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The Graduate School

Life In South BendInformation for Prospective

Students

A Center for Arts and Culture

DeBartolo Performing Arts Center• Opened in 2004• 100,000+ Patrons/Year• Movies, Plays, Operas, Concerts• Five Main Performance Venues

Marriage of Figaro, April 2011

Collegiate Jazz Festival

Other Campus Events• Summer Shakespeare Festival• Snite Museum of Art• Student Film Festival• Crossroads Gallery (Downtown)

Browning Cinema

Sports and Recreation

• Wide Variety of Athletics Teams

• First-Class Facilities for players and spectators

• Gameday Events on Football Weekends

• Extensive Recreational Facilities

• Team and Individual Competitive Sports

• Workout Facilities• Fitness Classes & Activities

Centerpiece for the Arts

South Bend Symphony

• More than a dozen art galleries in area

• Potawatomi Zoo, Botanical Garden & Japanese Garden

• Museums include Center for History, Studebaker Museum

• A number of performance theatres

Studebaker Museum

Muessel-Ellison Conservatory

Plenty of Places to Play

East Race Waterway

• Covaleski Field, home to South Bend Silver Hawks

• St. Joseph River – all-purpose trails along river in South Bend and Mishawaka

• Community golf courses, pools, ice rinks, skiing areas

• Close proximity to Lake Michigan & Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

• More than 60 community parks in South Bend and Mishawaka

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

Nearby Skiing Areas

Natural Goodies• Locally grown food at South

Bend Farmer’s Market (year-round)

• Numerous wineries and microbreweries in Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan

• Sweet treats at regionally renowned South Bend Chocolate Company

South Bend Farmer’s Market Nearby Wine Region

South Bend Chocolate Company

Shopping

Shopper’s Delight

• Eddy Street Commons, just south of campus

• Numerous shops and boutiques in downtown South Bend

• University Park Mall and surrounding shopping district in Mishawaka

• Lighthouse Place Outlets in Michigan City

Lighthouse Place Outlets

University Park Mall

Downtown Shopping Boutiques

Dozens of Dining Options

An Evening Away • Several upscale bars and pubs in Eddy Street Commons

• Trendy bars and nightclubs in downtown South Bend

• Two casinos within an hour’s drive (Michigan City, Ind. & New Buffalo, Mich.)

Clubs with Live Music

Blue Chip Casino

Four Winds Casino

For Families

Full of Family Fun

• Sports teams for kids (soccer, baseball, gymnastics, basketball, swimming, among others)

• Healthworks in South Bend, Children’s Museum in Mishawaka

• After-School Educational Opportunities

Community Parks and Pools

Lots of Places to Play

What else is out there?

Five of Midwest’s largest cities within 4 hour drive

• Chicago 95 miles• Inexpensive train and bus options from South Bend to

Chicago• Shows, concerts, shopping, sporting events, nightlife• Access to anywhere in the world via O’Hare and

Midway Airports

• Indianapolis 140 miles• Milwaukee 180 miles• Detroit 220 miles• Cleveland 250 miles