2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog - Kettering University

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The Academic Council (AC) serves as the Student Government’s primary channel of lobbying for student interest in academic matters. A few
of the main objectives for AC are to create and evaluate proposals pertaining to University Policies and practices, investigate issues concerning
academic quality for students of the University, and recommend the approval of resolutions and specific courses of actions concerning
academic affairs.
The Finance Council is responsible for maintaining up-to-date accounting records for each programming account, maintaining equipment
inventories, assisting Operations Council members in the formulation of the budget, and purchasing new equipment for students.
For further information contact: Office of Student Activities 810-762-9871.
Student Media at Kettering University
Kettering students produce a newspaper, The Technician; a yearbook, The Reflector; and operate a low-power radio station, WKUF-FM,
94.3.
The Technician is published bi-weekly each term and is available throughout campus.
All students are entitled to a complimentary copy of The Reflector each year they are enrolled at the University
Kettering’s radio station, WKUF, provides music and programming for the Flint community.
The Division of Student Affairs, located on the third floor of the Campus Center, oversees all student media.
STUDENT SERVICES
Student Orientation
The goal of New Student Orientation is to acclimate new students to Kettering University as quickly and as smoothly as possible. New
students attend a four-day student orientation program immediately preceding the beginning of their first academic term. During their first
academic term, new students must attend a series of orientation classes.
Additional goals of Kettering’s orientation are:
• To maximize the new student’s contact with his/her peers.
• To introduce faculty, staff, organizations, and offices at Kettering.
• To enhance the student’s success academically and socially.
• To minimize anxiety by acquainting the students with the campus, residence hall, classrooms, resources and services.
In addition to the extended orientation weekend, the Orientation Office provides an optional opportunity for new students to attend an offcampus
leadership camp with a select group of Kettering University student leaders. Applications for Camp COMPASS and Orientation
information are mailed to new students approximately two months before their arrival.
For further information about Kettering’s student orientation program, please contact the Director of Orientation, Debbie Stewart, at 810-
762-9679 or dstewart@kettering.edu.
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