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Phonathon a success Here are some stories student callers shared about their experiences:

“Working at the Phonathon is the best way to receive career advice, You will be talking to
he Kettering University Phonathon raised more than $155,000 in
tgifts and pledges from alumni and parents during the 2015-16 experienced engineers who have most likely been in your current position.”
academic year to support both the Keep Me Kettering Scholarship - Akeem sulaimon
Fund (fall) and the Kettering Gift Fund (spring). More than 15 students
participated, calling alumni with updates about the University, listening “It’s a really enjoyable experience to get to know our alumni, and to keep them up to date on
to stories about their professional experiences and learning valuable the changes with the University. It also feels great to get to help raise funds for students’
lessons about the power of philanthropy.
scholarships and to help fund campus programs and improvements.”
- chloe Hauxwell

“Working for the Phonathon and helping Kettering University to raise money was the best
way I could say thank you to the Kettering family. Interacting with Kettering alumni everyday
gave me a wonderful insight into the life of a student after Kettering University. Their success

stories provided me the inspiration and motivation to excel at Kettering and also helped me
gather significant information about career opportunities after graduation.”

- tanvish Bellur

Love your library

n February of 2016, the Kettering University Library held its first-ever
i'Love Your Library’ crowd funding campaign. Members of the FOLA
Board made leadership gifts to the campaign, totaling $2,500 and a
total of $4,600 was raised.
These funds will be used to support library services and enhance
the accessibility of technology to students, faculty and staff. Some
recent examples of improved equipment are an iPad Pro with wi-fi
capability, a keyboard, stylus, and a protective carrying case, a Karma
mobile wi-fi hot-spot a “BB-8” droid robot which students learn to
control with an app on their phone.

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