New leaders of Ferris State University’s Birkam Health Center and Personal Counseling Center say they are focused on keeping students healthy to succeed in classes and beyond.
Christy Bourdlais will head the Birkam Health Center and Andy Slater will lead the Personal Counseling Center. Both are Ferris State graduates and familiar with student wellness needs.
Bourdlais earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Ferris State in 2010 and is a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. She has been with Birkam Health Center since the summer of 2016 and has served as BHC’s interim director since March 2022.
“My experience in clinical and administrative roles have helped me to understand the intricacies of insurance as it applies to student accounts and being ready to respond in light of care considerations, such as an influenza outbreak,” Bourdlais said. “I hope to make more students aware that the center can serve them just as a primary
Ferris State University getting nearly 2,500 COVID-19 vaccine doses for students, staff
Updated Apr 01, 2021;
Posted Apr 01, 2021
Ferris State University is getting nearly 2,500 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to administer to students, faculty and staff. (MLive file photo)Sam Owens | MLive.com
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BIG RAPIDS, MI – Ferris State University has received nearly 2,500 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to administer to students, faculty and staff.
The university will host a four-day vaccination clinic starting Monday, April 5, at Jim Wink Arena in the R.L. Ewigleben Sports Complex, according to a news release.
Ferris State received the 2,490 doses in partnership with District Health Department 10.