{"id":55975,"date":"2020-08-18T08:54:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T13:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=55975"},"modified":"2020-08-18T08:54:26","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T13:54:26","slug":"fhsu-campus-springs-back-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=55975","title":{"rendered":"FHSU campus springs back to life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By UNIVERSITY RELATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fort Hays State University campus came back to life last week for the fall semester. After five months of empty parking lots, it was hard to find an open parking spot around the residence halls once the move-in process began last week. Over several days, nearly 1,300 students moved into campus housing for a fall term that began today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nrapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the departure of nearly all FHSU\nstudents living in campus residence halls in late March. The university also\ncanceled several summer youth camps that typically used university residence\nhall space to house campers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Move-in\nday at FHSU this fall was much different than in previous years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\nthink people understand that we need to do things a little different this\nyear,\u201d said Dave Bollig, director of Residential Life. \u201cWe had to make sure\nthat throughout the move-in process we consistently followed university safety\nprotocols for COVID-19, including social distancing, the wearing of face\ncoverings and taking the time to frequently wash our hands and disinfect\nhigh-touch areas in the residence halls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students\nwere emailed half-hour time slots to move into their hall. In the past,\nstudents could move in anytime during a four-hour time slot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\nyear\u2019s process worked so well that Bollig is considering following a similar\nformat next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe\nfeedback has been really positive,\u201d he said. \u201cThere didn\u2019t seem to be as big of\nrush as in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott\nGrider, a newcomer to campus, was pleased with the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt\nfirst, I thought the time frame wasn\u2019t going to be long enough,\u201d said Grider, a\nfreshman from Halstead, who moved into McMindes Hall. \u201cBut everything ran so\nsmoothly, we had plenty of time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grider\nsaid he was especially pleased with how helpful everyone was, from the\nResidential Life staff to campus police officers directing traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe\nofficers out on the street helped out a whole lot, showing us where to park,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After\ngetting settled into his room, Grider went for a walk and slipped into Forsyth\nLibrary to ask for help trying to find Tiger Tech, which happens to be located\nin nearby Tomanek Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\nwere so helpful,\u201d he said, \u201cand that sure made me feel more comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashley\nAchilles also moved into McMindes, preparing for her second year at Fort Hays\nState. A sophomore economics major from McPherson, Achilles lives on the Honors\nCollege floor. She said her move-in experience was a lot less hectic than a\nyear ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis\nis a really good idea, spreading everyone out,\u201d Achilles said. \u201cIt was just a\nlot less crowded, and you didn\u2019t have to wait on carts to carry your belongings\nto your room.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Normally,\nvolunteers from several offices around campus help during move-in days in a\nvariety of ways. This year, Bollig limited the list of workers to the\nResidential Life staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile\nwe appreciate the help, it made more sense to limit the number of people with\nstudents moving in this year,\u201d Bollig said. \u201cBut it still ran very smoothly. We\nwere definitely pleased.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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