FHSU University Relations

Two workshops will be offered during January by the Management Development Center at Fort Hays State University – one on organizational culture and another on social media marketing.

Both are full-day workshops, and each will begin at 9 a.m. on the Fort Hays State campus.

“Organizational Culture: A Leadership and Social Psychology Toolkit” will be presented on Thursday, Jan. 17, in the Memorial Union’s Stouffer Lounge.

“Social Media Marketing” will be Thursday, Jan. 24, in the union’s Trails Room.

A thorough understanding of organizational culture is key to personal and collective success in any organization – no matter how big or small or whether it is corporate, government, military, education, healthcare, nonprofit or religious.

“When you understand how and why an organization behaves the way it does, you can begin to unlock the keys to maximizing strengths and mitigating weaknesses at the individual and leadership level,” say the facilitators of this workshop, Dr. Whitney Whitaker, assistant professor of psychology, and Dr. Jeni McRay, assistant professor of leadership studies, both at Fort Hays State.

In this workshop, participants will learn how to understand organizational culture through a four-dimensional diversity wheel, explore personality styles in an organizational context, discover how underlying assumptions, groupthink, generational differences, and core values intersect to form organizational culture.

Participants will also be taught how to analyze their own organizational cultures to discover how well they fit into them, and much more. During this workshop, participants will create an individual action plan to build a new or adapt an existing organizational culture in an informed and intentional way.

Each person who completes the workshop will receive a completion certificate and will earn 7.0 continuing education units (CEUs).

Registration and contact information is below.

Teaching community leaders how to use social media instead of merely being present on social media is the focus of the second workshop, in which participants will be able to learn how to develop a social media marketing strategy and use their social media channels effectively to engage with customers and drive business.

Dr. Mary Martin, professor of applied business studies in marketing at FHSU, will facilitate.

Participants will learn about current social media trends and how to develop a comprehensive social media marketing strategy. An overview of marketing on the most popular social media platforms will be provided, including blogging, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube, along with each platform’s important metrics.

Participants will also acquire and practice social media posting skills, as well as learn how to manage multiple social media platforms.

Each person who completes the workshop will receive a completion certificate and will earn 7.0 CEUs.
For either workshop, the cost for registration is $219. A 15-percent discount applies for all Hays Area Chamber of Commerce Members on a single session cost.

Registration is available online through the Registration link in the sidebar on the page at www.fhsu.edu/mdc. To learn more about this workshop or additional upcoming trainings, contact Hannah Hilker by phone at 785-628-4121 or by email at [email protected].

Kansas American Legion

The United States was plunged into World War II on December 7, 1941 when the Japanese Imperial Navy bombed Pearl Harbor. Thousands of Kansas patriots were among the millions who left their civilian jobs and joined the military in response to a presidential call to arms.

Heroic Kansas women were among those sixteen million females who answered the call to work on assembly lines, farms, in shipyards, airplane factories, and other institutions in support of the military overseas.

Rosie the Riveter became the iconic image of World War II’s working women. She was the star of a campaign to recruit females to work in defense industries. American Legion Auxiliary President Karen Hasting announced an initiative to honor their service and share their stories with future generations of Americans.

“The Auxiliary wants to recognize its Kansas Rosies for their inspiring patriotism and service to Kansas and the United States,” Hasting said. “The Department of Kansas American Legion Auxiliary will honor its known Rosie the Riveters during the American Legion’s Mid-winter Forum.

Auxiliary Vice-president Paula Sellens is spearheading the effort to identify Rosies.

“The Auxiliary is issuing a call for Rosies,” Sellens said. “Our known Rosies will be honored in a ceremony in Dodge City, Kansas on February 1, 2019. We’re asking that everyone that knows of a Kansas Rosie, living or deceased, to call me at 620-255-9339 or send information by email to: [email protected].”

FHSU University Relations

The inaugural group of entrepreneurship faculty fellows for Fort Hays State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship was recently announced during the Entrepreneur Direct Speaker Series. These FHSU faculty were awarded fellowships based upon the creativity and innovation of their proposed projects.

The faculty fellows are appointed throughout this academic year and will work on various projects on campus and in the community.

“The best university entrepreneurship programs in the country have entrepreneurship faculty fellows programs,” said Dr. David Snow, director of entrepreneurship. “However, they are quite rare outside of this elite group. So, for FHSU to also begin a program such as this, it speaks volumes about where we are headed with entrepreneurship.”

Snow created the entrepreneurship faculty fellows program to promote and recognize the innovative accomplishments of FHSU faculty. The program is funded by the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Office of the Provost. Eight projects were awarded, which included the appointment of 11 faculty fellows. Each project is granted up to $4,000.

“The purpose of launching the entrepreneurship faculty fellows program is to support our creative and innovative faculty and to encourage entrepreneurial behavior from everyone,” said Snow.

“The goal of the Center for Entrepreneurship is to motivate all faculty, staff and students to develop their entrepreneurial spirit by taking action through seeking opportunities and developing solutions which will have a positive impact on the campus and community.”

The projects come from a wide variety of disciplines across the university. The projects and the faculty fellows:
Dr. Emily Breit, associate professor of finance. Breit is conducting research to study the relationship entrepreneurs have with lending institutions and why they may not apply for funding when they should
Dr. Sarah Broman, assistant professor of teacher education, and Dr. Beth Walizer, professor of teacher education. Their project is to develop a literacy program for at-risk children in Northwest Kansas.

Dr. Nicholas Caporusso, assistant professor of informatics. Caporusso’s project is an online platform to connect businesses that need websites, video and other marketing services with students who can perform the work.

Claudia Carvalho, instructor of biology. Carvalho’s project will address the problem of medication non-adherence and increasing antibiotic resistance.

Dr. Arvin Cruz, chair of the Department of Chemistry and assistant professor of chemistry. Cruz’s project is an attempt to create novel materials for solar electricity generation that can be commercialized.

Dr. Jacqueline Lubin, assistant professor of advanced education programs, and Dr. Brent Goertzen, professor of leadership studies. Their project is to develop a graduate certificate to increase the expertise of teachers working with students with autism.

Dr. Sam Schreyer, associate professor of economics. Schreyer’s research focuses on increasing the likelihood of success for startups by analyzing their wage dynamics and employment strategies.

Dr. Ziwei Qi, assistant professor of criminal justice, and Dr. Hsin-Yen Yang, associate professor of communications. Their goal is to create a program to assist abuse survivors in developing skills for self-employment.

Fishing, hunting access unaffected by federal government shutdown

By KIRBY ROSS
Phillips County Review

KIRWIN — A little over five years ago when the U.S. government shut down due to political conflict relating to budgetary matters, the Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge ended up having to close off public access, including to hunting and fishing.

Fast forward to January 2019 and we are again in the midst of yet another government shutdown due to political conflict relating to budgetary matters.

As a result of the current shutdown, there had been some question as to the public access status of the Kirwin Refuge — a question that the Phillips County Review is now able to clear up after a discussion of Refuge Manager Brad Krohn Monday morning.

According to Krohn, unlike during the 2013 shutdown Kirwin remains open to the general public. Krohn notes that while the headquarters office is closed and some employees have been furloughed, both he and Refuge officer Jeff Dunlap remain on duty.

Says Krohn, “There are no changes or closure of any kind for the public wanting to utilize the refuge during the furlough. People can continue to hunt, fish, bird watch, recreate, etc according to all set legal regulations. I ask that people be respectful and pack out what you pack in to keep things clean and free of litter and trash. Please note that the public can use the Refuge just like any other day.”

Unaffected by the federal government shutdown, state fish and game wardens also remain on duty around the Refuge, as usual.

— Republished with permission