{"id":44038,"date":"2019-02-22T11:43:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T17:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=44038"},"modified":"2019-02-22T11:44:19","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T17:44:19","slug":"virtual-college-continues-to-help-fhsu-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=44038","title":{"rendered":"Virtual College continues to help FHSU grow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By McKenzie Cunningham<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Hays State University\u2019s Virtual College is expanding every semester — with student involvement in mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main\nfocus is to include students who aren\u2019t traditional or on campus but still let\nthem know what is available to make them feel like they have the same exact\nresources online that they would if they lived in Hays or on campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students\nin the Virtual College are encouraged to participate in everything an on-campus\nstudent would: studying abroad, joining clubs and organizations, and\ninteraction through social media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the\ncost per credit hour at $218.67 for undergrads and $287.75 for graduate\nstudents, the price is significantly more affordable than other schools in the\nstate of Kansas and other surrounding states. Compared to Emporia State, FHSU\nis $44.06 less for undergrads, and $63.11 less for graduate students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think\nour goal is to make sure that students have an authentic experience, even\nthough they\u2019re online,\u201d said Kathleen Cook, assistant director of the Virtual\nCollege. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students\nfrom throughout the U.S even participate in Student Government Association, and\nsome hold positions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adam\nSchibi, SGA president, provided names of students on the Senate, including six\nstudents from different states, and three with an administrative position. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re\nworking on getting more promotion out about student senators. It is a chance\nfor Adam to get virtual student feedback, which is a great resource,\u201d Cook said.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the\nlast meeting with the Senate, Cook focused on admissions letters. She wanted to\nknow what students wanted with everything trending digital, and each person on\nthe Senate said they wanted to get their mailed paper acceptance letter because\nuntil you get it, it doesn\u2019t feel real. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGetting\nmore virtual student involvement is our goal,\u201d Cook said. \u201cWe want to know\nwhere they\u2019re at, what they\u2019re interested in and just receive student insight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virtual\nCollege students are given the opportunity to purchase a Tiger ID to receive\nstudent discounts, as well as access to the Writing Center online for help with\ncourse work. Students also are encouraged to work with Career Services as well.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According\nto Mike Michaelis, director of the Virtual College, there are 4,248 virtual\nstudents in the state of Kansas alone — with at least one student in every\ncounty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout\nthe United States, there are multiple students in every state — and students\nin 25 different countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEducation\nis important to everyone, and with the Virtual College it allows anyone to earn\na degree from anywhere,\u201d Michaelis said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more\ninformation, contact Michaelis at mwmichaelis@fhsu.edu or Cook at kedougherty@fhsu.edu.\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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