Download - Prospective Students - Life in South Bend
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