“Admiral” the robot rolled up to 正规的赌博app President Robert McMahan with a special delivery  -- a $110,000 check from the General Motors (GM) Foundation – during the 13^th annual Kettering Kickoff FIRST 机器人 competition Sept. 22.

More than 800 people cheered as President McMahan snatched the $110,000 gift from the colorful robot that was hand built by students on Team 2337 at Grand Blanc High School.  110美元的,000 will be used by 正规的赌博app to raise awareness of Science, 技术, 工程, Mathematics (STEM) and business careers and help to recruit women and minority students. 

Gerald Johnson, manufacturing manager for the General Motors Corp. and 正规的赌博app’s Key Executive with General Motors, delivered the GM Foundation gift that will support FIRST 机器人, SAE竞赛团队, AIM和LITE计划, 发现U和凯特琳意识项目.

“The ongoing commitment of the GM Foundation to 正规的赌博app is critical support for our students and our University,凯特林总裁罗伯特·麦克马汉说.  “This investment is vitally important in helping Kettering remain a national leader in the STEM fields,他说.

Johnson, 克雷格·万豪, 来自通用汽车先进动力总成, Bob Dziurda, 来自通用汽车动力总成全球总部, met with President McMahan and a number of Kettering students and program representatives during the gift presentation.   The donation will support multiple programs at the University.

苏珊戴维斯, vice president of University Advancement and External Relations, said 凯特林的 long-term relationship with the GM Foundation is transformational for the University. “正规的赌博app is making advancements in creating STEM leaders for our country’s and our world’s best companies.  This gift is well-timed and needed to help us expand our goals and accomplishments.”

The GM Foundation gift will be divided into two primary areas – diversity initiatives and students organizations/job skills.  接受支持的专业项目有:

对学术感兴趣的人(AIM) a five-week residential summer program designed to help students of color make a successful transition from high school to college. 来自美国各地的学生, Canada, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean attend freshman level courses the summer before their senior year in high school.

通过工程改善生活(LITE)， a two-week residential program created by 正规的赌博app to introduce 11th grade girls to what engineers do and how they significantly improve people’s lives by applying math, 科学技术解决人类的问题.

发现你, a pre-college program for high school girls in grades 9-12 to help correct the under-representation of women in engineering and the sciences at the collegiate and professional levels.  发现你 is a career-oriented series of hands-on workshops and enrichment activities for girls during eight day-long “discover” programs.

凯特琳意识计划, an effort to introduce high school guidance counselors at targeted high schools to the University, STEM学位领域, cooperative education and experiential learning opportunities. High schools are selected based on their students of color populations and the availability of cooperative employment in their region.  This program will aim at 45 guidance counselors at targeted institutions across the country near automotive and manufacturing facilities.

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 技术) is a national effort to showcase science and engineering as fun, 尤其是对小学生, 初中生和高中生.  FIRST 机器人 is focused on high school students in grades 9-12. Kettering hosts three FIRST 机器人 events each year, including a district competition that helps teams qualify for national competition.  凯特林还赞助了一支当地球队, 金属肌肉, made up of high school students from around Genesee County.  Around 16 percent of this year’s entering freshmen are alumni of FIRST 机器人, placing Kettering among the highest concentration of colleges in the U.S.

凯特林的 SAE大学设计竞赛 teams including: Formula, Mini Baja and Clean Snowmobile. SAE团队超越教科书理论进行设计, build and test the performance of a real vehicle and compete in regional, 国内和国际比赛.

“Admiral” the robot appeared at the check presentation ceremony courtesy of Grand Blanc High School’s Team 2337, 的EngiNERDs, 一个由通用汽车公司赞助的团队.