There are many opportunities available to Honors Students at Ferris State – from performing community service with the Big Rapids Women’s Information Service (WISE) to knitting with the Registered Student Organization ‘Crafter’s Anonymous,’ our students engage with their community and take advantage of all that we have to offer.

The Honors Program has funds available to help Honors students finance events such as conferences, retreats, study away trips and national/foreign exchange programs. We take groups of students down to Grand Rapids to see performances at DeVos Hall.  We have annual Awards dinners, an Art Show, Formal, Send-Off banquet, Speech Contest and the Variety Show.

In addition, honors students are actively engaged in research on campus, apply for scholarships and post-graduate fellowships, attend conferences and help run the program itself.

As the opportunities for service, leadership and cultural and academic enrichment appear, we’ll post them here!

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Big Rapids Community Garden - If you’re living in the Big Rapids area, think about renting a raised bed for your own garden over the summer through Big Rapids Community Garden! Students receive a discount […]

Two Honors Contract Lunch and Learns! - Paige Budnick, an honors student at Ferris, will be presenting her honors contract research at two Lunch and Learns this week. On Tuesday, April 27 11 AM – 12 PM, […]

CranHill Ranch Spring Clean Up Service Opportunity - CranHill Ranch, a beautiful Christian camp and retreat near Big Rapids, is looking for volunteers to help them get the grounds ready for the new camping season at the Spring […]

On-Campus Volunteer Opportunities this Week - Two on-campus volunteer opportunities are available this week! Thursday, 4/22/21  2 – 5 PM in South Quad (near the Rock): Spring Carnival Celebration, sponsored by the Residence Hall Association, including […]

Virtual Senior Symposium! - It’s time! Next Thursday, April 22, the Senior Symposium will be held online from 11AM to 1PM. It will be held on Gather Town, an MMO-type platform. You can either […]

Honors Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup this Sunday - The Honors Service Committee has rescheduled their Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup for Sunday, April 18 from 11 AM to 1 PM. Those carpooling will wear masks. To register to attend, please sign […]

Healthcare Administration Panel Tonight - Healthcare Administration – Insights from Today’s Leaders: The Value of Healthcare Administration Degrees in the Field Wednesday, April 14, 2021 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/99844265798 Have you ever […]

Honors Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup - The Honors Service Committee will be organizing their Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup on Saturday, April 17 from 11 AM to 1 PM. Those carpooling will wear masks. To register to attend, please […]

Vaccination Clinic at Ferris! - We at Ferris are very fortunate to have the Pfizer vaccine available to faculty, staff and students! Ferris will host a vaccine clinic this week from 9 a.m. to 4 […]

Presentation on Human Misbelief - On Friday, April 16 at 2PM, Professor David Dunning will be presenting on his research on human misbelief in the face of contradicting evidence via Zoom. Learning more about human […]

Lunch and Learn: Interviewing Skills 101 - Join Debbie Lynn Mayo, the honors hall director at Ferris, on Tuesday, March 30 at 11 AM on Zoom to learn how to get the job through a better interview. […]

Riverwalk Cleanup this Saturday! - On Saturday, March 27 11 AM – 1 PM, the Honors Service Committee is organizing a Riverwalk Cleanup in Big Rapids. Any honors students who would like to volunteer should […]

Present Your Student Research at a National Honors Conference in Orlando! - One of the perks of being an honors student at Ferris is that we will pay for your attendance at an honors conference if you are doing a presentation! We […]

Lunch and Learn: Reading and Writing the Short Story - Join us on Friday, March 19 at 12 PM on Zoom for a Lunch and Learn entitled  “Reading and Writing the Short Story,” presented by Dr. Deirdre Fagan. Dr. Fagan is an […]

Volunteer at the Literacy in Action Center - Angels of Action is opening the Literacy in Action Center.  To assist students who have been struggling with academics due to COVID, we will be offering help with homework and/or virtual […]