The mansion, an adjacent home, the Elliot House, and its two carriage buildings served as the IU Kokomo campus for nearly twenty years.

In 1965, IUK moved to its current location, south of historic downtown Kokomo, on Washington Street.

[12] The center provides the opportunity for expanding Allied Health Programs such as sports medicine and athletic training.

The center was officially named after the Milt and Jean Cole family in September 2013 to honor them for their donation of $1.25 million to the campus.

The facility was built to cut down the burden on the historic Memorial Gymnasium in which the Cougar Gym resides.

[29] The U.S. News & World Report's 2013 annual report listed Indiana University Kokomo as a top regional campus in the category of regional colleges that focus on undergraduate education but grant fewer than half their degrees in liberal arts disciplines.

The Nearly Naked Mile is a newer tradition, held in late fall each year to benefit Kokomo Urban Outreach.

[32] Annual events include a campus BBQ,[33] Activities Fair,[34] and Halloween Open House.

[35] IU Kokomo sponsors annual awareness events to bring recognition and to show support to various serious issues.

[36] Sexual Assault Awareness Week at IU Kokomo teaches students to prevent themselves and others from becoming victims, and a self-defense workshop is set up for discussions on issues regarding sex, drugs and alcohol, two Step Up intervention training workshops, and a resource table for students.

Educational pamphlets are passed out to the attendees to inform them about the importance of early detection as a part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

[39] In fall 2013, Phi Kappa Tau colonized at IU Kokomo and is the first NIC fraternity on campus.