Page 6 - Kettering Magazine Spring 2015

CAMPUS NEWS Scholarship Helps Students Pursue Medical School hrough a major gift from a Flint couple, Ta new scholarship is now available to premedical students at Kettering University and the University of Michigan–Flint who are accepted into Michigan State University College of Human Medicine through MSU’s Early Assurance Program. Mark Weiss, M.D., and his wife Susan Thompson Spreading STEM Weiss established the “Charles and Lois Thompson and Alexander and Irene Weiss Endowed Scholarship” in honor of their parents. early 100 Girl Scouts from southeastern Michigan worked to The endowed scholarship will provide one Nearn badges and learn STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering student a total of $10,000 ($2,500 per year) for a and Math) concepts at the third annual Kettering University Girl maximum of four years. Scout STEM Daycamp on September 6. This is the third year for the Read more: www.kettering.edu/news/new- program, and an increase in volunteers this year allowed female scholarship-helps-kettering-university- Kettering University students to mentor an even larger number of students-pursue-careers-medicine-msu- Girl Scouts. college-human “We had about 20 Kettering volunteers this year, and that really allowed us to grow,” said Beth Facemire, a Mechanical Engineering major and organizer of this year’s event. “In the past, we’ve only had about 50 girls in the camp. This year, we were able to serve a lot more young girls and help encourage them to explore STEM-related fields.” Read more: www.kettering.edu/news/kettering-university- students-girl-scouts-partner-spread-stem-concepts “In the past, we’ve only had about 50 girls in the camp. This year, we were able to serve a lot more young girls and help encourage them to explore STEM-related fields.” –Beth Facemire 6 KETTERING MA G AZINE