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Diversity, Inclusion, and Strategic Initiatives Office (DISI)

Helping others rise

Helping Others Rise: A Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Plan for Ferris State University 2023-2027

  • GOAL 1: Create a welcoming and inclusive environment where students and 
    employees feel a sense of belonging. 
  • GOAL 2: Enroll, retain, and graduate a diverse student body. 
  • GOAL 3: Hire, retain, and promote a diverse faculty and staff. 
  • GOAL 4: Provide the infrastructure to support diversity, inclusion, equity, and 
    belonging. 

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Announcements and News

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2023/2024 DIVERSITY REPORT

  • Progress and Achievements on Goals
  • Continued Challenges
  • Recommendations
  • College and Division reports
  • Demographic data

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2022/2023 DIVERSITY REPORT

  • Progress and Achievements on Goals
  • Continued Challenges
  • Recommendations
  • College and Division reports
  • Demographic data

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Strategic Planning

Ferris State University’s 2024-2027 Strategic Plan: Relevant and Responsive is in place, and leaders ask people across campus as well as alumni and stakeholders to share how the plan is guiding them in their work.

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2021/2022 DIVERSITY REPORT

  • Progress and Achievements on Goals
  • Continued Challenges
  • Recommendations
  • College and Division reports
  • Demographic data

Campus Climate Team

Campus Climate Team

The Campus Climate Team collaborates with individuals and groups to create a more welcoming environment for every member of the communities that call Ferris home.

Ferris Equity Initiative

Ferris Equity Initiative

The University is partnering with EAB to create the Ferris Equity Initiative (FEI), an initiative which brings together students, administrators, advisors, faculty, and other staff in a collaborative network to holistically support students across the college journey. 

DIO Plan

2016-2021 Diversity and Inclusion Plan

The University wide Diversity and Inclusion Plan represents more than a year of work by dozens of people. The Plan is a living document--new initiatives can and will be added in the years to come.

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Bulldog Basic Needs Alliance (BBNA)

The Bulldog Basic Needs Alliance provides emergency assistance to current students facing food or housing insecurity which would otherwise jeopardize their ability to stay in school.

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You are welcome here (video)

A message from students and faculty at Ferris State University: "You Are Welcome Here" Video produced by Ferris international students Dona Biyong and Bas Keizer.

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