2021: TWO THOUSAND TWENTY ONE-DERFUL WAYS TO BE A BULLDOG!
Spring Welcome was designed to welcome back new and returning students with activities all around campus. We urge you to participate in as many as you can, both virtually and in person, to meet new friends, learn more about yourself and others, and to simply have some fun while you are getting back into the groove of college life.
Please check the calendar in Bulldog Connect for updates and links. This list is continually changing.
Thank you and GO DAWGS!!!
| Date | Event |
| Tuesday, January 5; Thursday, January 7 & Friday, January 8th | A Bulldog’s Guide to Day ONE, January admits are encouraged to join this live Q&A on how to prepare for Day ONE at Ferris, 7 pm. Links can be found in Bulldog Connect |
| Monday - Thursday Jan 11 - 14 |
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY ONE-DERFUL WAYS TO BE A BULLDOG Spirit Challenge. Post your photo showing Bulldog Spirit in Instagram and tag ferrisCLACS. Winner will be announced at Thursday’s Are you Smarter than a Bulldog trivia event. |
| Monday, January 11 |
First day of classes -- Remote Drop/Add until 5 pm Thursday, 1/14 |
| Tuesday, January 12 |
Bulldog Bingo at 7 pm, Zoom -- Join fellow Bulldogs for Bingo and win prizes! |
| Wednesday, January 13 |
Drop/Add until 5 pm Thursday, 1/14 Wellness Wednesday, Learn and engage in conversation about building healthy habits for the new semester, 11 am, Zoom, https://zoom.us/j/94866180813 |
| Thursday, January 14 |
Drop/Add through 5 pm Leadership Academy Kickoff, 11 am, Center for Leadership, Activities and Career Services (CLACS) Tune in with Teresa featuring Evan Pazkowski, 1 pm, @ferrisCLACS Instagram Live Are You Smarter than a Bulldog Trivia with Matt Eickhoff, 7 pm, Zoom, CLACS |
| Friday, January 15 |
Covid Asymptomatic testing at U-Rec, please register Latinx Trivia Night, 4 pm, https://zoom.us/j/91251506086 |
| Saturday, January 16 | Covid Asymptomatic testing at U-Rec, please register |
| Sunday, January 17 | Covid Asymptomatic testing at U-Rec, please register |
| Monday, January 18 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – no classes Operation Safe Sidewalks, 9-11 am, Pre-register in Bulldog Connect, CLACS Volunteer Center MLK, Jr. Celebration Keynote, Keynote address with Dr. Steve Perry, “Lessons we may glean from MLK, Jr. during the COVID-19 Pandemic”, 5-6 pm, Zoom https://zoom.us/j/3765117787, Office of Multicultural Student Services (OMSS) |
| Tuesday, January 19 |
In person classes begin Mask Distribution for new off-campus students, 10 am – 2 pm, lobbies of the UCB and IRC “The Other America”, 11 am – noon, Zoom https://zoom.us/j/3765117787, OMSS Finance Division Training, 4 pm, Zoom Pharmacy Registered Student Organization (RSO) Fair, Easy Virtual Fairs |
| Wednesday, January 20 |
Book Club Kickoff Event: Wisdom of the Animals, Zoom Mask Distribution for new off-campus students, 10 am – 2 pm, lobbies of the UCB and IRC Finance Division Training, 11 am, Zoom MLK, Jr. Celebration Student Tribute, 7-8:00 pm, Zoom https://zoom.us/j/3765117787, OMSS |
| Thursday, January 21 |
Fire and Ice, Campfire and Ice Sculpture Artist, Free hot cocoa and s’mores to-go on the North Quad, 11 am – 2 pm or while supplies last, University Recreation (U-Rec) and CLACS Tune in with Teresa featuring Chelsea Broekema, 1 pm, @ferrisCLACS Instagram Live Cyberstalking Event on Zoom, 6-7 pm, by the Anti-Violence Alliance Virtual Murder Mystery: Strike Three, 7 pm, U-Rec and CLACS |
| Friday, January 22 |
Entertainment Unlimited (EU) Snowbuddy event, Noon – 2 pm, North Quad |
| Sunday, January 24 |
A Dawg Race, 11 am – 2 pm, IM Fields, Cross country ski with your new Bulldog friends. Equipment provided, no experience necessary, U-Rec Center for [email protected] Studies Cranhill Ranch event, 2-6 pm |
| Monday, January 25 |
EU New Member meeting, 6 pm, Zoom Wild Lights Bulldog Zoo, on the North Quad with free hot cocoa and elephant ears, 6-8 pm or while supplies last, CLACS |
| Tuesday, January 26 |
Stalking Awareness Workshop, Zoom, 6-7 pm, by the Anti-Violence Alliance |
| Wednesday, January 27 |
Spring RSO Fair, in Easy Virtual Fairs from 3-6 pm Nickelodeon Trivia, 7-8 pm, EU, Zoom |
| Thursday, January 28 |
Tune in with Teresa featuring Eric Andrews, 1 pm, @ferrisCLACS Instagram Live Netflix show “YOU” Discussion, 6-7 pm, by the Anti-Violence Alliance American Marketing Association’s Five Star Speaker, Linda Cronin, Ethics in Advertising, 7 pm, Zoom |
For virtual events, please go to the Bulldog Connect Calendar for links.
Many events on this list have been brought to campus by your Student Activity Fees as allocated by the Finance Division of Student Government.
Anyone with a disability who needs accommodations to attend any of these events should contact 231-591-2685 or [email protected] at least 48 hours in advance.
Ferris State University is an equal opportunity institution. For more information on the University’s policy on non-discrimination, visit www.ferris.edu/non-discrimination.
