CASE Diversity at Ferris State University

04/02/2025

12/02/2024

Ten years later, this is still a useful article to keep in mind:

Being around people who are different from us makes us more creative, more diligent and harder-working

10/23/2024

Interested in learning more about our Ferris-Costa Rica Study Abroad program at Ferris? 🇨🇷 🌎 ✈️

Attend an informational session where Prof. Lucero Flores-Páez and Prof. Eric Warner will talk about all the details and how to apply! 🧐

We have three sessions available to choose from - any interested Ferris student is welcome to join us:

Monday, Oct 28 from 3-4pm in IRC 131
or
Monday, Nov 4 from 4-5pm in STARR 130
or
Tuesday, Nov 12 from 5-6pm in STARR 130

A bonus feature this year… Ferris-Costa Rica Student Ambassadors who went last year to tell you about their experience, as well as a representative from the Office of International Education! 🤩

☕️ 🌋 🏄‍♂️ 🐸 🦥 🐍 🌊 🇨🇷 🧳 🧭 🌎 🌴

10/23/2024

Veterans Day Monday November 11, 2024 is coming up. What are ways in which we make Ferris State University accessible for Veterans every day?

Ferris State University’s programs and support efforts for students with military service backgrounds are again being recognized with Gold-level status from the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency.

01/14/2023

Twenty international students from 11 different countries chose to visit Ferris State University. Check out Ferris State University International's page for introductions. How can we encourage more exchanges in the future?

We're ready to start the 2023 Spring Orientation and welcome our new international students (and welcome back all of our returning students from break). We have 20 new international students coming from 11 different countries.
If you can name all the countries our new students are coming from in the comments, come collect a prize from the Office of International Education!🤓

01/14/2023

It's exciting to see Ferrsi State University students choosing to study abroad!

Several Ferris State University students are heading out on semester long study abroad exchanges during the spring semester. Benjamin on his way to Utrecht, Netherlands 🇳🇱

01/12/2023

The ability to communicate in more than one is a critical asset for U.S. students & employees to thrive in a global economy. See which languages are in high demand: https://bit.ly/2Ig0JKL

11/29/2022

Does Michigan have yet to be uncovered place names? Will one of our students play a role in discovering them or other important findings?

The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa and the Ely Folk School have teamed up on a new map that restores more than 100 Ojibwe names to lakes, rivers and other significant places in northern Minnesota.

10/29/2022

07/28/2022

July 28, 1866, the United States Congress authorized six regular Army regiments of Black enlisted soldiers. The units were the 9th Cavalry, 10th Cavalry, 38th Infantry, 39th Infantry, 40th Infantry and 41st Infantry regiments. Three years later in 1869 the infantry regiments were consolidated and renamed the 24th Infantry and 25th Infantry.

From 1867 to the early 1890s, these regiments served at a variety of posts in the Southwestern United States and the Great Plains regions. They participated in most of the military campaigns in these areas and earned a distinguished record. In addition to the military campaigns, the Buffalo Soldiers served a variety of roles along the frontier, from building roads to escorting the U.S. mail. Cavalry regiments were used to remove illegal white settlers from American Indian lands in the late 1880s and early 1890s.

Although they often received the worst food and equipment and labored without the respect and recognition that were their due, the Buffalo Soldiers served proudly and with a standard of bravery and skill worthy of the United States Army. Their achievements in the face of adversity not only helped to open doors for younger Black Americans, in the military and in society, but also set a timeless example for all those who wear our Nation's uniform. Today, we celebrate the great legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers and acknowledge their special place of honor in the history of the United States.

To learn more about the formation of the Buffalo Soldier regiments check out https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/forming-buso.htm

Join us throughout the day here on Facebook as we celebrate the legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers!!



Photo: Photograph of Buffalo Soldier with his daughter. Taken by Albert Po***ck between circa 1870 to 1890. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2010645134/

07/24/2022