Kresge Dining Hall

	Kresge Dining Hall Kresge may refer to: * Kresge (surname) * S. S. Kresge Corporation, a former American department store chain, predecessor of Kmart retail stores * The Kresge Foundation, a philanthropic organization established by Sebastian S. Kresge in 1924 * Kresge Hearing Research Institute, a research institute of Department of Otolaryngology in Ann Arbor, Michigan * Kresge College, one of the residential colleges that make up the University of California, Santa Cruz * Kresge Auditorium Kresge Auditorium (MIT Building W16) is an auditorium structure at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located at 48 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was designed by the Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, with g ..., a main performance space on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology * MIT Chapel or Kresge Chapel, on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology * Kresge Building (other) * Kresge Art Museum, predecessor of the Eli and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kresge (surname) Kresge is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Cliff Kresge (born 1968), American golfer * Geoff Kresge Geoff Kresge is a songwriter, guitarist, bassist, and record producer. Career file:AFI Berkley.JPG, Kresge ar right AR, Ar, or A&R may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Artists and repertoire * ''AR'' (EP), the debut EP by Addison Rae Periodicals * ''Absolute Return + Alpha'', a hedge fund publication ''The Adelaide Review'', an Australian ...in 1995. Kresge played with the punk rock, punk group AFI (band), AFI during their early career, from 1992 through 1997, and ..., songwriter, guitarist, bassist, and record producer George Joseph Kresge (born 1935), American mentalist, the Amazing Kreskin * Karen Kresge (born 1957), British choreographer * Sebastian Spering Kresge (1867–1966), American merchant and philanthropist, founder of Kmart, formerly known as the S. S. Kresge Company Fictional characters: * Lynne Kresge, character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Kresge Foundation The Kresge Foundation is a philanthropic private foundation headquartered in Troy, Michigan, United States. The foundation works to expand opportunities in America's cities through grantmaking and investing in arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services and community development efforts. The Kresge Foundation is one of wealthiest charitable organizations in the world, with an endowment of $4.3 billion as of June 2021. History In 1924, with an initial gift of $1.6 million, Sebastian Kresge established the Kresge Foundation in Detroit. Twelve years earlier, he and partner John G. McCrory opened the first 5-and-10-cent store in Memphis, Tennessee, and parlayed the concept and operations into a chain of stores that were incorporated as the S.S. Kresge Company. In 1977, the enterprise became known as Kmart. The Kresge Foundation and Kmart are no longer affiliated. Since 2006, the foundation has been led by Rip Rapson, formerly of the McKnight Foundation. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kresge Hearing Research Institute The Kresge Hearing Research Institute is an institute of Otolaryngology of the Department of Otolaryngology in the University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi .... The research institute was officially opened in 1963 to investigate the human hearing and causes of deafness. In 2005, the discovery of being able to regrow cochlea hair nerves in guinea pigs at ''KHRI'' made international news. References External links Kresge Hearing Research Institute Homepage {{Authority control University of Michigan research institutes 1963 establishments in Michigan Research institutes established in 1963 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kresge College Kresge College is one of the residential colleges that make up the University of California, Santa Cruz. Founded in 1971 and named after Sebastian Kresge, Kresge college is located on the western edge of the UCSC campus. Kresge is the sixth of ten colleges at UCSC, and originally one of the most experimental. The first provost of Kresge, Bob Edgar, had been strongly influenced by his experience in T-groups run by NTL Institute. He asked a T-group facilitator, psychologist Michael Kahn, to help him start the college. When they arrived at UCSC, they taught a course, Creating Kresge College, in which they and the students in it designed the college. Kresge was a participatory democracy, and students had extraordinary power in the early years. The college was run by two committees: Community Affairs and Academic Affairs. Any faculty member, student or staff member who wanted to be on these committees could be on them. Students' votes counted as much as the faculty or staff. These com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kresge Auditorium Kresge Auditorium (MIT Building W16) is an auditorium structure at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located at 48 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was designed by the Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, with ground-breaking in 1953 and dedication in 1955. The building was named for its principal funder, Sebastian S. Kresge, founder of S. S. Kresge Stores (corporate predecessor of Kmart) and the Kresge Foundation. Architectural context Saarinen designed Kresge Auditorium in tandem with his nearby MIT Chapel; the two buildings are separated by a green space called the Kresge Oval. The ensemble is recognized as one of the best examples of mid-century modern architecture in the United States. Though unassuming by today's standards, the buildings were part of an attempt to define MIT's social cohesion. The Auditorium was where MIT students and faculty could gather for formal events, and the Chapel was intended for marriages and memorials; the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	MIT Chapel The MIT Chapel (dedicated 1955, completed in 1956) is a non-denominational chapel designed by noted architect Eero Saarinen. It is located on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, next to Kresge Auditorium and the Kresge Oval, both of which Saarinen also designed. Though a small building, the Chapel is often noted as a successful example of mid-century modern architecture in the United States. Saarinen also designed the landscaping surrounding all three locations. Design From the outside, the chapel is a simple, windowless brick cylinder set inside a very shallow concrete moat. It is in diameter and high, and topped by an aluminum spire. The brick is supported by a series of low arches. Saarinen chose bricks that were rough and imperfect to create a textured effect. The whole is set in two groves of London Planetrees, with a long wall to the east, all designed by Saarinen. The wall and trees provide a uniform background for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kresge Building (other) Kresge Building may refer to: * Kresge Building (Augusta, Maine), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Kennebec County, Maine * Kresge Building (Boston, Massachusetts) * Kresge Building (Detroit, Michigan) * Kresge Building (Wilmington, Delaware), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Sussex County, Delaware See also * Kresge Auditorium Kresge Auditorium (MIT Building W16) is an auditorium structure at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located at 48 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was designed by the Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, with g ... , on the campus of the Massuchesetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]