Annual Veteran’s Breakfast

All vet­er­ans are invited to the 6^th Annual Veteran’s Breakfast on Friday, Nov. 11. at 7:30 a.m. in the Rankin Center Dome Room.

This break­fast is held to honor the men and women who have served in the mil­i­tary. For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact the Vice President of Student Affairs at ext. 3578 or email Linda Telfer at telferl@ferris.edu.

Early notice: 2012 MLK Celebration

Several ini­tia­tives are being planned for the Ferris and Big Rapids com­mu­nity to cel­e­brate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Events that are planned for the “2012 MLK Celebration: Carrying On the Dream” include FSU Community Schools: 2012 MLK Art & Essay Contest, FSU Student Initiatives (Essay & Tunnel of Oppression Posterboard Contest, Student Tribute, Legacy Award Nominations), 2012 MLK Service Project and ten­ta­tive cal­en­dar of events.

Any ques­tions can be directed to the 2012 MLK Celebration co-chairs Michael Wade at ext. 2617 or wade9@ferris.edu or Nicholas Campau at ext. 2949 or camp58@ferris.edu.

Fall Graduation Fair

Ferris stu­dents grad­u­at­ing in fall 2011 are wel­come to attend the Fall Graduation Fair in the James L. Lundberg Bookstore.

The grad­u­a­tion fair will be held on Thursday, Nov. 10 from noon-1 p.m. Graduating stu­dents will be able to pick up their tick­ets for grad­u­a­tion, pur­chase their cap and gown, have grad­u­a­tion ques­tions answered by the Commencement Office, com­plete exit inter­views for finan­cial aid, have resume cri­tiqued by Career Services, get refresh­ments and more.

Tickets are required to attend all December com­mence­ment cer­e­monies. For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact the Commencement Office at ext. 2612.

Ferris Board of Trustees re-elects offi­cers

The Ferris State University Board of Trustees re-elected offi­cers Ronald E. Snead of Greenville as chair, Sueann L. Walz of Big rapids as vice chair and George J. Menoutes of Flint as secretary.

Snead is a sales and mar­ket­ing con­sul­tant whose term on the board runs through Dec. 31, 2012.  Walz is assis­tant vice pres­i­dent and branch man­ager of Independent Bank West whose term on the board runs through Dec. 31, 2014. Menoutes is a retired phar­ma­cist and civic leader whose term on the board runs through Dec. 31, 2012.

Ferris his­tory instruc­tor pub­lishes book

Ferris State University Professor Christian Peterson recently had a book published.

Peterson’s book, “Globalizing Human Rights: Private Citizens, the Soviet Union, and the West,” was pub­lished by Routledge in September. The book focuses on the role that human rights played in U.S. Soviet rela­tions dur­ing the 1970s and 1980s.

Peterson said he spent a year research­ing and trav­el­ing to mul­ti­ple national archives, includ­ing the archives of for­mer U.S. pres­i­dents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. He said his book adds com­plex­i­ties to one of the most piv­otal events in the 20^th cen­tury, which con­sists of pri­vate cit­i­zens to peti­tion gov­ern­ment, which can affect change.

In addi­tion, Peterson said he has always had an inter­est in this period of his­tory and a desire to improve under­stand­ing of the time period covered.

Additional infor­ma­tion is avail­able about Peterson on the Ferris web­site and infor­ma­tion about his book is avail­able at Routledge​.com.