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Ferris State University launches $80 million fundraising campaign

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Now & Always: The Campaign for Ferris State University is an $80 million, multiyear fundraising campaign focusing on a trio of priorities: Investing in Students, Program Expansion and Innovation, and Building Partnerships.

When it comes to investing in students the goal is establishing a $36 million student scholarship endowment. The university says, “This initiative matches gifts to new and existing endowments dollar-for-dollar allowing donors to name new endowments with gifts of $12,500 or more through 2022.”

Ferris is also pursuing $44 million for expansion and renovation of facilities along with investment in welding, manufacturing, pharmacy and golf programs.

Finally, Ferris State is committed to building partnerships with industry, nonprofit and educational organizations across west Michigan.

Patrick Center, WGVU News.

Patrick joined WGVU Public Media in December, 2008 after eight years of investigative reporting at Grand Rapids' WOOD-TV8 and three years at WYTV News Channel 33 in Youngstown, Ohio. As News and Public Affairs Director, Patrick manages our daily radio news operation and public interest television programming. An award-winning reporter, Patrick has won multiple Michigan Associated Press Best Reporter/Anchor awards and is a three-time Academy of Television Arts & Sciences EMMY Award winner with 14 nominations.