Celebrating 125 Years

• Celebration Kickoff
  September 1, 2009
• Founders' Day
  September 3, 2009
• Gallery Event
  September 10, 2009
• Homecoming 125th Events
  October 10, 2009
• Ferris Foundation Benefit
  November 6, 2009
• Festival of the Arts
  January 28, 2009
• Music & 125 Celebration Week
  April 21-24, 2010

Founders' Day

Founders' Day at Ferris is traditionally celebrated the first Thursday of the Fall semester at Ferris State University. This year on Founders' Day, we marked the 125th year of our founding with several special events!

• Special Cancellation Event
• Ferris History Panel
• Founders' Day activities in the Quad
• The Treasure Hunt Begins!
• Book signing at the Bookstore table! Check the Barnes and Noble table for autograph opportunites!
• Unsolved History: The Burning of Old Main

New Book Marks Ferris Anniversary

Ferris State University: The First 125 Years celebrates the living history of our remarkable institution of higher learning founded by Woodbridge N. and Helen Gillespie Ferris in 1884.

"A Century of Opportunity"

Read more about the history of the university in the book by Joseph Deupree