Academic Affairs Office of the Provost
1201 S. State Street
Timme Center, CSS 310
Big Rapids, MI 49307
(231) 591-2300
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Randy Groves teaches a variety of courses including Ethics, Introduction to Humanities,
Eastern Religion, Western Religion, Comparative Civilization, Philosophy of Mind,
Film, and Popular Culture. He joined the faculty in 1991 and was selected as a Distinguished
Teacher by his peers in 2001. Groves also is a professional musician known for sharing
his musical talents in the classroom, for bringing other artists and authors into
the classroom and for using technology to create a multimedia, multidimensional approach
to teaching music, art, literature, dance and film. He has invited guest artists to
his classes, exposing students to previously unfamiliar cultures, including Chinese
opera, Indian sitar music and Spanish and Indian dance. His integration of Ferris
State's Arts and Lectures series into the classroom was the subject of a feature article
in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Professor Groves' publications include An Introduction to Health Care Ethics, Comparative Philosophy Mind, Religion and War, India in Western Philosophy of History, and An Interview with James Emery.
Abdollah Ferdowsi, Ph.D., a professor of Accounting, Economics and Applied Statistics
in the College of Business, received the prestigious Distinguished Teacher Award from
his colleagues in 2001. Dr. Ferdowsi carries an exemplary record of professional development
activities, involvement with students both in and out of the classroom, and participation
in the University community. Ferdowsi, who joined the faculty in 1984, devotes substantial
time and effort to keeping current in his field and contributes to his professional
society meetings and literature. He has attended and contributed to many teaching-related
conferences both on and off campus, including the "Learning, the Learner, and Teaching
Methodology" workshop sponsored by the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning.