Welcome to Fort Hays State University! On behalf of the Student Affairs team, I would like to welcome you to FHSU.

As a Tiger, you will have the opportunity to experience many new adventures, from learning exciting and relevant information in your classes, to bonding with new roommates in the residence halls, to cheering on the home team at Tiger sporting events, to spreading your wings in leadership positions across campus. Student Affairs staff members stand ready to help you with any questions you may have along your collegiate journey. We strongly encourage you to do more than just attend FHSU. We invite you to live the experience, to get involved in activities and leadership, to really make the most of what Fort Hays State University has to offer you.

There are a number of areas in the Student Affairs Division that are instrumental in providing student involvement and leadership opportunities. Under the umbrella of Student Life are the Memorial Union, Student Activities and Special Events, University Activities Board, Greek Life, Student Organizations, International and Disabled Student Services, Student Publications, Diversity Affairs, Residential Life, Student Government Association, and Tiger Tots Nurtury Center. These services and opportunities provide a practical, educational, and social environment as a continuation of and compliment to the classroom experience.

By seizing the opportunities provided by these areas, you can learn from accomplished faculty, take advantage of the latest technology, participate in a broad range of multicultural experiences that will help you live and work with people whose backgrounds are different from yours, and acquire the knowledge and skills for a career or post-graduate study. You also will have the opportunity to learn about yourself through introductions to different ways of thinking, new experiences, and interactions with students and faculty of varying backgrounds and heritages.

I wish you a rewarding and successful school year. Please feel free to call on me or any of the staff members in the Division of Student Affairs for assistance or more information. We look forward to getting to know you.

With a warm welcome,

Shana L. Meyer
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs