Kettering University is located near downtown Flint, next to flint river, covering an area of 36, square meters. The main buildings are Campus Center, Academic Building, C.S. Mott Engineering and Science Center, Francis Thompson Hall, Kony and Jim John Gymnasium, etc. The school also has a large parking lot, and both teachers and students can park for free.
In p>212, Kettering University began to take the revival of Flint as its mission, and began to purchase dilapidated houses near the campus, demolish dangerous houses and take charge of the maintenance and management of these areas. Kettering's action to promote the stable development of the community has won the support and subsidies from the US Department of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control. Kettering will continue this action, which extends from the vicinity of Kettering campus to downtown Flint and the University of Michigan at Flint, with the goal of making this area a safe neighborhood suitable for walking. The teaching building of Kettering University is the first building in the history of Kettering. The teaching building has a total of four floors, and there is also the word "General Motors College" carved in stone on its main entrance, which bears witness to the history of the school. The main entrance of the teaching building also appeared on the emblem of Kettering University.
There are classrooms and laboratories in the teaching building, including polymer molding laboratory, ergonomics laboratory, work-related laboratory, applied biology laboratory, chemical engineering laboratory, power electronics laboratory, touch control laboratory, acoustics laboratory and many other laboratories. The departments of computer science, industrial and manufacturing engineering, literature, applied biology, electronic engineering, computer engineering, physics and chemical engineering all work in the teaching building. The building also has McKinnon Theatre, Humanities and Arts Center and Library. The campus center is the main administrative building of Kettering University, with five floors. The principal's office, student life office, enrollment office, financial aid office, external relations office, alumni office, diversified student office and finance office are all located in the campus center.
There are three restaurants in the campus center: Sunrise Restaurant, Sunset Restaurant and BJ Bar. In 213, BJ Bar was upgraded and equipped with the latest learning and entertainment facilities, providing a place for students to eat, study and relax. The headquarters of the Kettering Police Office is also located in the campus center. In 212, a brand-new campus security system jointly developed by Kettering University and Lear Group was put into use, making it one of the safest campuses in China.
the kaitlin campus center is also partially open to the public. The Oxford Virtual School has a classroom in the center of the campus, and the Michigan Small Company Development Center has an office here. Francis Thompson Building is the student dormitory of Kettering University. All freshmen are required to live in the dormitory in the first year. The rooms in Francis Thompson Building are all single rooms with air conditioning and heating. The bathroom is located at the intersection of corridors. The dormitory also has a rest area, a public kitchen, a laundry room, a game area and a computer room. The dormitory management office is located on the second floor of Thompson Building, which provides services such as renting ping-pong bats, game discs and recharging laundry cards, and regularly organizes some dormitory activities.
The students of Kettering University have a tradition of creating graffiti and murals in the dormitory corridor, and the wall of the corridor vividly records the imprint of the life of the next student. The gymnasium of Kettering University was put into use on August 5th, 1995. Gymnasium provides many activities facilities for students, including facilities such as Olympic standard swimming pool, track, basketball court, tennis court, volleyball court, squash court, football field, gym, aerobics room, meeting room and so on. The total construction cost of these facilities exceeds 7 million dollars.
The graduation ceremony of Kettering University is usually held here. US Presidents barack obama and Mitt Romney made campaign speeches here in 28 and 212 respectively. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden also visited Kettering in 28 and made a speech here. In 214, mateen cleaves, a former NBA star, opened the basketball camp in Kony and Jim John Stadium. The Innovation Center of Kettering University, with a total area of over 8 square meters, is the cradle for cultivating entrepreneurs. The Innovation Center, built in 21, is the first LEED-certified building in Genesee County.
The center provides space and technical support for enterprises wishing to develop, and looks for potential cooperation opportunities with teachers, students and partners of Kettering. The innovation center includes high-tech office areas and laboratories. The experimental area has the ability to carry out dry and wet experiments. The structure of the innovation center is easy to adjust, which facilitates tenants to transform their own areas according to their own needs. Mott-Walsh Collectibles Company has long rented the Innovation Center and set up art exhibitions here. Kettering University took over Atwood Stadium from Flint City Government in 213. This stadium, built in 1929, can hold 1, spectators. After obtaining the ownership of the stadium, Kettering rebuilt the stadium's turf, bathroom, press room, locker room, lighting equipment and other facilities.
This stadium with a history of nearly 1 years has hosted concerts, political speeches and football matches. American Presidents theodore roosevelt and John F. Kennedy all preached here. Many famous athletes, such as Heisman Prize winner Mark Ingram Jr. and Olympic champion Claudia shields, all started their sports careers here.
In winter, Kettering also transformed the stadium into an ice rink, which was open to the public free of charge. In 214, Kettering University released a brand-new campus expansion plan. This plan aims to build new facilities that can increase students' learning opportunities and improve the school's scientific research ability, provide more opportunities for cooperative companies and the whole industry to cooperate in research and development, create a harmonious learning and living environment, and make Kaitlin campus a vibrant place, seamlessly connecting with the surrounding communities.
a comprehensive building is planned to be built in the first phase. The new building will have modern teaching functions, high-tech experimental equipment, a new modern library, a new restaurant and other resources. The new building will also provide facilities to welcome alumni and other campus visitors, so that they can also integrate into the campus. The first phase expansion is expected to be completed in 219.
In the following phases, new dormitory buildings, new scientific research facilities will be built, and an overpass across Chevrolet Avenue will be built to pay tribute to history (historically, when the school was originally located in Chevrolet Department of General Motors, there was an overpass). The existing teaching building will be rebuilt, the laboratory will be upgraded and open to the society, and preparatory courses will be carried out. In April, 215, Kettering University announced that the General Motors Foundation and General Motors had donated US$ 4 million to build the Automobile R&D Zone of the General Motors Foundation of Kettering University together with Kettering. The R&D area will be mainly composed of an automobile proving ground, built on the land owned by Kettering and formerly owned by Chevrolet. The proving ground covers an area of nearly 8, square meters and will be built near the intersection of Chevrolet Avenue and Bluff Street.
The proving ground will be built outdoors and divided into several test areas, all of which will cover the 4G LTE wireless network. The completion of this project will provide students with rich learning and practical opportunities and improve the scientific research ability of the school and its cooperative enterprises. This will also make Kettering the only university in the United States with such testing facilities.
Together with this project, the Flint government has also transformed the Chevrolet community opposite the test site. The Chevrolet community faces the testing ground across flint river, and the original site was once the Chevrolet Company. The transformed Chevrolet community will be transformed into an urban park covering wetlands, Woods, grasslands and greenways. The Flint Children's Museum is located in the Kettering campus, providing opportunities for children aged 2 to 1 to practice their hands-on skills. The exhibits in the museum will be changed every three months. The themes of the exhibition include how everything works, performing arts, health and exercise, our city, exploration areas and so on.
The museum also has outdoor educational places. The study area of the museum was funded by the Ruth Mott Foundation and the Greater Flint Regional Foundation in 27.