Indiana University Kokomo welcomed Governor Mike Pence to campus Tuesday for a community conversation, learning more about state government and current issues. The crowd, more than half of them IU Kokomo students, faculty, and staff, filled Kresge Auditorium to capacity, with some instructors bringing entire classes to the event.
Pence talked about affordable education, focusing on career and vocational training, as well as on-time degree completion, as ways to help students afford the preparation they need to begin careers.
The vocational and career training helps some students identify skills for careers that don’t require a four-year degree. For those who aspire to four-year degrees, Pence said the state requires universities to have degree maps, outlining a specific course to graduate in four years.
He noted that last year’s record employment is good news for students, especially those about to graduate.
Specifically for the Kokomo area, Pence cited the “extraordinary investment” in upgrades to U.S. 31 as impacting Kokomo and north central Indiana, attracting significant expansion by FCA US LLC.
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