Hays is a city in and the county seat of Ellis County,Kansas,United States. The largest city in northwestern Kansas,it is the economic and cultural center of the region. As of the 2020 census,the population of the city was 21,116. It is also a college town,home to Fort Hays State University.
Emporia State University is a public university in Emporia,Kansas,United States. Established in March 1863 as the Kansas State Normal School,Emporia State is the third-oldest public university in the state of Kansas. Emporia State is one of six public universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents.
Southern Illinois University is a public research university in Carbondale,Illinois. Chartered in 1869,SIU is the oldest and flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system. SIU enrolls students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Originally founded as a normal college,the university today provides programs in a variety of disciplines,combining a strong liberal arts tradition with a focus on research. SIU was granted limited university status in 1943 and began offering graduate degrees in 1950. A separate campus was established in Edwardsville,Illinois in 1957,eventually becoming Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Fort Hays State University (FHSU) is a public university in Hays,Kansas. It is the largest university in western Kansas,and the fourth-largest of the six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents,with a total enrollment of approximately 15,100 students.
Charles Hazelius Sternberg was an American fossil collector and paleontologist. He was active in both fields from 1876 to 1928,and collected fossils for Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel C. Marsh,and for the British Museum,the San Diego Natural History Museum and other museums.
The Emporia State Hornets football program is a college football team that represents Emporia State University,often referred to as "Emporia State" or "ESU". The team competes as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA),which is a conference in the Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The program began in 1897 and has fifteen conference titles. On December 15,2006,former Hornet quarterback Garin Higgins became the team's 24th head coach,following the resignation of Dave Wiemers. Home games are played on Jones Field at Welch Stadium,located on the Emporia State University campus in Emporia,Kansas. In August 2017,Hero Sports named Emporia State the "best football team in Kansas,regardless of division."
The Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science (KAMS) is a two-year,residential,early-entrance-to-college program for U.S. high school juniors and seniors who are academically talented in the areas of mathematics and science. Located on the Fort Hays State University campus in Hays,Kansas,students concurrently complete their last two years of high school,while earning over 60 college credits.
The Fort Hays State Tigers football program represents Fort Hays State University in college football. They participate in Division II sports within the NCAA in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). The team plays their home games in Lewis Field Stadium,located on the Fort Hays State University campus in Hays,Kansas.
Michael D. Shonrock is an American academic and former administrator. He was the president of Lindenwood University,located in St. Charles,Missouri,June 2015 to February 2019. Shonrock previously served as Emporia State University's 16th president from January 3,2012 to May 28,2015,and before that as Texas Tech University's vice president for student affairs and enrollment management in Lubbock,Texas.
The Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team represents Emporia State University and competes in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) of the NCAA Division II. On April 28,2023,Brian Ostermann was announced as the eighth head coach.
The American University of Phnom Penh is a private English-medium university founded in August 2013,with a campus in Phnom Penh,Cambodia. The university currently offers four-year American dual degree programs as well as stand-alone Bachelor's and MBA programs."Master's Programs".
Jory Michael Collins is an American women's college basketball coach currently serving as the head coach for the North Dakota State program. From 2010 until 2018,Collins was the head coach at Emporia State University. Collins led the Emporia State Lady Hornets to eight consecutive winning seasons. Collins is the second winningest coach in Emporia State history with a record of 199–58 (.774).
H. Edward Flentje is a former American educator at Wichita State University,who has served multiple positions across the state of Kansas. Most recently,Flentje served as Emporia State University's interim president in 2011 and before that,Interim City manager for Wichita,KS in 2008.
The Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) was an American intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1976 to 1989. It was known to be one of the toughest NAIA conferences in the nation.
Robert William Fornelli is an American college baseball coach and current head baseball coach at Pittsburg State University. Previously,Fornelli coached at his alma mater Emporia State University from 2004 to 2018 where he guided the Hornets to five Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association regular season championships and two conference tournament championships,13 trips to the NCAA Tournament,two World Series appearances and a national runner-up finish. Fornelli was the coach at Fort Hays State from 1996 to 2003.
Mirta Maria Martin,is an American former educator who was the president of Fairmont State University from 2018 to 2022 and the president of Fort Hays State University from 2014 to 2016. Prior to Fort Hays State,Martin served as the Dean of Virginia State University's Reginald F. Lewis School of Business,a position she held from August 1,2009 until June 30,2014.
Tisa A. Mason is an American educator and the current president of Fort Hays State University. Prior to her presidency at Fort Hays State,Mason served as Valley City State University's president from December 15,2014,to December 15,2017. Mason served as Fort Hays State's vice president of student affairs July 2008 to December 2014.
John Andrew Tompkins is an American educator in Kansas. Prior to his previous post at Wichita State University,he served as interim president at Fort Hays State,as well as the president of the Kansas Board of Regents from 2010 to 2015. Tompkins was a professor and dean at Pittsburg State University two different times,and served as a superintendent of three different Kansas school districts. Tompkins is also the former Commissioner of the Kansas State Department of Education,serving from June 1,1996 to June 30,2005.
Tory Marie Arnberger-Blew is an American politician,who has served in the Kansas House of Representatives since January 2017. A member of the Republican Party,she represents the 112th district in Barton County,Kansas. Arnberger announced her candidacy while a senior at Fort Hays State University,and was the youngest member of the Kansas Legislature from 2017 to 2021.
