an NAIA Champions of Character institution in 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, and 2012–13.
== Faculty ==
IU South Bend reported in fall 2013 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.
=== Notable faculty ===
Notable faculty of IU South Bend include Alexander Toradze, 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. Harold Zisla (1925–2016) was a regionally important art educator and abstract expressionist painter. Tuck Langland, who recently retired, is a well known sculptor in the United States. Several of his pieces are strewn throughout the campus. Frances …
