Here at the Academic Literacies Center, we strive to create an environment that encourages participation, acceptance, and a willingness to ask questions. Our center provides students with academic support so they can be successful in their college careers and beyond. We need your help to continue our efforts. We provide free snacks to students so that they don't have to work on an empty stomach as well as tools such as whiteboards to allow for greater visual learning. We would like to further expand our services by purchasing affordable headphones for our center computers, tablets for a quicker check-in process, a program called NetTutor to continue supporting students after-hours, and a scholarship to help our tutors afford textbooks. Your contribution is essential to allowing us to continue our great work. We hope you will consider making a donation to help the students of Ferris State University.

Support Bulldog Soccer The women’s soccer team is raising funds to purchase new Game Day/Travel Parkas for the team, as well as continued locker room enhancements. Please help us Stay Warm next fall as we continue to “Play for the Right to Play in Bad Weather!” as we strive to make another playoff run deep into the winter months. Thank you for your continued support! Go Bulldogs!

$550 Match - Sponsored by Dean Daniel Taylor, Bob & Kim Buckingham Please help us support Michigan College of Optometry students with a gift to the MCO Alumni Endowment for student scholarships. Our goal is $13,000. Gifts of all sizes are critical to the continued success of MCO students. The cost of a professional education makes it challenging for our students to complete the program without significant debt. Your gift will immediately impact our students by adding to scholarship support. Help make a difference for MCO Bulldog Students at Ferris State by supporting One Day for Dawgs!

FSU MEANS BUSINESS! The College of Business is one of the largest colleges at Ferris State and also offers one of the most diverse collection of unique and distinctive business degree offerings in the State of Michigan. Under the leadership of our new Dean Dr. Logan Jones, we are re-building and strengthening our programs, student and faculty initiatives. Your general gift to the college will be put to good use as we continue to offer our students the best applied business education in the state. Go Business Dawgs!

$1,500 Match - Sponsored by Dean Steve Durst, Jackie Morse This fund supports students, faculty and alumni. Students are supported with travel grants that allow them to attend conferences at both the state and national level. These networking opportunities allow students to search out residencies, present research and grow professionally. Faculty are supported through the purchase of laboratory instrumentation. Alumni also benefit from this fund which supports alumni receptions, continuing education programing and homecoming events. If you haven't joined us for an event, you should!

$1,500 Match - Sponsored by Dean Steve Durst, Patti Smeelink Keim Thank you for joining College of Pharmacy Alumni and Friends on One Day For Dawgs. Your gift today will provide critical support to students in the College of Pharmacy through the Ferris Cares Opportunity Scholarship fund. We cannot thank you enough for your generosity on this day of giving. The Ferris Cares Opportunity Scholarship was created to provide support to students encountering unexpected financial needs. We continue to expand the fund to include support for students facing challenges outside of tuition costs. Students receiving support have consistently commented that they may not have been able to graduate on time without the modest assistance provided by this fund.

$1,000 Match - Sponsored by Dean Steve Durst, Kim & Doug Hancock This initiative enhances the pharmacy student experience by providing a safe and secure 24/7 study space within the College of Pharmacy. With an initial lead gift of $25,000 from alumni Kim ('88) and Doug ('88) Hancock, plans are underway to renovate the lounge area and update furniture. It can be a challenge to find a place to study on nights and weekends, this project assures that pharmacy students will always have a safe and secure place to study by providing a spacious, comfortable and functional area for their hours spent while pursuing their degree. If you are an alumnus of the Pharmacy program you recognize the challenges of finding study spaces and the need today for a safe and secure space to study. Please support our students needs, every donation helps move this project closer to reality!

Support Ferris State Football 2x National Champions $500 Match - Sponsored by Jean Elder Ferris State Football team remains resilient and committed to their journey of growth and development. As they gear up for the upcoming season and the off-season, the team is reaching out for support to fuel their continued progress. One of the key areas where your contributions can make a significant impact is in nutrition. Proper nutrition is essential for the athletes' performance, recovery, and overall well-being. By raising funds for enhanced nutrition programs, the team aims to provide their players with the fuel they need to optimize their physical and mental capabilities on the field. Additionally, the team is seeking support to acquire Catapult technology, a cutting-edge system that will revolutionize their training approach. This innovative technology enables real-time tracking of the student-athletes' work effort, allowing coaches to monitor their performance metrics, assess workload management, and tailor training regimens to maximize efficiency and minimize injury risk. Your generosity will not only help the Ferris State Football team bridge the gap between their current state and their aspirations but will also empower them to reach new heights of excellence.

$4,500 Match - Sponsored by John C. Collins, Anonymous Support Ferris State Hockey! Investing in the upgrade of our weight room is more than just a renovation project; it's an investment in the future success and well-being of our athletes. With improved facilities, our student-athletes will have access to new equipment and resources, allowing them to optimize their training regimens and reach new levels of strength, agility, and endurance. Beyond the tangible benefits of physical conditioning, upgrading the weight room also fosters a culture of excellence and dedication within our hockey program. It sends a powerful message to our student-athletes that we are committed to providing them with the best possible resources to succeed, both athletically and academically. However, we cannot achieve this ambitious goal without your support. Your donations play a vital role in making this vision a reality. By contributing to the upgrade of our weight room, you directly impact the lives of our student-athletes, empowering them to continue their journey of growth and development.

Support Bulldog Volleyball Bulldog Volleyball is going to Spain and Portugal! $500 Match - Sponsored by Jean Elder Join us in supporting our trip abroad! Your donations will help fund our journey overseas, allowing us to immerse ourselves in new cultures, compete against international teams, and represent our university on a global scale. Every contribution makes a difference and brings us closer to our goal. Together, we can make this trip a reality and create unforgettable experiences that will last a lifetime. Thank you for your generosity and support!

International students provide diversity and cultural enrichment, research and innovation opportunities, and enrich the classroom by providing different perspectives not only on campus but in the greater community. Ferris State University is committed to growing international enrollment and providing this diverse perspective in the classroom. Contributing to this fund will assist in providing additional funding to incoming international students. Make a difference for an international student! Your gift of $100 or more will assist international students with housing, books and supplies, tuition, or academic experiences!

$1,000 Match - sponsored by Paul Klatt The Osprey Web Cam Project Nest building and courtship feeding were among some of the details directly observed by students in the classroom. Eventually a variety of students enrolled in summer BIOL courses like BIOL 442, Ecology and BIOL 121 and 122, General Biology I and II observed egg-laying, incubation, hatching, and chick feeding behavior. To our surprise, the images reached out to more than just students enrolled in BIOL courses. It did more than bring the Osprey into our classrooms. It brought them into our lives. Recent repairs have all but emptied our account and we need funds to purchase a new camera and hookups and to pay outside contractors for a lift to gain access to the setup. The Osprey Web Cam Project is a true collaboration including people from Facilities, Welding, IT, and Biology. The 2024 viewing season will be our 16th year of operation and we could not have done any of it or continue to do so without the generous contributions of people just like you. Thank you for your love and support. https://osprey.ferris.edu/# Keep your eye on the birds.

¡Hola! This is Spanish Professor Eric Warner and I am helping our Ferris-Costa Rica Study Abroad 2024 group fundraise to support their experience! This year, we have a record number of students who will be Studying Abroad in Costa Rica with Prof. Lucero Flores-Páez, a Costa Rican instructor, and me! We seek help to defer costs for students during the educational 4-week Spanish Immersion program where students take classes at Academia Tica and live with Spanish-speaking host families. Additionally, any fundraising during One Day for Dawgs will support excursions to museums, a coffee plantation, the Pacific & Caribbean Coasts, Costa Rican businesses, and sustainable tourist locations in the Talamanca region with the Bribri tribe, etc. Your support helps us to keep costs accessible for all students so they can continue to learn Spanish, and about Latin American culture and society through the lens of Costa Rica! Our impact upon return will allow our students to apply bilingual skills and intercultural competencies in their communities and future careers! Go Bulldogs!!! ¡Mil gracias! y ¡Pura vida!

Studying abroad can be a life changing experience that deeply affects how an individual views the world and their future career. Students who study abroad obtain cross communication skills, gain new skills, network and connect for future employment, and learn more about themselves and the world around them. They then bring those new skills and perspectives back to the campus classroom and provide diverse perspectives. This fund will provide funding opportunities for students going to study abroad and looking to earn academic credit in the world classroom!

$750 Match - Sponsored by Jean Elder, Kim & Bob Buckingham The Men’s Basketball Team needs you to come off the bench and help them be competitive. Our shooting machines need to be replaced. We need $9,000 to purchase new Shoot-A-Way “The Gun” shooting/rebounding machines. Join the “Full Court Press” to fund $9,000 for shooting machines. Don’t sit on the bench…join your team now in making this happen!

Support Ferris State Men's and Women's Track and XC! This year, we're reaching out to our community for support in acquiring essential recovery equipment for our track team. Recovery plays a crucial role in an athlete's ability to perform consistently at their best. With your generous donations, we aim to invest in recovery tools that will aid our athletes in recovering quickly and effectively, ensuring they can compete at the highest level week in and week out. From foam rollers to compression therapy devices, every piece of equipment we acquire will contribute to our athletes' ability to recover optimally, minimizing the risk of injury and maximizing their potential for success. By providing our athletes with access to top-notch recovery resources, we're not only investing in their athletic performance but also in their long-term health and well-being. Your support makes a tangible difference in the lives of our student-athletes. Your donations will enable us to create an environment where our track team members can thrive, both on and off the track. Together, we can empower our athletes to reach new heights of achievement and represent our school with pride.

$700 Match - Sponsored by Sheila Nero, Kathy and Marco Menezes Since 2020, the Bulldog Basic Needs Alliance has provided emergency assistance to Ferris students experiencing food and housing insecurity. Knowing that struggles with basic needs have a direct impact on student success, the BBNA strives to support students as quickly as possible. We know that hunger and homelessness can directly impact academic performance, often leading to a lack of concentration, delay in degree completion or total withdrawal from the university. With 1 in 5 undergraduate students experiencing food insecurity, and 9% of university students experiencing homelessness, your gift will help us feed the next hungry student or keep a Bulldog where they belong: right here, on our campus. In 2023, thanks to the generosity of our donors, we were able to provide 521 meal swipes to students. The BBNA also responded to a 23% increase in housing requests. Whether through meal swipes, temporary housing, funding for our campus food pantries or more, your gift to the BBNA can enormously impact a student's success. Thank you for keeping the dream of a Ferris education alive for our students.

Help support Music for Life at Ferris State University as we strive to bring back the Marching Bulldogs! The Ferris State Pep Band currently provides energy and atmosphere to home Football, Basketball, and Hockey games while also participating in various championship trips and community events. But now, with national and regional championships being the norm for the Bulldogs - it's time to get the band back together. Your gift to the Ferris State Marching Band will provide critical funds to our startup efforts: supporting student scholarships, recruitment efforts, updated sheet music, brand new uniforms, and maintaining instruments. Thank you for your consideration - Go Dawgs!

***MATCHING GIFT IS ACTIVE! - The Frankenmuth Insurance Foundation is matching the first $5,000 in gifts to this campaign! Give now and double your impact!*** Take a good look at that photo carousel above. Last year's contributions to our "One Day for Dawgs" campaign allowed us to take four Ferris RMI students to Atlanta to attend the RiskWorld 2023 conference. In May, we are headed to San Diego for RiskWorld 2024! Trips and experiences like this are made possible by your generous support of our experiential learning fund. Please consider making a gift of any size to help us reach our goal so that we may continue sending students on experiential learning adventures where they can extend and apply their academic learning and help us to fulfill our mission "to serve as a resource to the industry by preparing competent interns and graduates." Click here for a word from 2023 graduate and RiskWorld attendee Devante!

Help our math dawgs pay for their actuarial science exams! Actuaries model risk and uncertainty to provide financial security to millions of Americans and companies nationwide and worldwide. They have to take a sequence of rigorous exams to qualify. In our program, we prepare student to take two exams: probabilty and financial mathematics. These exams each cost $260.00. Donate $260 today to sponsor one exam for one student, or donate $520 to sponsor both exams for one student! Your gift can help one of our Dawgs qualify as an actuary!

The mission of the Ferris Alumni Association is to help strengthen alumni-to-alumni, alumni-to-student and alumni-to-University connections while also promoting mutual beneficial relationships that keep alumni informed, involved and invested in Ferris State University. In an effort to uphold the mission of the Alumni Association, we are asking for your support to help fund the Alumni Association Legacy Endowment which recognizes academic achievements and leadership potential in students who parent, sibling, grandparent, son or daughter is a Ferris State University graduate. Last year we were fortunate enough to provide $45,000 in scholarship funds to help support our students in their quest for a degree from Ferris State. Please help us continue the legacy tradition and support our students.

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 Automotive Program! We are currently working on increasing our Electric Vehicle offerings in the Auto Service area. Your support will be used towards the purchase an EV to increase the hands on opportunities auto service students have with this technology. Please support the future of Automotive Program students. We cannot thank you enough for your generosity on this day of giving. Go Bulldogs!

Welcome to Ferris State Baja Racing! We are a club at Ferris State that includes members from multiple different programs including Automotive, Welding, manufacturing, and many more. We build an off-road vehicle entirely from scratch. We start with designing the car on solid works, bending, cutting, and welding tubing to create a frame and fabricating and assembling engine, transmission, and suspension components. We race schools all across the country in off-road endurance races and compete in multiple events each year. This club allows students to learn hands-on skills and important engineering principles, while also learning great teamwork and communication skills. We are looking for donations to help us further our club and allow for more students to be able to be involved and attend races. We are also in need of new rims and tires for the four-wheel drive SAE baja vehicle build. Thank you for your consideration in donating to our club!

Support Ferris State Athletics $500 Match - Sponsored by Steve Brockelbank The Bulldog Athletic Association (BAA) is dedicated to nurturing and empowering over 400 student-athletes within our athletic program. Our ongoing fundraising efforts are crucial in providing essential support and development opportunities for these talented individuals. Your contributions to the BAA directly impact areas such as student-athlete nutrition, ensuring that our athletes have access to the fuel they need to perform at their best. Additionally, funds raised go towards supporting student-athlete professional development initiatives, including career workshops, leadership training, and networking opportunities. By investing in the BAA, you are investing in the holistic growth and success of our student-athletes, both on and off the field. Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of these remarkable individuals who proudly represent our university.

Support the Bulldog Math Center! The Mathematics Department at Ferris State University wants to offer an additional resource to support our students in their math courses on campus by creating an inclusive and safe space for all students to ask questions, learn, and improve their confidence and skills in a subject that is often feared by many. Many institutions have tutoring centers that focus on math only. Creating a space such as this here at Ferris would encourage students to frequently visit the Mathematics Department where faculty offices are also conveniently located. Between creating this center, encouraging positive and productive interactions between students/tutors/faculty, and your support, we can further assist our students as they work towards their degrees!

Join us in supporting our students in the Business Administration program. A gift of any amount will directly impact our Business Administration students by providing opportunities not necessarily funded through tuition. These funds will provide opportunities for experiential learning, conferences, guest speakers, and other opportunities for students to move Ferris Forward together. Thank you for considering supporting the Business Administration program. We appreciate you an your continued support and commitment to the Business Administration students. Go Bulldogs!

$250 Match - Sponsored by Anonymous 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 support is critical to the success of the Business Innovation and Lean Center (BILC) continuing to provide students with high-impact experiential learning opportunities and extending our reach into offering summer camps to the K-12 student population. Here are some highlights of the BILC over the past year: The BILC supported 17 process improvement experiential projects for student teams in 2022/2023 and 10 process improvement experiential projects for student teams in 2023/2024. The funds raised from last year's campaign provided funds for gas reimbursement and Process Improvement project materials. The BILC co-sponsored two events: Internships 101, and the Bulldogs Mean Business - Nolan Transportation Group. The BILC also sponsored the Menlo Innovations Virtual factory tour. We're thrilled to announce the latest initiatives in the BILC this year (2023/2024): Chain Reaction Podcast Mentee and Mentor Program Alumni Engagement Speaker Series We cannot thank you enough for your generosity on this day of giving. Go Bulldogs!

To assist in purchasing new equipment and making all the equipment operational by connecting multiple pieces to high-voltage power sources and having factory refurbishing on our donated pieces.

Students need your help! join us in supporting the Ferris Cares Opportunity Scholarship in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education Fund. Despite its lengthy name, the mission of this fund is straightforward: to assist students facing unforeseen financial obstacles that could hinder their academic journey. Last year, this fund provided over $10,000 in support to students, ensuring they could stay on track towards their educational goals. However, due to the significant demand and the depletion of funds, it's crucial to replenish the fund to continue offering this vital support to our students. Witnessing underprivileged, underrepresented, and first-generation students thrive thanks to the generosity of this fund is not only rewarding but also a testament to the core values upon which our institution was founded. Your contribution can make a profound impact on the lives of our students, helping them overcome financial barriers and achieve academic success. Join us in making a difference today!

College of Health Professions Opportunity Cares Scholarship We are inviting everyone to contribute to our College of Health Professions Opportunity Cares Scholarship. This scholarship is used to assist our students when they are challenged with a monetary situation and need assistance. Thank you for joining Bulldogs everywhere in supporting Ferris State University on One Day For Dawgs as we raise funds for our students' success. Your gift today will provide critical support to the College of Health Professions and we cannot thank you enough for your generosity on this day of giving. Go Bulldogs!