Jul 29
Kettering student Kayla Petrach, a senior from Davison majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Math, helped out as a volunteer at Music in the Parks in Mott Park July 27. The event attracted nearly 600 visitors. Kayla, who co-ops at Altair Engineering, plans to pursue her PhD in Math Education.
Jul 29
On Saturday, Aug. 6, starting at 6 AM, contractors will be sealing and striping the Campus Center visitor parking area, fleet parking south of the Campus Center, the access drive on the north side of the Mott Center, the Recreation Center loading dock and Lot No. 1 (the upper lot north of the Academic Bulding). …
Jul 28
The Kettering Student Government is sending a care-package to soldiers in Afghanistan. Dropboxes have been placed in the Campus Center, Academic Building, Mott Building, and the Thompson Hall Dorms. The entire Kettering community is invited to participate. A list of items being collected is after the jump.
Jul 25
The annual Lambda Chi Alpha 48 hours of volleyball event was featured on ABC 12 News over the weekend. The event, which also featured live music and a carwash, raised money for Genesee County Catholic Charities, an organization that operates many local food banks. See ABC 12′s video report here.
Jul 23
The United Way Kickoff for Genesee County will be on campus Thursday, Aug. 18, in the Rec Center. Events begin at 5:30 p.m. and conclude with the opening the annual Bauman Charity Race at 7 p.m. This year’s goal is $2.8 million. This year’s chair is Christopher Wise of the Randy Wise Racing Team. Read …
Jul 22
In a series on Rust Belt cities and how they are re-inventing themselves, the Northwest Indiana Times recently featured Flint: City officials and residents hope the Flint area can retain its base of young, educated residents with the growth of college campuses. More than 33,000 students were studying at colleges and universities such as University …
Jul 22
Kettering student Silke Keller was featured in a Flint Journal story discussing green jobs: Swedish Biogas International LLC also has joined with E3, a partnership that will aid the company in expanding, said CEO Tom Guise. “You can make contacts locally that might lead to another contacts in another city,” he said. That’s vital to …
Jul 22
The Flint Journal has a story on fans of Chevrolets from Switzerland who made the trip to Flint for estivities held by Vintage Chevrolet Club of America to mark a century of Chevrolets. Part of their visit included a tour of Kettering’s labs: The European travelers wore homemade T-shirts adorned with Switzerland’s red and white …
Jul 20
Kettering University’s WKUF 94.3 LP-FM, student-run radio station will host a concert by Robert Johnson in BJ’s Lounge, on the lower level of the Campus Center, Saturday, July 23 at 8 p.m. Robert’s playlist includes rock, pop, country and blues and mixes in his own songs. The free concert is open to the public and …
Jul 20
Stephanie Jones, Kettering’s associate director of pre-college programs, was recently featured in a Detroit Free Press profile on women who love motorcycles: Jones, 49, was a Harley-Davidson cover model for a special brochure the iconic motorcycle company published for female riders. She first rode on a motorcycle that belonged to her then-husband. But she took …
Loading tweets...