Ferris State University President Bill Pink is excited to play a key role in helping to shape the state’s future as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer named him to one of the four working groups of the Growing Michigan Together Council.
Pink and Henry Ford College President Russell Kavalhuna are the higher education workgroup chairs for the 28-member council. Whitmer announced the new council last month, and charged it with identifying how to grow the state’s population and strengthen educational outcomes while funding necessary infrastructure.
“I am truly excited to represent Ferris State University while collaborating with some of the brightest and best people we have in Michigan dedicated to ensuring a great future for our great state,” Pink said. “We know there’s a lot of work ahead. But we also know Michigan’s future is at stake. And, we know how much that means to millions of Michiganders.”
Pink is tasked with co-chairing the higher edu
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