Indiana University Kokomo

Indiana University Kokomo
Established	1945 (details)
Type	public coeducational
Endowment	$4.2 million[1] (2006)
Chancellor	Stuart M. Green (interim)[2][3]
Faculty	81 Full Time, 105 Part Time[2] (2008)
Students	2,447[2] (2008)
Undergraduates	2,388[2] (2008)
Location	Kokomo, IN, USA
Campus	small city: 182 acres[2] (2008)
Colors	Cream, Crimson
Affiliations	Indiana University System
Website	www.iuk.edu

Indiana University Kokomo is a regional campus in the Indiana University system located in Kokomo, Indiana.

Academics

As of 2008, there were 2,388 undergraduate and graduate students at IU Kokomo and 81 full-time faculty. The university serves an 11-county region in North Central Indiana, and offers more than 40 Indiana University degrees including bachelor's degrees in many arts and sciences disciplines, informatics, medical imaging technology, criminal justice, nursing, business, education, and general studies; and master's degrees in Public Management, business, nursing, and liberal studies, and a limited number of associate degree programs.

IU Kokomo has a low, 15 to 1^[2], student-faculty ratio and the lowest tuition of any 4-year public institution in Indiana.

IU Kokomo is organized into the following Schools, Colleges, and Divisions^[2] (2008): • Division of Allied Health Sciences • Division of Continuing Studies • Division of Education • Division of Labor Studies • School of Arts and Sciences • School of Business • School of Nursing • School of Public and Environmental Affairs • University Division

History

Indiana University Kokomo was formed when Indiana University acquired during 1945 the former Kokomo Junior College. Kokomo Junior College was formed in 1932 by John and George Beauchamp.^[4][5]

The original campus was on Sycamore Street. In 1967 students raised money to have the Wellhouse moved from the original campus location to the current campus.>^[6]

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External links

• Official website
• Campus map
• The Correspondent student newspaper

Coordinates: 40°27′35″N 86°07′53″W / 40.459822°N 86.131493°W / 40.459822; -86.131493

References

1. ^ "America's Best Colleges 2006". U.S. News & World Report. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_1814_brief.php. Retrieved 2006-02-01. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "2008-09 IU Factbook". Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana). http://www.iu.edu/~upira/reports/standard/doc/fact%20book/fact_book_0809.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-04. 
3. ^ "Chancellor's Message". http://www.iuk.edu/~kochncl/. Retrieved 2009-06-04. 
4. ^ http://www.iuk.edu/~koocm/may03/hunttimeline.html
5. ^ http://alumni.indiana.edu/magazine/sep-oct02/reflections8.html
6. ^ http://www.iuk.edu/tour/tour2.shtml

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