Christian Ferris has joined the staff at Texas A&M University-Kingsville as director of career services. He has been on the job since Dec. 1.

He comes to A&MKingsville from Washington University where he was associate director of career services at the highly-ranked institution.

Prior to that, Ferris worked at University of Missouri- Rolla as assistant director of job development and in several positions at Right Management Consultants in St. Louis.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in information technology from University of Phoenix and his master’s degree in business administration from Webster University. He also is a graduate of the Management Leadership Institute of the National Association of Colleges and Employers.