Jill Arensdorf

Dr. Jill Arensdorf is a professor in the Department of Leadership Studies at Fort Hays State University (FHSU), and currently serves as the FHSU Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs. Her research interests include civic engagement and leadership, leadership behavior and skill development, and the transfer of learning. She has published numerous articles on the effects of service-learning on the development of leadership skills, as well as the transfer of leadership skills to the workplace. She has been active in civic engagement efforts at FHSU, co-writing FHSU’s Civic Investment Plan, and co-coordinated a freshmen learning community at FHSU, L3-Live. Learn. Lead. for nine years. Dr. Arensdorf has received both the prestigious Navigator and Pilot Awards at FHSU for her exceptional advising and teaching. She completed her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at Kansas State University.

Dr. Arensdorf is extremely passionate about teaching about and participating in leadership.

Prior to her work at FHSU, she worked as a 4-H/Youth Extension Agent with K-State Research and Extension. Jill is originally from Hill City, KS. She and her husband Mike currently reside in Hays, KS. Dr. Arensdorf's interests include spending time with her family, music, golfing, reading, cooking, and water skiing.