Support Ferris State Men's Golf Men's Golf team as they aim to raise funds for their upcoming spring break trip. Each year, the men's team embarks on an exciting journey down south to compete in tournaments, honing their skills and representing Ferris State University with pride. The funds raised through this initiative will directly contribute to covering the costs associated with this invaluable experience. From travel expenses to tournament fees and accommodations, every dollar raised plays a crucial role in ensuring that our student-athletes have the opportunity to participate in these competitive events. Participating in these tournaments not only provides our student-athletes with the chance to showcase their talent on a national stage but also offers unparalleled opportunities for growth and development. Competing against top-tier opponents challenges our athletes to push their limits, refine their techniques, and gain invaluable experience that will benefit them both on and off the golf course. Your support is instrumental in ensuring that our Men's Golf team can continue this tradition of excellence and compete at the highest level. By contributing to their spring break trip, you directly impact the success and development of our student-athletes.

Support Bulldog Softball This year, our primary fundraising goal is to acquire new hitting mats and a scouting camera. These essential resources will revolutionize our training regimen and player development strategies. With enhanced video capabilities, we can analyze each player's performance with precision, identifying areas for improvement and tailoring our coaching approach accordingly. Investing in scouting technology allows us to meticulously study our own games, enabling us to refine our tactics and game plans. By meticulously tagging and analyzing game footage, we gain invaluable insights into our strengths and weaknesses, empowering us to adapt and excel against any opponent we face. Your support not only benefits our current roster of dedicated athletes but also lays the foundation for future success. Together, we can elevate Bulldog Softball to new heights and create a culture of excellence within our program.

Support Ferris State Women's Golf! Women's Golf team as they aim to raise funds for their upcoming spring break trip. Each year, the women's team embarks on an exciting journey down south to compete in tournaments, honing their skills and representing Ferris State University with pride. The funds raised through this initiative will directly contribute to covering the costs associated with this invaluable experience. From travel expenses to tournament fees and accommodations, every dollar raised plays a crucial role in ensuring that our student-athletes have the opportunity to participate in these competitive events. Participating in these tournaments not only provides our student-athletes with the chance to showcase their talent on a national stage but also offers unparalleled opportunities for growth and development. Competing against top-tier opponents challenges our athletes to push their limits, refine their techniques, and gain invaluable experience that will benefit them both on and off the golf course. Your support is instrumental in ensuring that our Women's Golf team can continue this tradition of excellence and compete at the highest level. By contributing to their spring break trip, you directly impact the success and development of our student-athletes.

Printers, and Friends, it is One-Day-For-Dawgs! Professor Klarecki is finally retiring. We are searching the world for a perfect replacement. Funding that you provide will help us make sure the new Professor has all the tools, and knowledge to make them successful at this very important change.

The Hispanic/Latino Cultural Center serves as a beacon of cultural celebration, education, and empowerment for all who walk through its doors. It's a place where Hispanic/Latinx heritage thrives, where traditions are honored, and where diverse voices are celebrated. However, we need your help to ensure that this vital hub continues to flourish and impact the lives of future generations. Your generous donations will directly contribute to: (1) Educational Programs: Providing enriching workshops, seminars, and conferences that promote understanding and appreciation of Hispanic/Latinx culture. (2) Cultural Events: Hosting vibrant festivals, performances, and exhibitions that showcase the richness and diversity of Hispanic/Latinx traditions. (3) Student Support: Offering scholarships, mentorship programs, and academic resources to empower all students to achieve their full potential. (4) Community Outreach: Engaging with the broader community through outreach initiatives, partnerships, and collaborations that promote cross-cultural understanding and unity. Every dollar you contribute makes a tangible difference in the lives of students and the vitality of our center. Together, we can continue to cultivate an inclusive space where Hispanic/Latinx heritage thrives and where all are welcome to learn, grow, and celebrate together. Join us in championing Hispanic Latino culture and supporting the next generation of leaders! Your donation, no matter the size, will make a meaningful impact. ¡Gracias por tu apoyo! Thank you for your support! Watch this short video on why the center is important to our students.

The Malik Kingsby Scholarship is intended to provide opportunity to students who experience inequity or barriers to education because of racism and heterosexism (homophobia) and/or cissexism (transphobia). Malik Kingsby was a student staffer of the Ferris State University LGBTQ+ Resource Center and Williams Auditorium, the president of the Art History Club, and a member of Psi Sigma Kappa. His legacy includes warmth and inclusion of all students in every space he entered, service to QTBIPOC students, and campus-wide education about Two Spirit, same gender loving, and LGBTQ+ people of color.

From supporting championship athletics to student scholarships in industry-leading programs, gifts of all sizes are critical to the continued success of Bulldogs everywhere. Your gift will have an immediate impact on the programs, teams, and students you choose to support. Help make a difference for Bulldog Students at Ferris State by supporting One Day for Dawgs!

$250 Match - Sponsored by Anonymous Join us in supporting our students in the Operations and Supply Management (OSM) program. Last year the 1D4Dawgs OSM Program fundraiser helped support 11 students with obtaining their Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification. Your gift also sponsored six students to attend this year’s 2024 Midwest Supply Chain Management Conference in Grand Rapids, MI. During the 2022/2023 year, our student teams completed 8 process improvement experiential projects. This year the student teams will complete 10 process improvement experiential projects with community and industry partners. A gift of any amount will directly impact our OSM students by providing them continued opportunities to engage in process improvement experiential learning with community partners, pursue professional certifications, and attend future conferences. Check out the following video link to learn more about the OSM program and our student’s academic experiences inside and outside the classroom: OSM Program 1D4Dawgs Thank you for considering supporting the OSM Program! We appreciate you and your commitment to the students and OSM Program. Go Bulldogs!

UBUNTU: "I am because we are" This translation emphasizes the idea that our existence is intrinsically tied to our relationships with others. Our humanity is not isolated; it flourishes within the context of community and shared experiences. One Day for Dawgs is Ferris State University’s annual day of giving. This fundraising is designed to work as crowd sourcing. Any contribution gets our program closer to our goal and is sincerely appreciated by our staff and students. Consider forgoing stopping for coffee one day and donate those funds here. Your contribution will directly impact our current and future students. Look closely. We have our hand out but are merely asking for a hand up. The PGA Golf Management Program is raising funds to provide more access for students to participate in the following: PGA events such as industry shows: Annual PGA Show in Orlando Tournaments: Katke is hosting a northern Michigan chapter event which our students will have an opportunity to play in Our program has started 2 annual tournaments against other PGA Golf Management Schools: We will play against Eastern Kentucky this spring on April 13-14 at Hillcrest Country Club in Indianapolis Indiana. We will also be playing Penn State at a neutral location in the fall. Putting technology component to be added to Ken Janke Learning Center: SAM PuttLab One Day for Dawgs offers our alumni, friends and family the opportunity to be a part of our mission to make the college experience for our current and future students a transformational one. If you are unable to donate but want to find a way to contribute, please email Joe Hatch directly at hatchj1@ferris.edu. You can make an even bigger contribution to our program by finding one kid who is in love with the golf industry and encourage them to attend Ferris State University. I would be grateful if you would introduce these young men and women to our PGA Golf Management Program and let them know our mission. Thank you for joining Bulldogs everywhere in supporting Ferris State University on One Day For Dawgs as we raise funds to help us move Ferris Forward Together. Your gift today will provide critical support for the PGA Golf Management Program, and we cannot thank you enough for your generosity on this day of giving. Go Bulldogs!

The Raymond L. Gant Higher Learning Annual Scholarship is a textbook scholarship for a graduating high school student in the Metropolitan Detroit area that has been accepted into Ferris State University in the Fall of the current year. Thank you for your support

From supporting championship athletics to student scholarships in industry-leading programs, gifts of all sizes are critical to the continued success of Bulldogs everywhere. Your gift will have an immediate impact on the programs, teams, and students you choose to support. Help make a difference for Bulldog Students at Ferris State by supporting One Day for Dawgs!

$1,000 Match - Sponsored by Mike Barger and Jennifer Yontz-Barger Help us meet this goal. This year we are raising money to purchase new equipment for classrooms in SWN 207 and 211. Thank you for joining Bulldogs everywhere in supporting Ferris State University on One Day For Dawgs as we raise funds to help students succeed. Your gift today will provide critical support to the Surveying Engineering Program and we cannot thank you enough for your generosity on this day of giving. Go Bulldogs!

The unexpected happens but it shouldn't prevent someone from achieving their career and professional dreams. University College's Pay It Forward Fund (PIFF) keeps dreams alive by preventing life's curveballs from derailing success. Your gift helps the single parent with an unexpected medical bill, the commuting student with a critical car repair, the student on internship needing rent assistance, and, and, and...

We Have Separation Anxiety! Raising money for the MLS program every year always makes our heads spin, but thanks to your precipitation we hope to collect a dizzying amount! We are trying to raise money to purchase some new blood bank centrifuges this year so we can rotate out the oldest ones. It's hard to separate your generosity from the accomplishments of the program. We never forget that our success revolves around you. Any amount you donate will bring us closer to a more balanced program. In blood bank the centrifuges spinWith all 12 they create quite a dinThe whirls and whirs,Separations, not stirsAnd new ones will make us all grin!

The success of the DCCL program has been in no small part to the founding director of the program, Dr. Roberta Teahen. Robbie’s passion and dedication to the development of this program were instrumental in its creation. Her commitment to the advancement of community colleges is evidenced by the impact she has made through the DCCL program.

Support Women's Basketball 2024 Regional Champions $700 Match -Sponsored by Jean Elder, Ben Withey After a historic season for FSU Women’s Basketball, we're seeking your support to further the growth and development of these talented young women! Our team is raising funds to acquire new shooting equipment, vital for enhancing our skills on the court. Your contribution, no matter the size, will be immensely appreciated and will directly impact our ability to build upon the successes of last season. We eagerly anticipate your presence at future games, cheering on the Dawgs as we strive for excellence. Thank you for your support!

ReFOCUS at Ferris provides students on academic probation with educational, social, and financial support to focus on having a successful semester, developing a stronger sense of belonging, and regaining good academic standing. Your donation will provide students with academic success materials and personal development tools. Students who are active participants can receive a book voucher. Through the first two cohorts, participants received fewer mid-term grade warnings and felt more involved in the greater university community.

Support the Don and Amy Lowell Endowed Scholarship The Don and Amy Lowell Endowed Scholarship is for students pursuing their BS Degree in Survey-Engineering Technology. To qualify for this scholarship, student must meet the following criteria: 1. Students need to be a full time Junior or Senior in the Survey-Engineering Technology program. 2. Have a GPA of 2.5 or higher and 3. be a participating member of the ACSM Student Chapter - Burt & Bullett. Thank you for joining Bulldogs everywhere in supporting Ferris State University on One Day For Dawgs as we raise funds for our students' success. We cannot thank you enough for your generosity on this day of giving. Go Bulldogs!

First-Generation students embody the mission and vision that Ferris State University was founded upon. First-Generation students may be the first in their family to attend college, and may not have the same knowledge and support as other students. Over the past four years, the First-Generation Initiative at Ferris has supported and celebrated First-Gen students with workshops, outreach, support, an ally program, graduation cords, a student organization, and so much more. Now the Initiative wants to go even further by providing First-Generation students at Ferris with more financial support through the First-Gen Student Scholarship. These students have the opportunity to create generational change for their families. Please consider being a part of that change by making a gift to the First Generation Scholarship.

First-Generation students embody the mission and vision that Ferris State University was founded upon. First-Generation students may be the first in their family to attend college, and may not have the same knowledge and support as other students. Over the past four years, the First-Generation Initiative at Ferris has supported and celebrated First-Gen students with workshops, outreach, support, an ally program, graduation cords, a student organization, mini-grants, and technology support, and so much more. Your contribution to this important initiative, will ensure that we can continue to support and celebrate our First-Gen students.

Ferris State University Black Alumni Association (FSUBAA) fundraising efforts this year will be more impactful for Ferris State students than ever before. We are raising funds for our endowed scholarship and for the student programming we provide. Programming such as the Welcome Program where all participating students will get a token from FSUBAA with our information on it, to begin the immediate connection. Another program is our Student Mentoring Program where we help students enhance their interpersonal skills and gain confidence, we provide guidance and encouragement during the academic program, advice on important decisions, and opportunities to make professional contacts. We also have the Student Roundtable discussion to collectively share and hear from the students and the Multicultural Graduation Celebration where they receive a FSUBAA lapel pin and one year of free membership to the organization. This year we are overjoyed to have our donations have a direct impact on multiple students as we help to provide tools and techniques for self-regulation, conflict resolution, time management, a growth mindset, coping and communication skills and more

KCAD offers a wide variety of student support resources to assist with barriers faced inside or outside of the classroom. The Stash is one such support resource that is open to all students, providing access to food, clothing, and art/school supplies. You can make a difference and help KCAD continue this resource for students at KCAD by supporting The Stash with a cash gift.

¡Hola! Greetings from the Spanish for the Professions program at Ferris State University. We seek to promote professional bilingualism, love for language and travel, Study Abroad, Internships that impact the community, intercultural awareness, and global camaraderie! We are so close to permanently endowing our Spanish for the Professions Scholarship! Without a doubt, we are confident that it will happen during this year's One Day for Dawgs on April 10, 2024! Some updates on our program that keep fueling our passion for what we do: 1) The Spanish for the Professions Scholarship Endowment is less than $1,000 away from becoming a reality as we are currently at $24,240 (and need $25,000 to make it permanent). Of course, we'd like to keep growing it for even more impact! Many thanks to all who have already helped us reach that milestone!!! 2) A record number of Study Abroad students will be going to Costa Rica for Spanish Immersion in 2024 for 4 weeks! 3) Recent Ferris Spanish for the Professions students are/will be in Spanish graduate programs while teaching Spanish with fully funded Master's degrees in Spanish! ¡Felicidades, Paige Williams y Ryan Kachnowski! 4) Dual enrollment at Rockford High School has been ongoing for over a year now with former immersion students! 5) Washington D.C. Conference - Professor Lucero Flores-Páez and Professor Eric Warner will be presenting on our unique Spanish for the Professions program in May 2024! 6) Professor Lucero Flores-Páez - Ferris Volleyball Team Collaboration for a trip to Spain & Portugal with language and culture preparation. 7) New collaborations with Artworks in Big Rapids for Day of the Dead activities have allowed students and community members to shine! 8) Programming! The Spanish Teaching Minor is currently being relaunched (pending approval) and we are exploring options for graduate level professional Spanish courses for Pharmacy and Optometry! 9) Michigan World Language Associate Conference in Oct 2023 in Lansing, MI. We met with dozens of high school teachers to talk about collaborations and opportunities at Ferris! 10) ...and the list goes on! Let us know if you want to collaborate at any time! So many exciting things happening & we are grateful to have the support of so many of you during the year for the creation of this ever-lasting scholarship & for all our programming! ¡Mil gracias! Spanish Professors: Lucero Flores-Páez (Spanish Program Coordinator) Eric Warner Ana Dávila-Howard Gustavo Rodríguez-Morán Kristin Oplinger

Thank you for joining us for One Day for Dawgs 2024! This year we are raising funds to purchase a Mavic 3 Pro Drone that will be used in our experimental Drone Preparation course. The course will provide students with an understanding of the required rules of flying a drone for commercial production and prepare students to take the FAA Part 107 test. Any amount, small or large will help support the students in the TDMP program!

$200 Match - Sponsored by Ben Withey Brutus is the beloved mascot of Ferris State. From supporting our championship athletics to going out into the community, Brutus impacts Big Rapids every single day. Your gift will help us care for Brutus' maintenance, purchase new props and clothes, and give him many new opportunities and events. Help us care for The Dawg on this One Day for Dawgs! Thank you!

BULLDOGS- It is hard to believe that it has been two years since we all came together to honor Eddie by teaming up to raise enough money to make the Eddie Luck Memorial Scholarship an endowed scholarship, to be awarded annually in perpetuity to a Ferris tennis team member most embodying the qualities Eddie lived, competed and coached by. Please join me today, “One Day for Dawgs,” to add to the fund and grow its impact. Please donate by clicking on the make a donation button. Gifts of any size matter and help students achieve their dreams. We miss you, Coach, and will never forget you. #OneDayforDawgs

Support Men's Tennis Team The Men’s Tennis Program is calling upon your invaluable support! Our dedicated team is embarking on a mission to enhance both our locker room and study room facilities. These updates are crucial in providing our athletes with a conducive environment for both athletic preparation and academic success. Your contributions will directly impact the transformation of our locker room into space that fosters camaraderie, motivation, and optimal performance. By improving our locker room facilities, we aim to create a welcoming and inspiring atmosphere where our athletes can prepare mentally and physically for their matches with confidence and focus.

Support Ferris State Women's Tennis The Women’s Tennis Program is calling upon your invaluable support! Our dedicated team is embarking on a mission to enhance both our locker room and study room facilities. These updates are crucial in providing our athletes with a conducive environment for both athletic preparation and academic success. Your contributions will directly impact the transformation of our locker room into space that fosters camaraderie, motivation, and optimal performance. By improving our locker room facilities, we aim to create a welcoming and inspiring atmosphere where our athletes can prepare mentally and physically for their matches with confidence and focus.

The OMSS strives to provide a true Home Away From Home environment for our students through leadership development, advocacy, college access, mentorship, and cultural awareness. Your gift today will provide critical support to the Office of Multicultural Student Services' Dr. Matthew C. Chaney Experiential Learning Scholarship and we cannot thank you enough for your generosity on this day of giving. Go Bulldogs! #TeamOMSS

Your gift will have an immediate impact on the Ready For Life @ FSU students enrolled in the amazing inclusive post-secondary educational program at Ferris! Help make a difference for RFLA Bulldog Students at Ferris State by supporting One Day for Dawgs!