Columbus Day is a ‘Dog Day’ at Kettering University – Showcasing ‘Hands On’ Ways to Connect to Pre-Med, Technology, Engineering, Business and Math at the Home of the Bulldogs

FLINT, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kettering University is offering a free, fun and casual way for high school and transfer students to explore how college life can focus on pre-med, technology, engineering, science, business, math and more – during a special Columbus Day edition of “Dog Days” on Monday, Oct. 8, at the home of the Bulldogs.

“It’s a quick and easy way to tour campus, mingle with current college students and meet our extraordinary professors”

“It’s a quick and easy way to tour campus, mingle with current college students and meet our extraordinary professors,” said Karen Full, director of Admissions. “We encourage families to experience this Fall Fest open house and lunch.

“We’d like to show students the hands on application of The Kettering Advantage,” Full said. “There is simply no substitute for experience in today’s marketplace,” she continued. “Kettering connects students to learning outside the classroom as early as their freshman year with more than 500 of the best companies in the country. Kettering offers a fixed-tuition guarantee and Kettering has some of the best engineering facilities available to undergraduates in the world.”

Kettering University is located at 1700 University Avenue in Flint (48504).

Dog Days of Summer Agenda

10 a.m.: Registration, Campus Center.

10:20 a.m. - 11 a.m.: Overview of Kettering University: Admissions, Co-op, Financial Aid, and current Kettering University student perspective.

11:05 a.m. - 12:25 p.m.: Campus tour with a Kettering University guide. The tour will include the Connie and Jim John Recreation Center, Thompson Residence Hall, Academic Building, and the C.S. Mott Engineering & Science Center.

12:30 - 1:10 p.m.: Lunch with Kettering faculty, staff, and students.

1:15 p.m.: Wrap-up.

See a video and register at http://www.kettering.edu/visit/dog-days-summer.

About Kettering University

Kettering University is a nationally-ranked STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and Business university and a national leader in combining a rigorous academic environment with rich opportunities for experiential learning and cooperative education. Kettering is ranked #1 in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering in the country and is in the Top 20 in both regional and national rankings. Some of Kettering’s fastest growing academic majors are Bioinformatics, Chemical Engineering and BioChemistry. For more information, visit www.kettering.edu.