Ferris State University and Kendall College of Art and Design are begin­ning ren­o­va­tions on the Old Federal Building located in Grand Rapids.

One of the largest art schools in Michigan, Kendall’s cur­rent cam­pus is 140,000 square feet. The ren­o­va­tion of the Old Federal Building will add approx­i­mately 90,000 square feet of lec­ture, class­room and gallery space to Kendall’s cam­pus. (more…)

The Bulldogs earned back-to-back vic­to­ries for the first time since September 2008 with 34–28 vic­tory over the Ohio Dominican Panthers on Saturday.

Ferris improved to 2–1 over­all this sea­son and 2–0 in GLIAC play.  The Bulldogs scored three first-half touch­downs three dif­fer­ent ways to open up a 21–6 lead at the half. The Panthers responded with two unan­swered touch­downs in the third quar­ter, but Ferris held on with a late inter­cep­tion once again. (more…)

DTE Energy crew mem­bers have sealed a gas leak located near the Michigan College of Optometry (MCO) project.

Physical Plant staff mem­bers were advised of a gas leak near the MCO project after a nearby pedes­trian reported it to the Department of Public Safety (DPS). (more…)

On a day where Ferris hon­ored American heroes, the Bulldog foot­ball team upset the nation­ally No. 16-ranked Saginaw Valley State Cardinals 21–17.

With the vic­tory, Ferris snapped an 11-game los­ing streak that dated back to Aug. 29 of last year and it also marked the sec­ond upset win over SVSU in the last five years. Before Saturday’s vic­tory, the Bulldogs had not won a con­fer­ence con­test since Oct. 25, 2008. (more…)

Amidst the cel­e­bra­tion of Constitution week at Ferris, it is impor­tant to reflect on how our rights as American cit­i­zens came into existence.

The U.S. Constitution was adopted in 1787 and is the foun­da­tion on which all laws are based. The Bill of Rights, rep­re­sent­ing the first 10 amend­ments to the Constitution, came into effect in 1791. The found­ing fathers found it imper­a­tive that the first amend­ment give cit­i­zens the right to free­dom of the press. (more…)

Fall 2010 enroll­ment num­bers indi­cate that more stu­dents than ever are attend­ing Ferris, offi­cials have reported.

Although the econ­omy is still strug­gling and tuition has increased by 4 per­cent, an increase in finan­cial aid, among a com­bi­na­tion of other resources, is a fac­tor of the increase. (more…)

Kendall College of Art and Design, an affil­i­ate of Ferris, is the can­vas for a new piece of work tied in with the ArtPrize project in Grand Rapids.

ArtPrize is a form of art com­pe­ti­tion that takes place in Grand Rapids. It is designed to be a type of arts fes­ti­val that is also geared toward being a social exper­i­ment that involves the com­mu­nity in art. Artists sub­mit one piece of work or use a venue in down­town Grand Rapids to show­case their art and the pub­lic votes to decide the win­ner. (more…)

Kappa Kappa Psi, a fra­ter­nity in its ado­les­cent stages, is work­ing to give music lovers an orga­ni­za­tion that allows mem­bers to share their passion.

Drew Heath, FSU senior and sec­ond year phar­macy stu­dent, is the cur­rent pres­i­dent of Kappa Kappa Psi. (more…)

With a record-breaking amount of stu­dents attend­ing Ferris this fall, an increas­ing num­ber of stu­dents are mak­ing the deci­sion to take courses online.

According to a university-wide notice, 622 Ferris stu­dents are cur­rently enlisted in online pro­grams on the Big Rapids cam­pus. This is a 65 per­cent increase from the 377 stu­dents attend­ing online classes the pre­vi­ous year. (more…)

Instead of liv­ing in one of Ferris State University’s res­i­dence halls this year, I opted to live in the newly built East Campus Suites.

Though my expe­ri­ence in these new build­ings is a lit­tle dif­fer­ent than I am used to, being that I am liv­ing with three women in a hand­i­cap acces­si­ble room on the third floor with no hand­i­capped room­mates, I must say that this is a lot bet­ter than dorm life. (more…)