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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 ....
Over the next two weeks, many major highways and freeways will be undergoing work in the Grand Rapids and Kent County areas. There are four projects scheduled at various times and dates throughout the period.
M-37 (8/15 - 8/17)
There will be daily lane closures for road work at 7 A.M. and 7 P.M. and are scheduled for Tuesday through this Thursday on M-37. The specific area of work is between 3 Mile Rd. to 7 Mile Rd.
Map provided by the Michigan Department of Transportation.
WB I-96 (8/15 - 8/16)
Lane closures for road work are in effect through 9 P.M. on Wednesday on westbound I-96 from Montcalm Ave, near the Ionia and Kent County lines, to Morse Lake Ave. Lane closures will resume next week on eastbound and westbound I-96 from M-6 to Montcalm Ave.
Map provided by the Michigan Department of Transportation.
Just before 6:00 A.M. on Monday, Kent County Sheriff's Office received a report of shots fired at 3814 Yorkland Dr NW in Comstock Park.
Deputies, along with Michigan State Police Troopers and Walker Police Officers responded to the scene. They found five additional people in the apartment who were afraid to come out and were hidden away in different rooms from the 48-year-old suspect.
Additional Sheriff's Office resources, such as the Tactical Team and Negotiators, were requested to assist. Deputies attempted to communicate with the suspect but he was not cooperative despite appearing to be unarmed.
The Tactical Team was fortunate enough to make entry into the apartment and took the suspect into custody without incident. They also located a firearm nearby at the scene.
Detectives interviewed those involved and ultimately arrested the suspect who was residing at the apar ....
More than 40 West Michigan high school students are blazing a trail to completing college-level courses while gaining higher education preparatory skills and cultural experiences through Ferris State University’s Promesa Summer Success Program.
Center for Latin@ Studies Director Sonia Trevino said this was the 11th year of the free, eight-week program in which students from Holland, Grand Rapids, Grant and Hart gather for daily instruction in reading and math in a college setting.
Nearly 30 of our Promesa students attended a Ferris campus visit in July, spending nights in Travis Hall and engaged in group activities such as campus tours, a scavenger hunt, movie night and a video game tournament.
“We are very thankful that Ferris’ Esports program collaborated with our students for that competition,” Trevino said. “Those who came and stayed seemed to enjoy being in a collegiate setting.” &nbs ....