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College of Business Information Security and Intelligence Program featured on Maranda TV April 20th, 2012 Ferris State University Information and Intelligence Security Program is like no other in the mid-west. The program is using state of the art technology to prepare students for upcoming careers in the science field. The ISI program was recently featured on “Maranda, Where You Live”, a weekly half-hour program on WOOD TV8.   …
College of Business Professor Lianne Briggs Selected for the U.S. Air Force John L. Hennessy Awards Team March 2nd, 2012 Ferris State University, Hospitality Management, faculty member Lianne Briggs has been chosen to join the 2012 U.S. Air Force John L. Hennessy Awards Team. Established in 1957, the Air Force John L. Hennessy Awards are named for the late John Hennessy, a hotel and restaurant executive who served on advisory boards to improve military food service. Award categories include single and …
College of Business 23rd Annual Conference for the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality. February 29th, 2012 On February 16th-19th, 2012 Ferris State University Hospitality students traveled to Washington D.C for the 23rd Annual Conference for the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality. Throughout the conference, members attended panel discussions, workshops, and networking suites with industry professionals. On Saturday they attended the annual career fair, hosting more than twenty companies, including restaurants, hotels, resorts and …
College of Business Graphic Design Students Win 2012 ADDY Award February 15th, 2012 Six students from the Design Project Center, a built-in internship program for fourth-year graphic design students, spent a majority of their time last spring working on their submission for the West Michigan ADDY Award Competition. Hard work surely paid off when the team was awarded an ADDY for their work in 2011. The ADDY Awards, according to their website, …
College of Business Business, meet fashion: The Student Fashion Alliance February 6th, 2012 What do you get when a few business students who love fashion get together? Well, it created Ferris’s first ever fashion organization, the Student Fashion Alliance. The Student Fashion Alliance was founded by a group of students at Ferris State University that wanted to bring a sense of fashion and style to a campus and town with a vanilla …
College of Business Ferris Hospitality Program’s Gala 2012 January 27th, 2012 “An Evening in the Emerald Isle” The 21st annual Ferris State University Hospitality Gala is rapidly approaching! Mark your calendars for “An Evening in the Emerald Isle” on Friday, March 23rd at 5:30 PM. This is one event you certainly don’t want to miss! The Annual Gala started in 1991 and is a showcase of the diverse talents of the …
College of Business Seeing the Big Picture: Your Last Business Class January 13th, 2012 Here are a few things you probably wouldn’t expect to hear in the halls of Ferris’s Business Building: “We just lost $8 million dollars.” “Our stock price rose 73%.” “I can’t believe we made 700,000 too many units last year.” “Our profit margins fell from 42% to 16%.” “We don’t have enough capacity to meet customer …
College of Business Dean's List Fall 2011 January 13th, 2012 Lars Abela Mabel Acosta Kellie Adams Olivia Adams Olivia Adams Terrance Adams Sara Adkin May Agar Kyle Agruda Kelsey Aiken Gabriel Aikins Virgil Akins Laila Al Huzaim Faisal Alhuzaim Karen Alma Alayna Almen Anthony Alt Megan Alverson Patricia Anderson Jannene Andrews Elizabeth Armock Shannon Ashmore Mcmath Kaitlyn Baase Susan Bachinski Tyler Bahr Robert Baldry Casey Baldus Emery Barg Scott …
College of Business Graphic Design: A New Perspective of the Industry November 29th, 2011 Last weekend over forty FSU design students gained a first hand look at the graphic design industry through a trip to Chicago. Accompanied by six graphic design faculty members, the students visited with FSU design alumni, toured design studios, and attended the SEEK design conference at Northern Illinois University. “This trip gave me an essential glimpse into where I could …