{"id":49196,"date":"2019-10-09T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T15:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=49196"},"modified":"2019-10-09T09:20:31","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T14:20:31","slug":"fhsu-welcomes-the-national-guard-to-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=49196","title":{"rendered":"FHSU welcomes the National Guard to campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>VIDEO BY MICAH REINKE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>STORY BY CORIE LYNN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PHOTOS BY CLARK CHEN<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the afternoon of Wednesday, October 8, the Memorial Union was busy with campus faculty, members of the Kansas Army National Guard and other guests.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event they were gathered to see was the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Kansas National Guard FHSU campus office.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony began with an introduction by Dr. Seth Kastle, Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies and a retired Army First Sergeant.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday marks the beginning of a new partnership between for both Fort Hays State University and the Kansas Guard,\u201d Kastle said.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1546\" height=\"1144\" data-attachment-id=\"49197\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?attachment_id=49197\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/NationalGuard20191.png?fit=1546%2C1144\" data-orig-size=\"1546,1144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-link=\"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?attachment_id=49205\" class=\"wp-image-49205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/NationalGuard20199.png?w=1532 1532w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/NationalGuard20199.png?resize=150%2C112 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/NationalGuard20199.png?resize=348%2C260 348w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/NationalGuard20199.png?resize=768%2C574 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/NationalGuard20199.png?resize=1024%2C766 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>He went on to emphasize that this benefits, not only the Kansas National Guard, but also the men and women who will visit the new office.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI believe the next generation of great public servants is upon us, and there is no bounds to what these young people can accomplish, given the proper training, education and experience, to make our world a stronger, more agile and technologically advanced society,\u201d Kastle said.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following Kastle\u2019s address, University President Dr. Tisa Mason gave her words of welcome, starting by thanking the servicemen and -women present at the event.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mason went on to say that FHSU is dedicated to serving both its students and the community.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n215s8uPVXw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s where our 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The opening of this office in the center of our campus demonstrates that commitment to our shared purpose,\u201d she said.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mason then stated that the affordable educational experience that Fort Hays offers its students is only improved by the programs offered by the National Guard.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to creating rewarding opportunities for new citizen-soldiers,\u201d she said.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When she concluded, Allen Schmidt of the Kansas Board of Regents took the podium. 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