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Camp Compass
Jump start your first-year experience
Camp Compass is an optional 2.5 day off-campus leadership development opportunity available to new undergraduate students before beginning their first term at Kettering University. Join other new students and upper-class student leaders to learn leadership, problem-solving, and team-building skills, while orienting to campus life.
COST: $250/person (payment must be made at registration)
| A-SECTION | B-SECTION |
|---|---|
| July 7-9, 2025 Eagle Village, Hersey, MI Register by June 25, 2025 Register | September 29 – October 1, 2025 Grace Adventures, Silver Lake, MI Register by September 17, 2025 Register |
✚ Transportation from Kettering University is provided.
✚ All participants living in Thompson Hall will have the opportunity to move-in the afternoon of our departure.
✚ Learn leadership, team-building, and problemsolving skills.
✚ Participate in fun activities such as high and low ropes, climbing walls, and cooperative initiatives.
Questions?
Contact Myra Lumpkin, Director of Student Life Programs
810-762-9743
mlumpkin@kettering.edu
Kettering University Family Day (A-Section)
Date: Saturday, August 16, 2025
Time: 9:30 am - 2:00 pm
✚ 9:30-10:00 a.m. - Registration/Check-in and Refreshments
Founders Room
✚ 10:00-10:30 a.m. - Family Day Kickoff
Founders Room
✚ 10:30-11:30 a.m. - Innovation Quest
Founders Room
Interactive family competition - prizes for 1st and 2nd place winners
✚ 10:30-11:30 a.m. - Self-Guided Campus Tours
Founders Room
✚11:30 a.m.-12"30 p.m. - Lunch
Battenberg Cafe, Learning Commons
✚12:45 p.m. - Free Money Game Show
Founders Room
Families have an opportunity to win cash prizes
Kettering University Family Day (B-Section)
Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025
Community Spotlight: Dining Services
Community Spotlight: Dining Services
Our expanded dining options means students can choose food from one of the seven stations in the Battenburg Café. In the afternoon and late-night, you can order personalized pizza at the Café Order Window or from the specialty menu at BJ’s Lounge.
Have Questions For Our Enrollment Management Team?
We have a team of admission counselors, Co-op managers and financial aid staff ready to talk with you.