Kettering College and Our Ukrainian Student Initiative
Jan 18, 2023 11:30 AM
Dr. Nate Brandstater
Kettering College and Our Ukrainian Student Initiative

Our very special guest speaker, Dr. Nate Brandstater, serves as President of Kettering College, founded by George B. Nelson in 1967.  Kettering College is just what is says. It's our College here in Kettering. Just about two miles from where we sit today. 830 students. 150 faculty/staff. Annual budget of $20+M.

Nate's academic journey includes Fellowships, Teaching, and Administration at Occidental College, Los Angeles, where he developed and maintained the General Chemistry course website; East Carolina University, La Sierra University Riverside CA, and Loma Linda School of Medicine. He holds degrees from Occidental (Bachelor’s Chemistry), La Sierra University (MBA Financial Management); and UCLA ( Ph.D., Physical Chemistry) where he redesigned and led the program providing training and evaluation of first-year Teaching Assistants.

Nate has served at all levels of academic accreditation and policy-shaping, including Strategic Ohio Council on Higher Education, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and the Consortium of Hospital-Affiliated Colleges and Universities.

Last year, Nate caught a vision that the College and Kettering might be able to do more than fly flags, pray for, and contribute money to the people of Ukraine. He is here to tell us about that today.

Dr. Brandstater, welcome to Rotary at Kettering!