Founders' Day, September 3, 2009, is the official kickoff of the 125th Celebration at Ferris State University! Alumni are invited to return to campus to participate in many fun events throughout the day. The United States Post Office will be on campus with a special cancellation event! Mail a letter or postcard that day at the Founders' Day Station, and it will have the above cancellation. If you would like the alumni office to mail your letter, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to our office prior to the event, and we will mail it for you!

Other events planned include an ice cream and cake social with celebrity servers - including the Ferris Bulldog Mascot! Plans also include a vintage photo event - have your photo taken with W.N. Ferris, an early 1900's football team or even fighting the Old Main fire!

Stay tuned for a complete schedule of events later this summer!

Would you like to be part of one of the largest summer parades in Michigan? Come join the FSU Alumni Association and walk in the DTE Energy Cherry Royale Parade on July 11! There is a breakfast at Holiday Inn West Bay at 9 a.m. prior to the lineup. All participants will receive a free t-shirt! If you would like to walk with the Bulldog and represent FSU in the parade, register at ferrisalumni.org or contact the Alumni Office for more details at 888-378-3647!

Join fellow classmates, family and friends for the annual social work alumni picnic on July 25, 2009!

Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided. Bring a dish to pass and your favorite beverage. There will be relay games and good conversation. Bring your camera!

Follow this link for more information: ferrisalumni.org

The Ferris State University Alumni Association is going to the Races! Join fellow alumni and friends in the FSU Bulldog Bus as it takes a pre-race lap!

Sunday, August 16 at the Michigan International Speedway for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race.

$125 per person includes lunch, 2 beverage tickets, pre-race pit pass and more! Follow this link for more information: ferrisalumni.org

Join the FSU Alumni Association on October 3 at the Fifth-Third Ballpark as the Bulldogs vs. Michigan Tech Huskies battle it out in Grand Rapids! Follow this link to register for exclusive deck seating, all you can eat buffet and free t-shirt: https://ebill.ferris.edu/C20079_ustores/
web/store_cat.jsp?STOREID=5&CATID=18

Please save the date for upcoming alumni events:

Founders' Day 125th Celebration Kickoff will be held on September 3. Stay tuned for announcements about how you can participate in this year-long event!
Alumni event at the Fifth Third Ball Park in Grand Rapids, Mich. on October 3. Join fellow alumni and watch the Bulldog football team take on the Michigan Huskies.
Homecoming 2009 will be celebrated on October 10. Make your plans now to attend!

More details to follow in upcoming issues.

Join alumni and friends for several athletic outings to be held this summer including the Basketball Alumni & Friends on July 22, the Hockey Classic on August 1 and Bulldog Softball on September 12.

Follow this link for more information on all the outings: ferris.edu/sports/
development/golfoutings.htm

Former Ferris men's ice hockey All-American Chris Kunitz will have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup for the second time! Follow the link below to read more about Chris.

ferris.edu/sports/hockey/
0910news/kunitzstanleycupII.htm

Join the Bulldog Athletics Fan Page on Facebook! Adding the official "Ferris State Athletics" Fan Page is simple and can be done by searching Facebook for "Ferris State Athletics" and clicking on the appropriate fan page. Once you access the page, click on the "Become a Fan" link.

Click here for more information.

Ferris Football has announced it will play a regular season game at the Fifth Third Ballpark in Grand Rapids, Mich., on October 3, 2009 vs. the Michigan Tech Huskies. Follow this link to read more: ferris.edu/sports/football/
08news/ballparkgame.htm

Follow this link for the fall football schedule: http://www.ferris.edu/sports/
football/09news/09schedule.htm

Put on some of that Bulldog Spirit by listening to the Fight Song online at: http://www.ferris.edu/htmls/
sports/fight.au

Make your phone a Dawg Phone! Add the Ferris Fight Song as a ringtone on your cellphone by visiting this link: ferris.edu/htmls/OTHERSRV/telecomm/
administration/ringtones.html

Check the athletic schedules for Bulldog sports at www.ferris.edu/htmls/sports/index/
homepage.cfm

Visit www.ferris.edu/htmls/sports/
wallpaper/homepage.htm and download your favorite Bulldog Sport for your computer's desktop!

If the links do not work in your email program, copy this link into your browser for the web version of Bulldog Bytes:
ferris.edu/htmls/alumni/BulldogBytes/

Announcing the new Ferris State University Credit Card Program!

Make your purchases in style – while receiving top quality benefits and service with no annual fee and active fraud protection against unauthorized use, online and offline! Support Ferris State University with every purchase you make—at no additional cost to you. Simply click wwwa.applyonlinenow.com/USCCapp/
Ctl/entry?directMail=true&sc=FACY3A to apply online today or call 1-800-932-2775 and mention priority code FACZTZ.

The FSU Alumni Association has a page on Facebook. Follow this link to become a fan! facebook.com/pages/Ferris-State-University-
Alumni-Association/36811944574

Ferris Osprey Cam

Follow this link to watch the ospreys: ferris.edu/htmls/colleges/artsands/biology/birdcam/index.html

More Web Cam Fun! Check out the progress on the renovations to the Rock by following this link: http://161.57.229.250/top/liveapplet.html

Follow this link to read about the renovations: ferris.edu/htmls/studentlife/
dining/myrock/rock.cfm

The summer camp season is here! Ferris State University will once again be offering individual and team camps in basketball, volleyball, hockey, soccer, golf & tennis. All camps are conducted by the University's coaches, players and professional staff.

Follow this link for more information on athletic camps: ferris.ed/sports/camps or call (866) 950-2267

From biotechnology to television and digital media design, there is something for everyone at our academic camps. More information can be found at this link: cps.ferris.edu/portal/content.asp?s=&catid=87&tid=4

Did you get married, promoted, receive an honor, have a baby? Let us know! We'll publish your news in the next issue of Crimson and Gold. Send your class note to the editor at maciverm@ferris.edu or post it on the Online Community at ferrisalumni.org

Mark Kostrzewa (T'85), Montara, Calif., has released a CD of original 6-string acoustic guitar instrumentals entitled "55 Miles." The Half Moon Bay Review writes that while "55 Miles" is "a musical smorgasbord of jazz, ethnic, New Age or folk sounds, each piece stands on its own with intricate, lush fingerpicked textures." More information, including how to order the CD, is available at www.markkostrzewa.com.

A coffee table book will be published on September 1, 2009 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Ferris State University. Packed with wonderful photos (who knows, maybe you're in there!) and interesting facts you may not know about the history of Ferris. The books will be available at the Barnes and Noble Lundberg Bookstore for $24.95. They will make wonderful gifts for all of your Ferris friends!

Stay tuned for information on special events that will happen all year!

Share your memories with the Oral History project by visiting www.ferris.edu/alumni/historical/
oralhistory.htm

Have some memorabilia that you would like to donate? Contact Ferris archivist Melinda McMartin Isler at islerm@ferris.edu

Alumni Services

The new FSU Alumni Online Community has many new features including the ability to post photo albums, email classmates, get breaking news on alumni events and more! Log in at ferrisalumni.org and start building your personal profile today!

You now have more social networking features than ever before, including the ability to stream in information from other sites such as Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, LinkedIn and more! Ever wanted to blog? Now you can right on your profile! Check out the alumni office blog at ferrisalumni.org/blog/alumnioffice. I'll bring you the day-to-day happenings here, including alumni visits, interesting tidbits about what's happening on campus, maybe some of our favorite snack recipes!

Got a job opening or internship available in your company?. Let your fellow alumni know about it by posting it on the Online Community! Go to the "My Activity" tab in your profile and enter the details. You can also search job openings on this tab.

You can network with other Ferris alumni, join groups and even create one of your own. New groups include a page for Hospitality Program alumni. Keep up on Ferris activities and get information on alumni events in your area by signing up today! All you need is the 10 digit number above your name on your Crimson and Gold. Don't have an issue hanging around? Contact Mary Kay MacIver at maciverm@ferris.edu for assistance.

Alumni of the surveying engineering program at Ferris now have their own Online Community at ferrisalumni.org

Check this site for program announcements, alumni events, job opportunities and to read the online version of the official surveying program newsletter, the Baseline.

Ferris Staffer Hits the Road to Show "Ferris Cares"

Troy Tissue, interim director of Admissions and Records at Ferris State University, recently biked 200 miles in 24 hours to raise fund for student scholarships. Tissue used his challenge as a means to help raise funds for Opportunity@125 to benefit students severely affected by the difficult circumstances of the economy.

Visit troytissue.com for information on how to contribute to his venture.

Visit this link to read more about Troy and his effort: ferris.edu/htmls/news/news/detail.cfm?ID=821