Campus Life
Indiana University Kokomo has approximately 35 student organizations, including special interest and major-based student groups. Specifically, there are a few groups that represent the interests of all students; Student Government Association (SGA), Student Union Board (SUB), Student Athletics and Wellness Board (SAWB), and The Correspondent Student Newspaper.
- Student Government Association provides leadership opportunities with three branches of government from which to serve.
- Student Union Board plans and supervises most of the social and entertainment events on campus.
- Student Athletics and Wellness Board supports the intercollegiate athletic program, organizes intramural sports, and promotes health and wellness on the IU Kokomo campus.
- The Correspondent is "The Student Voice of Indiana University Kokomo and Purdue College of Technology at Kokomo." It is a student-run paper that is released approximately every two weeks.
The Nearly Naked Mile is young tradition to be upheld in late fall each year that benefits Kokomo Urban Outreach. In order to participate in the one-mile walk/run each year, you must supply articles of clothing to be donated.
Annual events include a Campus BBQ, Activities Fair, and Halloween Open House. Another annual event is Take Back the Night/Angel Walk, a one-mile walk that raises awareness for domestic violence. The IU Kokomo American Democracy Project and the Family Service Association of Howard County sponsor the event. It raises money for the FSA’s domestic violence shelter. Participants raised nearly $30,000 in 2011.
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