[4] Originally named Christ the King College, the school was founded to provide the all-male seminary with education in the liberal arts.

[4] A group of local clerics, headed by London Bishop John Christopher Cody, along with Monsignors Roney and Mahoney and Fathers McCarthy, Feeney, and Finn began to meet to discuss plans for a new college in 1954.

[7] The purpose of the new institution was to provide a liberal arts education for Catholic lay men studying at St. Peter's Seminary.

[7] The 10-acre (40,000 m2) parcel of land upon which the college would be built was donated by St. Peter's Seminary to the Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of London.

[7] By 9 June 1954, all the estimates had been received and it was decided to award the contact to the Pigott Construction Company of Hamilton, which completed the building for a final cost of $1.5 million.

The ground was blessed and broken by Bishop Cody and the corner-stone for the Monsignor Lester A. Wemple Hall laid by Cardinal McGuigan of Toronto in the company of the Papal Delegate to Canada, John Panico.

Assembled at the top of the steps of the new institution were the leaders of London's educational, political and religious communities, while on the front lawn a crowd of about 300 persons - largely priests, nuns, and seminarians.

[14] As part of the transfer, King's will obtain official ownership of the land and buildings currently held in its footprint.

The Monsignor Wemple Building remained the sole educational facility until 1982, when the school began using lecture theatres in Dante Lenardon Hall.

[23][24] King's was originally located in what is now the Monsignor Wemple Building on the north side of Epworth Avenue, with classrooms, the original Monsignor Wemple Library, chapel, offices, and dining hall located on the lower and ground floor, and living quarters on the upper floors.

The dedication ceremony was officiated by King's Chaplin Reverend Michael D. Béchard and Rabbi Ammos Chrony of Or Shalom Synagogue.

[30] Construction of a new two-story library began in July 1994 along Waterloo Street, adjacent to Silverwood mansion now known as Dante Lenardon Hall.

[32][33] Shortly after the formal opening the library attracted an international photography exhibit Echoes of Ancient Egypt which featured the archival collection of the Royal Geographical Society.

Incoming exchange students are guaranteed space at King's Residence, and may choose to stay in the private rooms at the International House.

[39]The King Student Life Centre is a 3,539 square metres (38,090 sq ft) two-story (plus full basement) building, designed by Perkins+Will in association with Cornerstone Architecture and built by K & L Construction.

[41] Construction of the Student Life Centre was completed in 2013 at a cost of $14.7 million,[42] and the grand opening ceremony held on 7 January 2014.

[24] Campus sustainability at King's is managed by The Green Team and Physical Plant department as directed by the Strategic Plan.

[45] Graham Casselman, who led the audit gave a presentation to the King's community on 21 August in which he outlined his findings.

[47] The Green Team also holds biannual events in which volunteers from the King's community come together each fall and spring to comb the campus gathering misplaced garbage and recyclables.

[49] Conservationists from a Southwestern Ontario wildlife rehabilitation centre, in partnership with King's University College rescued chimney swifts roosting on campus.

[50] The Physical Plant department has partnered with Aevitas Inc. to provide recycling of on campus materials such as light bulbs from classrooms, dorms, and offices.

[51] The Physical Plant department maintains drop boxes on campus which are used to collect used cell phones and batteries that are then appropriately recycled.

[53] Students' Council runs initiatives independent of the Strategic Plan to promote environmental sustainability on university college campus.

[55] In June 2010 the university college was accepted by The Ontario Power Authority for the installation of a 10 kW solar panel system.

The direct practice social work program has partnered with local, and provincial governments to open the London Poverty Research Centre at King's.

[70][71] For more than ten years, King's has maintained a partnership with CultureWorks ESL, an English as a Second Language school, whose offices are located on site in Broughdale Hall.

It serves the student readership by reporting the news, entertaining readers, and promoting debate on issues involving the King's and Western community and the City of London.

The festival is the largest annual multicultural event on campus attended by close to 300 people from across Western and the city of London.

Performances showcasing various cultural traditions may include: dance, singing, poetry, acrobatics, story-telling, country presentations and more.