Alumni Engagement

The Office of Alumni Engagement connects and engages Kettering University alumni, providing networking, volunteering and mentoring opportunities.

Each year, programming includes regional alumni receptions, an alumni award celebration ceremony, Alumni Connections Week, engagement via social media channels including Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook, as well as volunteer opportunities, like returning to campus as an SAC speaker, making a difference in the lives of current students.

Alumni Connections Week began in 2018 in partnership with the Kettering/GMI Alumni Association. Every September, this one week event is devoted to alumni celebrating their alma mater and fellow graduates. Events are hosted by alums throughout the United States to bring alumni of all ages together, reuniting old classmates, as well as connecting alumni who have never met one another.

The Kettering/GMI Alumni Association unites and furthers the interests of alumni by fostering and assisting in the realization of the ideals of the university in order to stimulate and encourage loyalty towards the institution, provide financial assistance for educational programs, serve as a sounding board for University leadership and supporting appropriate university-sponsored alumni activities.

The KGMIAA Board is comprised of seven committees:

Alumni Awards
Alumni Involvement and Events
Discounts and Benefits
Fundraising
Social Media and Communications
Student Recruitment

Each year The Kettering/GMI Alumni Association and Kettering University recognizes outstanding and notable alumni for their professional and personal achievements with the following awards:

Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna
Extraordinary Leadership
Engineering Achievement
Entrepreneurial Achievement
Management Achievement
Civic Achievement
Alumni Service
Young Alumni

The Student Alumni Council (SAC) is jointly supported by The Alumni Engagement Office and the Kettering/GMI Alumni Association. This student organization provides its members with public speaking opportunities, as well as teamwork and leadership experiences. First formed in 1976, SAC continues to serve as a link between students and alumni. In addition to supporting student and alumni activities, SAC invites Kettering alumni to speak with current students about their time at Kettering, professional development and career path.