In 20 12, Kettering University began to take the revival of Flint as its own responsibility, and began to buy and demolish dangerous houses near the campus, taking 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 Flint, with the goal of making this area a safe neighborhood for walking. The teaching building of Kettering University is the first building in Kettering's history. The teaching building has four floors, and the main entrance is engraved with the words "General Motors College", which bears witness to the history of the school. The emblem of Kettering University also appeared at the main entrance of the teaching building.
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 center of the campus: Sunrise Restaurant, Sunset Restaurant and BJ Bar. BJ Bar was upgraded on 20 13, equipped with the latest learning and entertainment facilities, providing a place for students to eat, study and relax. The Kettering Police Headquarters is also located in the center of the campus. In 20 12, 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 Kettering Campus Center is also partially open to the public. Oxford Virtual School has classrooms in the center of the campus, and Michigan Small Company Development Center has offices here. Francis Thompson Building is the student dormitory of Kettering University. All freshmen have to live in dormitories in the first year. The rooms in Francis Thompson Building are all single rooms with air conditioning and heating. The bathroom is at the intersection of the corridor. 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, providing services such as renting ping-pong bats, game discs and recharging laundry cards, and organizing some dormitory activities regularly.
Students in Kettering University have a tradition of creating graffiti and murals in the dormitory corridor, and the walls of the corridor vividly record the imprint of a student's life. The gymnasium of Kettering University was put into use on August 5th, 1995. Gymnasium provides many facilities for students, including Olympic standard swimming pool, track, basketball court, tennis court, volleyball court, squash court, football field, gym, aerobics room, meeting room and other facilities. The total construction cost of these facilities exceeds $7 million.
The graduation ceremony of Kettering University is usually held here. US President barack obama and Mitt Romney delivered campaign speeches here in 2008 and 20 12 respectively. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden also visited Kettering in 2008 and gave a speech here. 20 14, former NBA star mateen cleaves opened a basketball camp in Kony and Jim John Stadium. The innovation center of Kettering University, with a total area of more than 800 square meters, is the cradle of cultivating entrepreneurs. The innovation center was built on 20 10, which is the first building in Jinnaxi county to obtain LEED certification.
The center provides space and technical support for enterprises wishing to develop, and looks for potential cooperation opportunities with teachers, students and partners in 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 is convenient for tenants to transform their own areas according to their own needs. Mott-Walsh Collectibles has long rented the Innovation Center and held art exhibitions here. Kettering University took over Atwood Stadium from Flint City Government in 20 13. 1929 The stadium can accommodate 10000 spectators. After obtaining the ownership of the stadium, Kettering rebuilt the turf, bathroom, press room, dressing room, lighting equipment and other facilities of the stadium.
This stadium with a history of nearly 100 years has hosted concerts, political speeches and football matches. American Presidents theodore roosevelt and John F. Kennedy both 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 20 14, 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 scientific research ability of the school, provide more opportunities for cooperative research and development for cooperative companies and the whole industry, create a harmonious learning and living environment, and make Kaitlin campus a vibrant place, seamlessly connected with the surrounding communities.
The first phase plans to build a comprehensive building. 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 on 20 19. .
In the subsequent stage, new dormitory buildings and new scientific research facilities will be built, and an overpass across Chevrolet Avenue will be built to pay tribute to history (there was an overpass when the school was originally located in Chevrolet Department of General Motors). The existing teaching building will be transformed, the laboratory will be upgraded and opened to the public, and preparatory courses will be carried out. 2065438+In April, 2005, Kettering University announced that the General Motors Foundation and General Motors Company donated 4 million dollars to jointly build the Automobile R&D Zone of the General Motors Foundation of Kettering University. The R&D area will mainly consist of an automobile proving ground, which is built on the land owned by Kettering and previously owned by Chevrolet. The proving ground covers an area of nearly 80,000 square meters and will be built near the intersection of Chevrolet Avenue and Bluff Street.
The test site 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.
Along with this project, the Flint government also transformed the Chevrolet community opposite the proving ground. The Chevrolet community faces the proving ground opposite flint river, and the original site was once Chevrolet Company. The transformed Chevrolet community will be transformed into an urban park covering wetlands, Woods, grasslands and greenways. Flint Children's Museum, located in Kettering Campus, provides opportunities for children aged 2 to 10 to practice their hands-on skills. The exhibits in the museum are changed every three months. The themes of the exhibition include how everything works, performing arts, health and sports, our city, exploration fields and so on.
The museum also provides outdoor education places. In 2007, the research area of the museum was funded by the Ruth Mott Foundation and the Greater Flint Regional Foundation.