
faculty will be able to utilize our video services in a variety of classrooms
across campus.”
“As
Gary noted, FHSU and Eagle have been partners from the beginning, ever since
television came to western Kansas,” President Hammond said. “We are extremely
pleased to continue this public-private partnership that works to the good for
the education of our students.”
Shorman
added, “President Hammond challenged us to provide an on-campus video solution
to the University that was flexible and solid, yet capable of offering advanced
video services in a seamless fashion to the students, faculty and staff of FHSU
and we are pleased to provide such services to the University. The 270+ Eagle
Employee-Owners have a strong relationship with Fort Hays, serving as adjunct
faculty, advisory board members and a large number of our Employee-Owners are
FHSU alums.”
Along
with enhanced video delivery in the residence halls and in various classrooms
on campus, Eagle is providing video hotspots in Forsyth Library and the
Memorial Union.
Eagle
Communications, Inc. is a Kansas-based Broadband Services and Media Company
with over 270 employee-owners. The company operates 28 radio stations in
Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri as well as cable TV systems in 30 Kansas and
Colorado communities. The company also offers e-business solutions, web
hosting, telephone service, high-speed Internet, and wireless Internet in most
service areas. For more information logon to http://www.eaglecom.net.