Within 60 minutes of campus are the metropolitan areas of Cleveland (on the shores of Lake Erie), Akron and Canton. Columbus is 80 miles to the southwest.

A mecca for music, Cleveland also has comedy clubs, restaurants, and clubs, plus the only indoor mountain biking range in the nation. There's more music and arts to  be found in Akron and Canton, along with the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

Sports fans can catch a game any time of year with the Cleveland Browns, Cavaliers or Indians, the Akron RubberDucks (baseball), the Columbus Crew (soccer), or the Columbus Blue Jackets (hockey).