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Criminal Justice Students’ Campus Experience Leads to Law Enforcement Careers
PRESS RELEASE Criminal justice students’ campus experience leads to law enforcement careers KOKOMO, Ind. — Hands-on experience as Indiana University Kokomo campus police cadets led Lainey Armes and Trenton Rawls to employment at the Kokomo Police Department before they graduated. Armes, from Tipton, and Rawls, from Kokomo, completed criminal justice degrees in December, but were sworn in as KPD officers in September. “It’s the best job in the world,” Rawls said. “I truly believe the department we
Part-time Students Honored for Academic Success (Grant County Students Listed)
Part-time students honored for academic success KOKOMO, Ind. — This week, Indiana University Kokomo recognized part-time students who earned a place on the dean’s list for 2025. To qualify for the dean’s list, each student must maintain a minimum 3.5 grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale. Those honored, listed by hometown, are: Alexandria Clarissa Anne Kepner Avilla Jacob Skinner Bloomington Lazar Jankovic Vukasin Jankovic Tasnia Mahbub Brookston Olivia Newcom Bunker
Learn about NASA’s Return Mission to the Moon at IUK Observatory
PRESS RELEASE Learn about NASA’s return mission to the moon at IUK Observatory KOKOMO, Ind. — In early 2026, four astronauts could take a giant leap into history as part of the first crewed flight toward the moon in more than 50 years. Patrick Motl, Indiana University Kokomo professor of physics, will give an update on the Artemis II mission, which will circumnavigate the moon but not include a landing, at the campus Observatory’s first free open house of 2026, starting at 7 p.m. Sunday,
IUK Nursing Grads Honored in Pinning Ceremony (Includes Grant County Residents)
PRESS RELEASE Nursing graduates honored in pinning ceremony KOKOMO, Ind. — Indiana University Kokomo’s School of Nursing and Allied Health Professions (SNAHP) honored its December 2025 graduates at its pinning ceremony on Thursday (December 18) in Havens Auditorium. Thirty students earned the traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), while 10 completed the second-degree BSN accelerated track. Dean Angela Opsahl welcomed the graduating class, family, friends, faculty, and staff to the
