2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog - Kettering University

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Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. CollegeSource® digital catalogs are derivative works owned and copyrighted by CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. Catalog content is owned and copyrighted by the appropriate school. While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs. Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. CollegeSource® digital catalogs are derivative works owned and copyrighted by CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. Catalog content is owned and copyrighted by the appropriate school. While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs. Student Affairs & Campus Life / 39 The Kagle Mentoring Program The Kagle Mentoring Program is a community based mentoring program. Mentors are upperclass, undergraduate Kettering students who provide a long-term mentoring relationship with a student starting in the ninth or tenth grade at selected local community high schools. The goals of the program are: • 100 % graduation from high school • 100% acceptance into a college/university • Increased self-esteem, confidence and leadership in both mentors and mentees • Increased volunteerism and advocacy in the Flint community. This is also a scholarship opportunity for mentors. For more information about the program, qualifications and application, please contact the Kagle Program Director, Cristina Reed at 810-762-9584. Office of Women Student Affairs Kettering’s Office of Women Student Affairs (OWSA) provides leadership concerning women’s issues in engineering to ensure our students live and learn in a productive climate that encourages them to reach their full potential. The OWSA sponsors a wide variety of resources for current and potential women students so they have the knowledge and information necessary to pursue their interests. To achieve our goals, we: • Host the OWSA website • Publish the OWSA newsletter • Provide peer and professional mentors for all women students • Promote membership in professional organizations • Present professional development workshops • Maintain a library of print and broadcast resources • Advocate for gender equity at the university and in the workplace • Generate and disseminate information on women in engineering, technology, and science • Maintain strong relationships with alumnae and others who generously support the OWSA and the Clara Elizabeth Davidson Women’s Resource Center • Sponsor a variety of pre-college programs that introduce middle and high school students to engineering as an exciting career choice for young women and encourage them to continue achievement in math and science The Office of Women Student Affairs is located in the Campus Center, Room 3-100. Contact Betsy Homsher, Associate Dean of Students, and OWSA Director, at 810-762-9540. Clara Elizabeth Davidson Women’s Resource Center The Clara Elizabeth Davidson Women’s Resource Center serves as a focal point for all women on campus. Our goal is to provide both a place and a forum for programs that enhance Kettering women’s academic, professional, and personal development. Each term, the WRC presents weekly programs planned and carried out by students, as well as a number of special events designed to ensure women’s full participation in the profession of engineering, in both the academic and corporate worlds. The WRC is located on the third floor of the Campus Center near the Student Government offices. Contact Virginia Hill at 810-762-9873 for a schedule of current events and further information. Student Lounge The Student Lounge has been created for students to use for relaxation, studying, or for just hanging-out. It includes a big screen television and microwave oven. Enjoy the new lounge and accompanying services; feel free to stop by Student Affairs with suggestions for improvement. Recreation Services Recreation Services provides facilities and programs to meet the recreational interests of the Kettering community which includes students, faculty, staff, alumni and their immediate families. Opportunities exist to practice and learn skills which lead to a healthy and satisfying lifestyle. Numerous competitive and cooperative activities provide an ideal environment to test ones skills and value system. Recreation Service programs and facilities are rooted in student ability and desire. Students are employed to operate facilities and programs. The Connie & Jim John Recreation Center is the largest employer of students on campus in positions such as facility managers, recreation assistants, lifeguards, sports officials, and fitness instructors. Kettering students are encouraged to use the recreational opportunities as a stress release mechanism and as a means to fitness. An average of 2,400 participants per week use the Recreation Center during the cold winter months. The Kettering University Recreation Center opened in August of 1995 and was renamed in 2000 the Connie & Jim John Recreation Center. It features an open multi sports forum with both wood and synthetic flooring. It includes five volleyball courts or four basketball courts or two tennis courts. This area is also used for indoor soccer, the semi-annual graduation ceremonies, and an annual Robotics competition. Other amenities include: three racquetball/wallyball courts, one squash court, a 1/8 mile suspended jogging track, locker rooms, steam
Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. CollegeSource® digital catalogs are derivative works owned and copyrighted by CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. Catalog content is owned and copyrighted by the appropriate school. While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs. Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. CollegeSource® digital catalogs are derivative works owned and copyrighted by CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. Catalog content is owned and copyrighted by the appropriate school. While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs. 40 / Kettering University rooms, 25-yard six-lane pool, spa, group exercise room, Fitness Room with Magnum, Life Fitness, and other exercise equipment, Weight Room featuring Cybex equipment, equipment issue area, Student Lounge, Sargent Alumni Lounge and staff offices. The facility is used for both formal recreation sports programs (Intramurals), fitness programs, informal recreation activities and other Kettering events. Fitness programs including group fitness activity such as aerobics, water aerobics and yoga, body fat testing, indoor cycling, and walking programs are offered. Clinics to familiarize students with Recreation Center equipment and fitness assessments are available for students. A number of instructional programs including scuba, Learn to Swim, Running for Fitness, and Karate are offered. Reservations and drop-in play are accommodated. Memberships are available for individuals residing with students. A publication entitled "Recreation Center Guidelines" is published annually to aid members in use of the facility. A validated Kettering University ID card is required for access to the Recreation Center. Items available for check-out from the Connie & Jim John Recreation Center include basketballs, combination locks, racquetball eyeguards, sand volleyballs, soccer balls, indoor soccer balls, softball gloves, towels, volleyballs, wallyballs and outdoor volleyball systems. Sale items include combination locks, racquetballs, squash balls and tennis balls. All items are sold at cost as a service to our members. A racquet stringing service is also available. For more information about Recreation Services, including the latest new programs, call 810-762-9REC (9732) or contact us at www.kettering.edu/admin/recservices. Kettering Park On Monday, May 6, 2002 Kettering students enthusiastically welcomed the opening of Kettering Park. IM soccer and softball were the first sports to be played in the first phase of the 25 acre sports complex. The sports fields, comprised of 70% sand and 30% topsoil, are all drained and irrigated. The rectangular portion of the complex includes either 2 soccer fields or 4 flag football fields or a lacrosse field and are lit by Musco Lighting, the premier sports lighting company in the country. Softball can be played on 4 fields, complete with backstops and crushed limestone infields. The Park also provided students, faculty and staff with the opportunity to utilize the .62 mile (1K) crushed limestone walking/jogging path. To add to the park atmosphere 32 trees and 13 shrubs were planted in May as the first phase of landscaping was begun. These trees included red maple, greenspire linden, Japanese flowering crabapple, hedge maple, common witchhazel and shadblow serviceberry. A memorial and dedication tree row was established along Third Avenue. Kettering students have a legacy of active participation in sports and fitness. The University has demonstrated with action and funding its support of student life endeavors in the area of sports and fitness. When complete the outdoor recreational facilities will be one of the finest in the United States and certainly a facility that evokes great pride for all. Phase I: 4 softball fields, 2 soccer/4 flag football/1 lacrosse field(s), jogging path, irrigation, drainage and mass grading, lights for soccer/flag football/lacrosse field(s). Phase II: decorative fencing, softball backstops and safety fencing, landscaping. Phase III sand volleyball courts, synthetic grass/sand golf green with sand trap and chipping stations, picnic pavilion, addition to jogging path for total of one mile path, 4 tennis courts, 2 basketball courts, additional landscaping and fencing. Parents' Association The Kettering University Parents' Association was organized to provide a channel of communication between parents and the University. It enables Kettering to address the special interests and concerns of parents and provides a means for the exchange of ideas and support. Questions about the Parents' Association should be directed to Diane Vyvyan 810-762-9665.
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