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Indiana University South Bend is the third largest campus of the Indiana University system. It is popularly known as IUSB or "IU South Bend." It is located in South Bend, Indiana, in Saint Joseph County, Indiana.
Student body
IUSB's enrollment in the fall semester of 2004 was 7,501 students, of whom 3,740 (50%) were full time. Undergraduates accounted for 6,322 (84%) students, while graduate students accounted for 1,179.
Most IUSB students are white Indiana residents. Of students enrolled in fall 2004, 476 (6.3%) were African-American, 192 (2.6%) were Hispanic, 95 (1.3%) were Asian, 40 (.5%) were Native American, and 6,698 (89.3%) were "other." More women, 4,243 attended IUSB than men, 2,455. Despite IUSB's proximity to the state of Michigan, 7,113 (95%) of its students in the fall semester of 2004 were Hoosiers.
Faculty
IUSB reported in fall 2004 that it employed 281 full-time faculty, lecturers, and academic administrators. Of the full-time faculty, 57% were tenured.
Like the student body, IUSB's faculty is predominantly white. Of full-time administrators, faculty, and lecturers, 24 (8.5%) were Asian, 12 (4.3%) were African-American, 6 (2.1%) were Hispanic, and 239 (85.1%) were "other." More women (51.6%) than men held academic appointments at the university.
For Fall 2003, professors at IUSB 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 $97,700 (3rd), an associate professor $74,400 (6th), and an assistant professor $62,800 (5th).
Campus
IUSB's 80 acres (??? km²) is centered around a large green pedestrian mall and located along the St. Joseph River. When the campus officially opened in the early 1960s, the campus 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. The most recent addition is the 100,000- square-foot Student Activity Center featuring basketball, volleyball, and racquetball courts, a walking track, a fitness and wellness center, a café, a student lounge, and student activity offices.
Degree-granting schools
The schools listed here are degree-granting units made up of smaller departments or programs.
Notable faculty
Notable faculty of IU South Bend include Alexander Toradze, the celebrated concert pianist and master teacher, who with George Vatchnadze, performs for world audiences to critical acclaim. Tuck Langland, recently retired and one of the premier sculptors in this country
In addition, recent examples of IU South Bend faculty scholarship receiving international recognition include Fred Naffzigers extensive commentary on the BBC, NBC, NPR, Wall Street Journal, NY Times, and USA Today regarding the Catholic Church's bankruptcy crises; Ilan Levines cutting-edge research on astroparticle physics; Andrew Schnabels work with pollen in an East African community; and the groundbreaking discoveries about methane gas by a team of distinguished scientists led by Henry Scott.
History of IUSB
Indiana University began offering classes in South Bend in 1916 as an extension of the main campus. In the 1960's the campus was founded and buildings were set aside for permanent instructional use.
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