{"id":61075,"date":"2021-09-22T11:25:35","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T16:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=61075"},"modified":"2021-09-22T11:25:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T16:25:36","slug":"fischli-wills-center-for-student-success-ribbon-cutting-oct-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=61075","title":{"rendered":"Fischli-Wills Center for Student Success ribbon-cutting Oct. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Hays State University will hold a ribbon-cutting for the Fischli-Wills Center for Student Success at 9 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 1. The celebration is open to the public and all FHSU faculty, staff, and students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doors to this stunning new facility opened to Fort Hays State\nstudents at the start of the fall 2021 semester. Visitors are encouraged to\ntour the first and second floors of the building before and after the\nribbon-cutting. Because of student confidentiality, the third floor, which\nhouses health and wellness services, will be closed to tours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ribbon-cutting will be held inside the new building, which is\nadjacent to the north side of FHSU’s Memorial Union. Attendees should make\ntheir way to the lobby area of the second floor for a short program by Dr. Tisa\nMason, FHSU president; Dr. Joey Linn, vice president for Student Affairs; and\nMark Faber, student body president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A guided walking tour will be available following the\nribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. for anyone wanting to see both old and new highlights\nof campus. Tour participants should meet in the Sunset Atrium on the first\nfloor of the Memorial Union before departing for the tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Hays State has long been known as an innovator in student\nsuccess \u2013 helping students to be healthy, successful, and to graduate on time.\nIncreasing retention and graduation rates is a top priority for colleges across\nthe country, and FHSU is no exception. The Fischli-Wills Center for Student\nSuccess takes the university’s wrap-around services to the next level for\nstudents and was strategically designed as a one-stop-shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first floor welcomes new students to campus and concentrates\non academic and career development. The three-story facility is attached to the\nMemorial Union via the second floor \u2013 offering a convenient breezeway for\nstudents. The second floor was intentionally designed to provide experiential\nopportunities that will develop engaged global citizen-leaders. The third floor\nwas designed to keep students healthy through preventative education and\nphysical and mental health care services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The late Richard Fischli and Dolores Wills-Fischli, the building’s\nnamesakes, began their journey with Fort Hays State as two rural Kansas kids\npursuing a college education. Both earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from\nFHSU in the 1950s, then moved to southern California. Upon retiring from their\ncareers in education with the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Fischlis\nmoved back home to Logan, Kansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As lifelong K-12 educators, Richard and Dolores made an impact on\nthousands of students throughout their careers. Beyond the classroom, the\nFischlis were known for giving what they could and truly understood the impact\nthat every dollar had on student success. In 1981, they started giving back to\nFort Hays State with an initial gift of $5. Today, this impressive new facility\nhas become a reality thanks to a $5 million gift from the late Richard and\nDolores Fischli. Although the generous couple is no longer with us, their\nlegacy of impacting students will continue to live on at Fort Hays State University.\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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