Founded 1971
Kresge College
Power and Representation
Kresge College’s theme is Power and Representation. Kresge has long had a commitment to independence, creativity, and community. Kresge is the center for creative writing and journalism on campus, and sponsors student-run photography, music, and food co-ops, an organic garden, as well as a student-run Pride Day festival each year.Academic Requirements
The Kresge core course, Power and Representation, explores the relationships between individuals and their communities—communities as small as families and friendship, and as large as nations and the world. Students examine the ways we constitute ourselves as individuals in relation to communities, focusing on representations of class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, and race in several genres: critical theory, film, art, fiction, writing, and theater.
Educational Enrichment and Extracurricular Opportunities
- Kresge has a strong academic community that emphasizes creativity, leadership and community.
- Kresge is home to The Writing Program, The Writing Center, including the Creative Writing archives, and Writer’s House, a living-learning community for students interested in creative writing and journalism.
- Transformative Action and Service Learning classes, sponsored by Kresge College, are intended to prepare students to become innovators in real-life community projects. Students actively shape their community through participation in Kresge’s Student Parliament, the Kresge Multicultural Committee, and our volunteer community action group, Kresge Cares.
- The Kresge Garden is the site of our organic garden and food systems classes, and is a place where students empower themselves to learn how to grow their own food and work together cooperatively.
- The student-run Natural Food Co-Op, Photo Co-Op and Music Co-Op are all located at Kresge College.
- The “STARS at Kresge Center” provides support and services to transfer and re-entry students regardless of college affiliation.
Housing and Dining
- Eleven two-story apartment buildings house about 300 students in various apartment styles which include both private and shared rooms.
- A cafe/coffee shop is located at this college.
- Themed Housing options
- A dining hall is nearby.