{"id":52090,"date":"2019-12-16T08:34:18","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T14:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=52090"},"modified":"2019-12-16T08:34:22","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T14:34:22","slug":"%ef%bb%bfdifferent-goals-same-kind-of-fort-hays-state-success-for-twin-liberal-sisters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=52090","title":{"rendered":"\ufeffDifferent goals, same kind of Fort Hays State success for twin Liberal sisters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Diane Gasper-O\u2019Brien
<\/strong> University Relations and Marketing
<\/em> Siblings \u2013 even twins \u2013 have different career goals. But Jenice Hernandez said she feels blessed that she followed her twin sister, Jasmine, to Fort Hays State University following their senior year at Liberal High School.

Jenice graduated Friday with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design and plans to take her talents to the Kansas City area.

During her presidential remarks at commencement \u2013 the first at FHSU following the fall semester \u2013 Dr. Tisa Mason asked all first generation graduates to stand. Jenice was honored to do so and pleased to celebrate with her family as a first generation graduate, joining Jasmine in that distinction. Jasmine graduated last spring with a degree in health and human performance and is working with an athletic trainer at a high school in Tyler, Texas, while pursuing her master\u2019s.

Jenice chose the creative arts path and plans to continue her education. Her goal is to become an esthetician (a skincare specialist) and eventually operate her own business. And she feels her experiences at FHSU will carry her far.

\u201cI feel like I grew a lot as a person at Fort Hays State,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m a little nervous about graduating and going out into the world but excited at the same time.\u201d

Mason said those feelings are natural.

\u201cFeelings of nostalgia are important,\u201d she told the graduates. \u201cThey mean we have etched a place in your heart and you are tied to your alma mater. Don\u2019t ever forget that your education is a privilege, and a Fort Hays State University education is a special privilege. Cherish it.\u201d

Jenice reminisced about her career during finals week while talking about the importance of a college education, especially at Fort Hays State. She was particularly impressed with the hands-on opportunities available so early in her college career. Jenice worked as a student graphic designer in the office of University Relations and Marketing for two and a half years.

\u201cIt was a great opportunity to be able to use my design skills,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s so awesome to be able to get the experience here instead of having to wait until you graduate and are out in the real world before you get started.\u201d

Jenice was surprised at first with \u2013 and appreciative of \u2013 the support that FHSU students get from the Hays community.

\u201cIt\u2019s sometimes hard to reach audiences with your art,\u201d Jenice said. \u201cBut Hays has several community art walks a year where we can display our work, and we have shows in the art and design building. Those are such great opportunities for us.\u201d

Even though she didn\u2019t even visit the FHSU campus until late in her senior year, Jenice said she was able to obtain enough financial aid to graduate with little debt. She was considering two other colleges during her senior year at Liberal but accompanied Jasmine to Fort Hays State on a campus visit.

Jenice immediately fell in love with the campus and soon felt the same about the graphic design program, which she says covers all aspects of the creative process.

\u201cOur program not only emphasizes the design but to think in depth what it means,\u201d she said. \u201cWe learn the planning, the organizing, the perception, how to tell a story.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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