Wooded hiking and running paths are convenient to the campus. There are excellent indoor campus facilities for swimming, basketball, volleyball, tennis, racquetball, and weight training. The Madison community offers a wide diversity of cultural activities ranging from classic opera, theater, concerts, festivals, and dance, to avant-garde music, art fairs, and local entertainment. Many events are free or affordable for college students. In addition, Madison also offers a number of outstanding restaurants featuring a variety of ethnic and regional cuisines.
Students reside throughout the city, although more than half live within one mile of campus.
The Madison Metro bus system provides regular service to the campus area from all directions, and the campus bus provides frequent service on weekdays, weekday evenings, and on weekends. Transfers are available between campus and Madison Metro buses. Also, many students commute to campus by bicycle. The mission of the Department of Kinesiology is to create, interpret, transmit and apply knowledge related to movement, exercise and human occupation with the ultimate goal of enhancing human health, productivity and quality of life. Graduate training in the Department of Kinesiology combines advanced course work with an intensive research experience.