From the Office of the President

Stanley R. Liberty, Ph.D.
Welcome to Kettering University, a world-class institution that has been preparing leaders for business and industry for more than 85 years. Kettering develops competent and confident professionals who can innovate and provide effective leadership in a global economy.

Our University is named for Charles F. “Boss” Kettering, an automotive pioneer and strong advocate of cooperative education. Mr. Kettering believed that the best way for students to apply imagination and originality to their lessons was to combine both study and work. Our University’s legacy of success is tied to that principle.

At Kettering, every student alternates between classroom and on-the-job experiences, even our freshmen. It allows our students to bring lessons from their co-op jobs into the classroom and then take that interactive learning back to benefit their co-op employer. That “hands-on” system keeps Kettering students motivated, focused and prepared for the world’s knowledge economy. It’s a big reason why we call our current students “future CEOs.”

Our distinguished alumni are proof of that. Kettering graduates can be found in the executive and engineering ranks of a wide range of U.S. and international corporations: automotive, biomedical, finance, music, technology and many others. Our graduates are attorneys, business leaders, educators, engineers, scientists, and increasingly -- entrepreneurs and inventors. Kettering graduates have designed, improved, communicated, marketed, manufactured and managed everything from new cars, buses and medical devices to better delivery of charitable efforts in Third World countries. We take great pride in the fact that our alumni directory reads like a “Who’s Who” for manufacturing, innovation and smart solutions.

So welcome to Kettering University’s website. It contains descriptions of our academic programs and admission requirements, information about our campus and community, and is an active link to the 700 corporate partners who make us strong in the marketplace. It will tell you about our research environment, technological infrastructure and how we are aggressively building relationships to better prepare tomorrow’s workforce. I hope you find this information helpful and learn more about the key advantages of a Kettering University education.

Best wishes,

Stan Liberty
President