Humanities and Social Sciences

Humanities major allows students to chart their own path

To meet the needs of students with a broad array of interests, Indiana University Kokomo introduces additional concentrations to the Bachelor of Arts in Humanities degree.

Joann Kaiser, program coordinator, said the humanities major prepares students for many careers because of its emphasis on critical thinking, problem solving, and writing skills. It also provides excellent preparation for graduate school.

Art students challenge creativity in nature at NMAT retreat

Cybil Johnson admits she was skeptical about her summer class, which required her to spend three days away from home at the Camp Tecumseh Leadership Center.

Minimal cell phone coverage and a requirement to create art from materials found in the woods seemed less than appealing.

But after completing Indiana University Kokomo’s  New Media, Art, and Technology (NMAT) Connected Foundations class, she calls it a life-changing experience.

Student painters capture landscapes in outdoor class

Seated at a picnic table, Alex Townsend just about had the color of the Mississinewa Reservoir’s water mixed right. Then, clouds rolled in to cover the sun, and he was back to the drawing board, to tweak to just the right shade of blue green paint.

Townsend and his classmates in an Indiana University Kokomo summer course have explored landscapes close to campus, and grown their talents as artists, in the plein air painting class.