dedication was held October 28, 1993. Purdue School of Technology courses have been offered continuously since the 1933, with two year diplomas being awarded for the first time locally in 1986. IU South Bend acquired and renovated the former Army Reserve Center adjacent to the campus on Northside Boulevard, with new classrooms and technology laboratories for Purdue University programs. Wiekamp Hall: April 14, 1994 was the groundbreaking for the Dorothy and Darwin Wiekamp Hall housed classrooms and offices; the first purpose-built classroom facility added to the campus in more than thirty years. Dedicated in 1998, it is – with Northside Hall – the largest building for classrooms on campus. (note: Wiekamp is the site of the former Coca-Cola Bottling Factory, which was torn down to build Wiekamp Hall) Parking Garage was built on the north end of campus in fall 1994. IU South Bend opened the parking garage. After extended negotiation, IU South Bend purchased the Coca-Cola Bottling Factory on the north end of campus and cleared the space for the construction of Wiekamp Hall as well as its adjacent parking garage. The funding for the parking garage was secured through faculty, staff, and student parking fees. The parking facility opened in fall 1994. Student Activities Center groundbreaking was September 25, 1999. Dedicated in 2004, it serves as the primary center for student offices and activities, including the Student Government Center, the student newspaper, meeting rooms, a cafe, a workout facility, basketball, and racquetball courts. IU School of Medicine-South Bend was dedicated in October 2005. Housed directly across from the University of Notre Dame campus (not on the IU South Bend campus), this facility offers Indiana University medical students the opportunity to take courses in their field in South Bend. The IU School of Medicine began offering classes in South Bend in 1968. IU South Bend Elkhart Center was completed in 2007, providing a permanent base and presence in Elkhart, Indiana. It is a 25,000 square feet building located in downtown Elkhart. The IU South Bend Elkhart Center offers credit classes year-round; the Elkhart Center had previously been housed in rented space. River Crossing Campus Apartments were dedicated in August 2008. This marked the first time that IU South Bend students had standalone on-campus housing. the land is directly across the St. Joseph River from the campus, connected by a pedestrian bridge. The land, the former Playland Park (23 acres)