Ferris Forward

In this episode, President David Eisler speaks with Associate Vice President of Physical Plant Mike Hughes who is retiring at the end of May. Here they discuss his 34 years of service to Ferris State University and the significant projects he has witnessed during his tenure that have changed the landscape of the Big Rapids campus.

In this episode, President David Eisler speaks with Biological Sciences Department Chair Dr. Beth Zimmer and Director of the Shimadzu Core Laboratory Dr. Sky Pike. Here they discuss the University's wastewater testing strategy on campus, the role undergraduate students are playing in the wastewater sampling, and the important partnerships established within the city of Big Rapids to lessen the spread of COVID-19.

In this episode, President David Eisler speaks with College of Business Information Security and Intelligence faculty Molly Cooper and Greg Gogolin. They discuss their top 25 nationally ranked ISI program, the development of a new bachelor's degree in Artificial Intelligence, and the emerging field of Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things.

In this episode, President David Eisler speaks with Ferris State University employees Luke Hedman, Brian Pacholka and Emily Zoet about the establishment of the COVID-19 Community Response Team and the efforts implemented to assist Operation Face Shield and help frontline workers in our community, state, region and world during the pandemic.

In this episode, President David Eisler speaks with College of Business Criminal Justice alumnus and chair of The Ferris Foundation Tim Murphy. They discuss Tim's experience as a first-generation college student at Ferris, his career trajectory from police officer to deputy director of the FBI, and his upcoming goals as chair of The Ferris Foundation.