Ferris State University reports record fall enrollment

Students are back and the campus is bustling at Ferris State University, where officials are reporting another record fall enrollment.
The fastest-growing public university in Michigan, Ferris officials report there are 14,381 students enrolled systemwide. With 516 more students attending classes in fall 2010 over 2009, this translates into a 3.6 percent enrollment increase.
“These enrollment numbers [...]

Office of International Education seeks to strengthen international experiences for students

Piram Prakasam sees a bright future ahead for international relations at Ferris State University, and he’s excited to foster change first-hand in his new role as director of the university’s Office of International Education.
“The international experience is a key component of college life,” Prakasam said. “Through the Office of International Education, we can provide educational [...]

New garden at Ferris State University honors Helen Ferris

Community gardening enthusiasts, donors and Ferris State University faculty, staff and students who have been involved in creating what will become Helen Gillespie Ferris’ Garden on the Ferris State campus can anticipate noticing visible signs of the project’s development next week.
Jack and Susan Batdorff of Big Rapids are among those who share Helen Ferris’ love [...]

Ferris Fulbright Scholar to teach in Cyprus

Hoping to provide education in addition to furthering her own, Ferris State University’s Dr. Marietta Bell-Scriber will cross continental borders and cultural boundaries to teach in the Republic of Cyprus as a Fulbright Scholar.
Bell-Scriber, professor of nursing, Michigan Master’s in Nursing Program coordinator and Ferris graduate, was awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach at [...]

Andrea Wirgau

by Amanda Wisswell, Vision Mid Michigan

Company: Ferris State University
Job title: DCCL (Doctorate in Community College Leadership) Program Coordinator

Education: Wirgau graduated from Lowell High School in Lowell, Mich. in 1994. After graduation she went on to Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Mich. where in 1998 she received her bachelor’s degree in communication arts. In 2004 Wirgau graduated from [...]

Public art collaboration completed Big Rapids

Ferris State University professor of Creative Arts Robert Barnum and associate professor of Welding Engineering Technology Dave Murray, along with their students, are making public art a reality in Mecosta County.
Through the Lantern Project, a public art initiative, the duo already have collaborated on the completion of four sculptures – the fourth of which was [...]

FSU athletes donate to “Soles4Souls”

The Ferris State University Bulldogs, in partnership with Dr. Jeff Mossel and the Big Rapids Foot and Ankle Clinic, have donated more than 300 pairs of athletic shoes to the “Soles4Souls” organization, an international shoe charity.
Soles4Souls facilitates large donations of new or gently worn shoes from various footwear companies, retailers, churches, nonprofit ministries, civic groups, [...]

Ferris student tests her skills prepping for Traverse City Film Festival

Besides the thrill of meeting Academy-Award winning director Michael Moore, Ferris State University senior Sara Miller of Traverse City is rubbing shoulders with film producers, directors and actors from around the world as a public relations intern for Traverse City Film Festival.
Miller, a senior public relations major and honors student, is in the midst [...]

Ferris TV production campers get a behind-the-camera view

Although they sat relatively still in neat rows overlooking a dark studio, the students’ excitement gave the room a definite sense of movement. Producing a show in Ferris State University’s television studio, 12 high school students took their positions with both confidence and fretfulness as headsets were adjusted and cameras angled toward the stage. And, [...]

Ferris biotechnology camp brings murder mystery to life

Restlessly waiting for the DNA to finish heating, 23 high school students fidgeted with the instruments laid atop the polished, black laboratory tables in Ferris State University’s Science Building.
The students followed their instructor with excited and interested eyes as he paced the front of the room. A criminal, he explained, was afoot – and with [...]

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