Indiana University South Bend

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Indiana University South Bend is the third largest campus of the Indiana University

Indiana University

Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...

system. It is popularly known as IUSB or IU South Bend. It is located in South Bend, Indiana

South Bend, Indiana

The city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...

, in St. Joseph County, Indiana

St. Joseph County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 265,559 people, 100,743 households, and 66,792 families residing in the county. The population density was 581 people per square mile . There were 107,013 housing units at an average density of 234 per square mile...

History

Indiana University began offering classes in South Bend in 1916 as an extension of the main campus of Indiana University Bloomington

Indiana University Bloomington

Indiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana...

. In the Depression, the superintendent of South Bend schools asked that more classes be added for those who could not afford to attend the Bloomington campus.

The classes were offered at Central High School in downtown South Bend and within a few years enrollment reached 500. Classes were taught by local high school teachers with master's degrees and occasionally by Bloomington faculty who traveled once a week for class.

The university appointed a resident director in 1940. Lynton Keith Caldwell, then a graduate student at the University of Chicago, took on the job.

In 1941, Ernest Gerkin was named the first permanent full-time faculty member.

Donald Carmony became the director from 1944 to 1950, followed by Jack Detzler, who remained in the job until 1964.

In 1961 the first IUSB building was constructed on newly acquired land on the north shore of the St. Joseph River

St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)

The St. Joseph River is a river, approximately long, in southern Michigan and northern Indiana in the United States. It drains a primarily rural farming area in the watershed of Lake Michigan...

. It was first named the IU Center. In 1962 it was renamed South Bend-Mishawaka Campus.

In 1965, Lester Wolfson was appointed director and assistant dean of the campus. Wolfson was named chancellor in 1969 and his leadership continued until his retirement in 1987.

Four year degree programs were authorized in 1965 and the campus awarded its first degrees in 1967. Thirty-one students graduated the first year.

The name officially becomes Indiana University at South Bend or IUSB in 1968. The first master's degrees were conferred in 1970.

Enrollment exceeds 5,000 in 1971 and the addition to Northside Hall is opened in 1972. The purchased of the Associate Building (now known as the Administration Building) was completed in 1975.

Groundbreaking for the Schurz Library was in 1986 and it is opened in 1989. Chancellor Wolfson retired in 1987 and H. Daniel Cohen was named chancellor. Cohen concentrated on improving facilities, grounds and programming.

In 1994, the university purchased the former Playland Park, a 26.5 acre parcel on the south side of the St. Joseph River. Playland had been an amusement park, a golf course and a ballpark.

Cohn resigned in 1995 and long time history professor Lester C. Lamon assumed the position of acting chancellor for two years until Kenneth L. Perrin was named chancellor.

During Perrin's tenure, two major projects were completed. First, Wiekamp Hall was opened in 1998. The building provided much needed classroom, computer lab and office space. And secondly, the $15.7 million Student Activities Center was constructed and completed in early 2002.

Perrin retired in 2002 and Una Mae Reck was named chancellor. Reck was formerly the vice president for academic affairs at the State University of New York at Fredonia.

During Reck's administration a number of major projects were completed - student housing, a bridge connecting the campus to student housing across the St. Joseph River, the Elkhart Center and remodeling of the administration building.

Campus

IU South Bend is centered on a large green pedestrian mall located along the St. Joseph River. When the campus officially opened in the early 1960s, it featured two buildings: Northside Hall and Greenlawn Hall, a former tool and die factory. Growing steadily over the last 40 years, the campus now consists of 12 buildings, including the Franklin D. Schurz Library. A recent addition is the 100,000 square foot (9,000 m²) Student Activities Center (SAC) featuring basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, and racquetball

Racquetball

For other sports often called "paddleball", see Paddleball .Racquetball is a racquet sport played with a hollow rubber ball in an indoor or outdoor court...

courts, a walking track, a fitness

Physical fitness

Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...

and wellness

Wellness (alternative medicine)

Wellness is generally used to mean a healthy balance of the mind, body and spirit that results in an overall feeling of well-being. It has been used in the context of alternative medicine since Halbert L. Dunn, M.D., began using the phrase high level wellness in the 1950s...

center, a café, a student lounge, and student life offices. The university also owns 26 acres (105,218.4 m²) on the south bank of the St. Joseph River.

The SAC is the site for athletics, new student orientation, intramurals, fitness classes, exercising, meetings and recognition ceremonies.

A pedestrian bridge that bears the words "Indiana University South Bend" connects the main campus with the athletic fields across the river. Construction on the bridge began in December 2005 and was completed in September 2006. On September 22, 2006, the Indiana University Board of Trustees voted to approve housing for IU South Bend, to be located across the river. The housing facilities, opened in the fall of 2008, consist of 400 beds in 8 apartment-style units across the river, along with a community building.

In August 2007 construction was completed on the 25000 square feet (2,322.6 m²) Indiana University South Bend Elkhart Center in downtown Elkhart, Indiana

Elkhart, Indiana

Elkhart is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located east of South Bend, northwest of Fort Wayne, east of Chicago, and north of Indianapolis...

. The university also maintains a center at Plymouth, Indiana

Plymouth, Indiana

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,840 people, 3,838 households, and 2,406 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,414.0 people per square mile . There were 4,100 housing units at an average density of 589.2 per square mile...

at Plymouth High School.

As of January 1, 2008 the IUSB campus and all properties owned by the school are non-smoking areas.

Academic areas

College of Liberal Arts and Scienceshttp://www.iusb.edu/~lasi
- containing the Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Criminal Justice, Computer and Information Sciences, English, General Studies, History, Informatics, Mathematical Sciences, Philosophy, Physics and Astronomy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology, Women's Studies, World Language Studies
College of Health Scienceshttp://www.iusb.edu/~sbhealth containing nursing, dental education and radiography
Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Artshttp://www.iusb.edu/~sbarts containing Communication Arts, Music, New Media, Theater and Dance and Visual Arts
School of Business and Economicshttp://www.iusb.edu/~buse containing accounting, advertising, banking, finance, economics, health care management, human resources management, international business, marketing, small business entrepreneurship.
School of Educationhttp://www.iusb.edu/~edud
- containing the Departments of Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education, Secondary Education and Foundations of Education, and Professional Educational Services
School of Social Workhttp://www.iusb.edu/~socw
Labor Studies Programhttp://www.iusb.edu/~sblabor
Division of Extended Learning Serviceshttp://www.iusb.edu/~extendsb/
- containing the Office of Continuing Education http://www.iusb.edu/~cted

Indiana University South Bend also has a branch of the Purdue University

Purdue University

Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...

College of Technology.

Franklin D. Schurz Library

The IU South Bend Libraries are the Franklin D. Schurz Library, which contains the central collections and services, and the Learning Resource Center, a specialized education library and media production center, located in Greenlawn Hall. Users at IU campus libraries across the state have access to the 7 million bound volumes and 26 million other materials in the systemwide Indiana University Libraries.

The Indiana University South Bend Archives, located in the Franklin D. Schurz Library, is the repository for materials that document the history of Indiana University South Bend as well as the histories of the larger Michiana area. In addition, the Archives operates the campus records management program on campus and holds the campus Special Collections. The main objectives of the IU South Bend Archives are to preserve, organize, and make available its materials to IU South Bend campus as well as the community at large.

Student body

IU South Bend's enrollment in the fall semester of 2010 was 8,590 students, of whom 69.1 percent were full time. Females account for 60.3 percent of the student population while males account for 39.7 percent. Minorities make up 14.8 percent of the student population. International students make up 2.8 percent. About $57 million in financial aid was distributed to 62 percent of students or 6,533 students in 2009-10.

Student life

The Office of Student Life oversees all student-administered interests. There are a variety of on-campus and off-campus activities that are sponsored by the university. More than 80 clubs and student organizations exist, including the Student Government Association, Titan Productions, political and spiritual groups and other clubs related to student interests.

The Student Government Association (SGA) consists of 12 senators, a president, a vice president, a secretary and a treasurer. SGA allocates student activity funds and serves as a student voice for the administration. The Student Government Judicial Council interprets and provides guidance on the SGA Constitution and Policies, consisting of a chief justice and four associate justices.

Titan Productions is a student organization funded through the Student Activity Fee (SAF) whose purpose is to plan and present non-academic entertainment and programs primarily for the student body of IU South Bend. The organization hosts movie nights and special entertainment on campus.

IU South Bend has a weekly student publication called The Preface. The university also publishes the annual Undergraduate Research Journal, New Views on Gender, and an award-winning literary magazine, Analecta.

The Office of Student Services provides on-campus career placement center, child development center, and learning and writing centers, which offer free, on-site tutoring.

Housing

Fall 2008 marked the first semester of which the university offered student housing. The River Crossing Residences are beautifully designed and located along the St. Joseph River. They are a short walk across the pedestrian bridge from classes, the Franklin D. Schurz Library and the Student Activities Center. The housing complex includes walking trails, bicycle paths, and recreational fields.

The housing community center features wireless Internet, computer kiosks, a big screen TV, study areas, fitness equipment, and laundry facilities. The property is protected by IU South Bend Police Department and Resident Assistants live on-site. A supermarket, pharmacy, and several restaurants are within walking distance. Shopping, museums, and theatres are available by a public transportation.

Athletics

The NAIA

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...

Division I Women's Basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

team qualified for the national tournament in 2005, winning the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Its 14 members are located in the Midwestern United States...

(CCAC). Former Head Coach Mary Wisniewski (214-135, .630) was voted CCAC Coach of the Year for the sixth time in 10 years by her peers. Wisniewski won the award in 94-95, 96-97, 97-98, 98-99, 00-01, and 04-05. Seniors Jamie Bonner and Emily Ladd earned 1st Team All-CCAC honors for the second straight year and freshmen Jessica Hass and Jennifer VanderZanden earned Honorable Mention All-CCAC honors.

The men's basketball coach is Chad Tapp and he is in his first year in 2010-11.
Women's coach is Steve Bruce. He is in his fifth year in 2010-11.
Women's volleyball coach is Jamie Ashmore and she is in the first year in 2010-11.

Champions of Character

IU South Bend was recognized as a NAIA

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

Champions of Character institution in 2008-09 and 09-10.

NAIA Academic All-Americans

For 2009-10 - Tim Davis, Dylan Morris, Betsy Grogan and Katie Hacker

Women's Basketball

NAIA Scholar Team Award Recipient - in 2008-09 and 09-10
Forward Katie Hacker was named an NAIA Honorable All-American 2008-09 and 09-10 season.

Men's Basketball

Chad Tapp named new basketball coach of men's team on May 4, 2010. He served as assistant coach at Taylor University for six seasons. At Taylor, the team won three Mid-Central Conference basketball championships.

Forward Ben Warner was anmed an NAIA Honorable Mention All-American in 2009-10.

Women's Volleyball

Inaugural season of varsity women's volleyball will begin in the fall of 2011.

Jamie Ashmore named coach on May 14, 2010.

Dodgeball

The IU South Bend Dodgeball

Dodgeball

Dodgeball is any of a variety of games in which players try to hit other players on the opposing team with balls while avoiding being hit themselves. This article is about a well-known form of team sport with modified rules that is often played in physical education classes and has been featured...

Club were the 2005 National Indoor Dodgeball

Dodgeball

Champions, Men’s C Division and grasped the second place B Division title the following year in 2006.

Bowling

The IU South Bend Bowling

Bowling

Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...

Club beat the University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...

by 60 pins at the 2005 Blue and Gold Classic.

Faculty

IU South Bend reported in fall 2010 that it employed 305 full-time faculty, lecturers, and academic administrators. The campus also had 309 part-time faculty. Of the full-time faculty, 43.75 were tenured.

Like the student body, IU South Bend's faculty is predominantly caucasian. Of full-time administrators, faculty, and lecturers, 44 were Asian

Asian people

Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...

, 12 were African-American, five were Hispanic

Hispanic

Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...

, and 230 were "other." More women than men (51%) held academic appointments at the university.

For Fall 2010, professors at IU South Bend were near the mid range in pay when compared to their counterparts in the Indiana University system. A full-time professor earned an average of $81,538, an associate professor $55,722, and an assistant professor $52.959, including salary, retirement, health insurance and other fringe benefits.

Notable faculty

Notable faculty of IU South Bend include Alexander Toradze

Alexander Toradze

Alexander Toradze is a classical concert pianist, best known for his classical Russian repertoire, with career spanning over three decades...

, the celebrated concert pianist, master teacher and founder of the multi-national Toradze Piano Studio at IUSB. The Toradze studio has received high praise for their contributions to the piano world, and has developed into a worldwide touring ensemble that has gathered critical acclaim on an international level. Lester Lamon is a nationally known civil rights historian and author. Tuck Langland

Tuck Langland

Tuck Langland is a sculptor who lives in Granger, Indiana. His monument-size bronze figures are featured in hospitals, churches, private collections, , and dozens of other places. He is perhaps best known for his two popular books, Practical Sculpture and From Clay to Bronze. Tuck is the former...

, who recently retired, is one of the premier sculptors in this country. Several of his pieces grace the campus.

In addition, recent examples of IU South Bend faculty scholarship receiving international recognition include Fred Naffziger’s extensive commentary on the BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

, NBC

NBC

The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

, NPR

NPR

NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...

, Wall Street Journal, NY Times, and USA Today

USA Today

USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...

regarding the Catholic Church's bankruptcy

Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....

crises and Ilan Levine’s cutting-edge research on astroparticle physics

Astroparticle physics

Astroparticle physics, the same as particle astrophysics, is that branch of particle physics that studies elementary particles of astronomical origin, and their relation to astrophysics and cosmology. It is a relatively new field of research emerging at the intersection of particle physics,...

. Rolf Schimmrigk and Monika Lynker are associated with the discovery of mirror symmetry

Mirror symmetry

In physics and mathematics, mirror symmetry is a relation that can exist between two Calabi-Yau manifolds. It happens, usually for two such six-dimensional manifolds, that the shapes may look very different geometrically, but nevertheless they are equivalent if they are employed as hidden...

in string theory

String theory

String theory is an active research framework in particle physics that attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity. It is a contender for a theory of everything , a manner of describing the known fundamental forces and matter in a mathematically complete system...

. Biologist Andrew Schnabel’s work with pollen

Pollen

Pollen is a fine to coarse powder containing the microgametophytes of seed plants, which produce the male gametes . Pollen grains have a hard coat that protects the sperm cells during the process of their movement from the stamens to the pistil of flowering plants or from the male cone to the...

in an East African community is supported by a National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...

grant. Geologist Henry Scott

Henry Scott

Henry Scott is the name of:*Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine , Scottish peer and army officer* Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch , Scottish peer* Henry Scott , 1877 to 1878...

leads a team of distinguished scientists responsible for groundbreaking discoveries about methane

Methane

Methane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula . It is the simplest alkane, the principal component of natural gas, and probably the most abundant organic compound on earth. The relative abundance of methane makes it an attractive fuel...

gas

Gas

Gas is one of the three classical states of matter . Near absolute zero, a substance exists as a solid. As heat is added to this substance it melts into a liquid at its melting point , boils into a gas at its boiling point, and if heated high enough would enter a plasma state in which the electrons...

Notable alumni

Michael Kube-McDowell - science fiction author
Ron Monsma - artist
Peter J. Welling - illustrator/author.

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