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, volleyball, and racquetball courts, a walking track, a fitness and wellness center, a café, a student lounge, and student life offices. The university also owns 26 acres (110,000 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 25,000-square-foot (2,300 m2) Indiana University South Bend Elkhart Center in downtown Elkhart, Indiana.
As of January 1, 2008 the IUSB campus and all properties owned by the school are non-smoking areas.
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