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Ferris State University is an institute of higher learning whose main campus is located in Big Rapids, Michigan in Mecosta County, with a secondary campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan and smaller programs located throughout the region.

Ferris State University consists of eight colleges: Allied Health Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Human Services, Optometry, Pharmacy, Technology, and Kendall College of Art and Design. Ferris grants doctorate degrees via its Optometry and Pharmacy colleges. Via a partnership arrangement, Ferris also grants Bachelor's degrees to graduates of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy at Northwestern Michigan College.

As of the Fall 2004 semester, over 11,800 students were enrolled at Ferris State University, 86% of whom attend class on the main campus in Big Rapids. The majority of the remainder are at its locations in downtown Grand Rapids: Kendall and the Applied Technology Center. The university's faculty-student ratio is 1:15, and all classes are taught by professional instructors, not graduate assistants.

As of 2003, Ferris State University was the largest employer in Mecosta County.

History

The school was founded in 1884 by Woodbridge Nathan Ferris, an educator from New England who at one time was governor of the state of Michigan. The school was noteworthy for accepting female students beginning with its first

Originally named Ferris Industrial School, it became Ferris Institute in 1899 and remained privately owned until 1931. Ferris became a state school in 1949 and was renamed Ferris State College. The school became a university and assumed its current name, Ferris State University, in 1987.

The first classes at Ferris Industrial School were held in what is now the Fifth Third Bank building on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Maple Street. The original building, known as Old Main, was destroyed by a fire in 1950.

Student Government

The Student Government of Ferris State University consists of an Executive Board (president, executive vice-president, vice president of acadmic affairs, and parliamentarian), Cabinet (each member supervising a committee), Senate (representing the various colleges), House of Representatives (all other registered student organizations), and a few standing committees.

SGFSU follows Robert's Rules of Order and is governed by its Constitution, a Mandate of Internal Assessments, Rules of Appropriation and Allocation, and a Governing Document written at the beginning of each presidential term by the president.

External links

• Ferris State University
• Ferris State University - detailed information
• The Student Government of Ferris State University

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ashland • Ferris • Findlay • Gannon • Grand Valley • Hillsdale • Lake State • Mercyhurst Michigan Tech • Northern Michigan • Northwood • Saginaw Valley • Wayne State Associate Member: Indianapolis

Public universities in Michigan
Central • Eastern • Ferris State • Grand Valley • Lake State • Michigan State Michigan Tech • Northern • Oakland • Saginaw Valley • U-M Ann Arbor U-M Dearborn • U-M Flint • Wayne State • Western

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