Fort Hays State University has been recognized for its investment in programs that improve the education experience of its military-connected student community, earning the 2022-23 Military Friendly School designation from militaryfriendly.com. FHSU earned “Silver” recognition in this year’s survey, a significant advancement over last year’s survey placement on the 2021-22 list of 747 Military Friendly Schools.
Institutions earning the Military Friendly® Schools Awards designation were evaluated using public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Over 1,800 schools participated in the 2022-23 survey, 665 schools earned awards level designations in Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
The 2022- 2023 Military Friendly® Schools list will be published in the May issue of G.I. Jobs magazine and can be found at http://www.militaryfriendly.com/.
Methodology, criteria, and weightings were determined by Viqtory with input from the Military Friendly® Advisory Council of independent leaders in higher education. The Military Friendly® program creates civilian opportunities for veterans and is the standard that measures an organization’s commitment, effort, and success in creating sustainable and meaningful opportunities for the military community.
Erica Fisher, director of FHSU’s Transfer & Military Center, points to the expanded investment the university made in recent years to improving transition and academic experiences for service members, veterans, and their families.
“In 2020, FHSU strengthened our commitment to supporting military-connected students and established the Transfer & Military Center,” Fisher said. “Since then, we’ve launched several initiatives aimed at improving the college experience for our military student populations, such as increasing military credit articulation and creating new scholarship opportunities. We are proud of this recognition and will continue our work to support our military-connected students.”
Military-connected students at FHSU have access to a variety of benefits and resources to improve their student experience. These include unofficial transcript evaluations, transfer and military credit policies, and the ability to utilize their military tuition benefits at an accredited institution. For more information, visit https://www.fhsu.edu/transfer-military-center/.