Students across cam­pus are con­tin­u­ing to rally aid for vic­tims of Haiti’s deadly earthquake.

Vice President for Student Affairs Daniel Burcham, along with Chief Diversity Officer David Pilgrim, is con­tin­u­ing the ini­tia­tive of pro­vid­ing var­i­ous dona­tions to the American Red Cross and Salvation Army.

With the help of orga­ni­za­tions such as Student Government, the Office of Multicultural Student Services, Black Greek Council and other Registered Student Organizations (RSOs), the uni­ver­sity is con­tribut­ing dona­tions of money, food and cloth­ing to fur­ther assist in the rebuild­ing of Haiti.

University orga­ni­za­tions such as the American Welding Society have raised over $700 in dona­tions from both stu­dents and vol­un­teers across cam­pus. As both fac­ulty and stu­dents con­tinue involve­ment in the world­wide relief effort, the amount of uni­ver­sity dona­tions con­tin­ues to increase across campus.

According to Burcham, the uni­ver­sity expects to col­lect approx­i­mately $2,000 in dona­tions by the end of the week. However, with Haiti’s death toll reports at over 150,000, Burcham under­stands dona­tion efforts will be a con­tin­u­ous process.

“It is likely that Haiti will require long-term assis­tance. I would expect that efforts will con­tinue into the near future,” said Burcham.

President of Phi Beta Sigma Tobi Olorunsola agrees the university’s ini­tia­tive must become an ongo­ing effort. He encour­ages many indi­vid­u­als to con­tinue to focus on Haiti’s long-term needs. Olorunsola sees Haiti’s recov­ery process as one requir­ing per­sis­tent ded­i­ca­tion on behalf of both stu­dents and fac­ulty members.

“I love the fact that the uni­ver­sity is donat­ing relief efforts to Haiti. I think this is some­thing that should be ongo­ing and not nec­es­sar­ily have a time line,” said Olorunsola.

Many stu­dents on cam­pus remain ded­i­cated to Haiti’s cause. Nuclear med­i­cine tech­nol­ogy junior Correy Yarborough feels the stu­dents’ deci­sion to get involved reflects growth in the respon­si­bil­ity of the campus.

“I feel that donat­ing to Haiti is the right thing to do. I have the utmost respect for those stu­dents who are try­ing to make a dif­fer­ence. It shows matu­rity and heart,” said Yarborough.

Currently, Ferris is con­tin­u­ing its active role in the global effort to sup­port those dev­as­tated by Haiti’s mas­sive earthquake.

For infor­ma­tion regard­ing donat­ing to the American Red Cross or Salvation Army, con­tact Daniel Burcham at ext. 3578.

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