I'm tremendously excited that Chancellor Harris could come here. I think he is going to bring great leadership and also a new dimension to Indiana higher education in general.

IU Kokomo is on the move and regional transformation will take place. We are bound by a common goal, to sustain here in north-central Indiana the American dream of a better tomorrow. We are on the move while remaining grounded in Hoosier values and dedicated to a global perspective and academic excellence.

We embrace a Triple Helix framework, which includes a university/campus, businesses and governments collaborating together to assure economic development

We believe that the future of North Central Indiana depends on the quality of higher education we provide to our students,

When Chancellor Harris came to campus...he really noticed...that we had....B.A. degrees, but really not a complement of B.S. He urged all of us to really take a look at that because he felt it was really important that we have a full menu of options to offer our students.

IU Kokomo has always focused on giving students a well-rounded education in the liberal arts, but that has been a detriment to some of the students focusing in the hard sciences. When Chancellor Michael Harris came to the campus, it was one of the first things he recognized. He felt the university needed to offer more Bachelor of Science degrees to go with their Bachelor of Arts degrees. Student swith B.S. degrees spend more time taking classes in their major