Ferris State University College of Business Tech Stack
Business college with career-focused programs across accounting, management, and hospitality
Ferris State's College of Business operates across a fragmented tech stack—SAP, Banner (student information system), Canvas (LMS), and emerging tools like TensorFlow and OpenAI API alongside traditional CAD and design software. The hiring acceleration (61 roles posted in the last 30 days) is concentrated in engineering, finance, and support roles, while active projects span facilities management, new degree programs (including a 5-year architecture master), and systems integration. Pain points around financial-aid automation, enrollment retention, and asset lifecycle management suggest institutional scaling pressures typical of mid-size higher-ed operations.
Tech Stack 46 technologies
What Ferris State University College of Business Is Building
◆Challenges
- Streamlining financial aid processes
- Student enrollment and retention initiatives
- Implementing new master program
- Automation of awarding functions
- Asset lifecycle management
- Supporting diverse devices
- Asset reuse/disposal
- Hardware repair
- Capital campaign funding
- Annual replacement cycle
▲Active Projects
- Teaching facilities management bs
- Teaching automotive service technology program
- Implementation of new technologies
- New 5-year master of architecture program
- Completion campaigns
- Teaching construction management bs
- Teaching building construction technology aas
- Systems integration studio
- Semester classroom readiness and upgrades
- Asset lifecycle management
Hiring Activity
Department
Seniority
Notable leadership hires: Housing Facilities Director, Online Innovation Director, Hall Director
