Additional OpportunitiesThe Department of Liberal Studies offers opportunities for a broad education outside the classroom. The Humanities Art Center and Gallery holds a permanent collection of over 350 pieces. There are a number of special exhibits each year. Through the Humanities Visiting Artist Program, invited artists exhibit their work and talk to students about their work. A variety of media are represented including paintings, photographs, sculpture, and ceramics. Dr. Benjamin Redekop, a Liberal Studies professor specializing in the history of ideas, worked with the Kettering University Library to present the Research Revolution: Science and the Shaping of Modern Life. This film and discussion series, presented in April and May 2003, was made possible by an award given to just 50 libraries across the country. The aim of the Research Revolution was to increase understanding of how critical scientific discoveries such as the atomic bomb, robotics, genetic testing and global warming are shaping modern life. 
Redekop has also curated an exhibit that regularly appears in the Kettering Humanities Art Center called "Instruments of Understanding", featuring student-constructed replicas of ancient and early-modern scientific instruments, experiments, and technologies. Kettering University is a co-sponsor of the Flint Area Public Affairs Debates, a program devoted to promoting public understanding of critical political and social issues. Since its founding in 1986 by local educational institutions, a member of the Department of Liberal Studies has represented the university on the planning committee. The FAPAD provides four panel discussions or debates a year on such topics as: strategies for improving Flint's business climate, the costs and benefits of increased homeland security, and the advantages and disadvantages of school vouchers. Liberal Studies Enrichment Programs
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In February 2003, students were encouraged to learn more about contemporary social and moral issues through The Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival hosted by the Department of Liberal Studies. This festival included eight films shown over four days. Human Rights Watch considered over 500 films and selected these, and a few others, as the best for artistic merit and human rights significance. Through these powerful films students were able to see events of global significance through the eyes of the people experiencing them first-hand.