My City January 2023

Back to the Bricks 2022 All roads lead Back to the Bricks®! This annual happen ing attracts over 500,000 car show enthusiasts annually to Genesee County for a celebration of our love of motor vehi cles and the area’s historic role in the auto industry. After a Tune-Up Week of themed parties held throughout Genesee County, the five-day extravaganza continued with rolling cruises and other family-friendly fun. During the week, “America’s Sports Car” was saluted with a National Reunion for Corvette aficionados. As always, Saturday’s Main Event (blessed by a bit of rain) showcased hundreds of classic, custom and collector vehicles of all kinds, and the bricks of Downtown Flint were alive with food vendors, music and folks enjoying a summer festival like no other!

Kuhmute Powering the Future of Micromobility Based in Flint, Kuhmute is leading the way in electric vehicle (EV) infra structure providing a place for people to rent or charge an EV in cities across the United States and Canada.The venture is the brainchild of Kettering Univer sity graduate and business co-founder Peter Deppe. “In Michigan, we have limited mobility options and we also noticed that e-scooters and other small

EVs were kind of a mess on city streets. So, we thought of a way to alleviate those problems.” Kuhmute has hubs in Michigan in Detroit and Grand Haven, according to Kuhmute Software Engineer Eddie Wenzel, “and we have hubs in Illinois, Arizona and Ontario in Canada.We currently have nine in Flint with a plan in place for five more.”

October

A Great Leap Forward Kettering Learning Commons

After two years of construction and $63 million spent (by way of donations and gifts), the Kettering Learning Commons is a space to behold. Learning Commons is based upon the idea of the d.space and provides 12 collaboration rooms in addi tion to other community areas. Started at Stanford University, a d.space is an area built entirely for students to meet, collaborate and work together to solve complex problems or complete projects. No two d.spaces are alike, so students can choose the one they feel most comfortable with as long as they follow the four rules of the Learning Commons: No space is owned by any department, class, or group. No group has priority over any other for a space.There are no reservations.The rooms are first come, first served. Once a space is occupied, the occupants can choose whether to share a space or not. Learning Commons is unique in higher education. The building is 105,000 square feet and contains no offices or classrooms of any kind. "I am truly proud of what we have done with the Learning Commons and I do believe that it is exceptional," Dr. Robert K.McMahan, President.

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