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PHILANTHROPY NEWS Autoliv Funds New d.space on Campus ettering University students will soon have a new d.space in the Academic KBuilding, thanks to a donation from AutoLiv ASP Inc. Autoliv has committed $75,000 to the project. CDC Grant Earlier this year, d.space1 opened in the AB, giving students, faculty and staff access to technology-enabled space with two very simple rules — it is open to anyone at Helps Kettering any time and it can’t be reserved. With Cleanup, “The key to this space is that nobody owns it,” said Kettering President Robert K. McMahan. “It is available for ad-hoc meetings for student groups, faculty or staff, Wellness Initiatives but you can’t reserve it. It’s always open for anyone who needs the space to use it.” The first d.space is located in an area unding from the Centers for Disease that was formerly a small lounge near FControl and Prevention is providing the library and the new Applied Biology $150,000 over three years to the labs. The d.space concept is intended to University Avenue Corridor Coalition infuse open, collaborative and technology- (UACC) and Kettering University to help enabled spaces throughout campus as a fund a warming shelter during ice skating way to build an environment supportive at Atwood Stadium, allow resources for of rampant creativity, innovation, cleanup of abandoned lots, and fund the teamwork and project work. purchase and installation of new lighting The first d.space includes a wall painted with dry erase paint, whiteboards, along the Flint River Trail, among other moveable furniture, a large screen and technology features that allow those using initiatives. the space to connect devices and share information and ideas with collaborators. The Crime Prevention through The second space, which will be located in or near the library, will have similar Environmental Design (CPTED) grant is a features. partnership among Kettering University, “This is intended solely to be open collaboration space to foster creativity,” University of Michigan School of Public McMahan said. “It is intended to provide something we don’t currently have much Health (UM SPH), and the UACC. Kettering of on campus — unclaimed space full of technology, whiteboards and other elements will serve as fiduciary for the community that creates a fluid, productive work area for anyone who needs it. Collaborative improvement projects, and a research team spaces like this are a component of the new Campus Master Plan, as well.” from the UM SPH will collect outcome data that includes local health and safety data, For more than 60 years, Autoliv has focused on life-saving technologies. The parcel assessment data, and a “Speak to company was the first to introduce the two- and three-point seat belt system Your Health!” community survey. Funds and airbags for front and side impacts, and the first to launch pyrotechnic belt from the grant can be used for education pretensioners and pedestrian protection systems. The company, one of Kettering’s workshops for schools and the community, more than 550 industry partners, manufactures a range of products and systems community cleanup, community events and is a leader in automotive safety. They also hosted an admissions event for and recreation supplies. Kettering at their Auburn Hills Technical Center in December. Read more: www.kettering.edu/ news/cdc-grant-will-fund-community- “This is intended solely to be open collaboration cleanups-and-other-university- avenue-corridor-initiatives space to foster creativity.” –Robert K. McMahan 8 KETTERING MA G AZINE