University Events and Program Board sponsor professional productions of theater, music and dance ensembles.
Students perform in and produce plays and faculty present a series of musical recitals.
Visual arts are exhibited at the University Art Gallery, and Clarke Historical Library houses a collection of documents and first-hand accounts about life, business and industry in Michigan. The Speaker Series brings many well-known speakers to campus. CMU Public Broadcasting operates a 24-hour public radio network that airs classical, jazz and traditional music and is affiliated with National Public Radio. The university also operates the largest university-owned public television network in the nation, broadcasting more than 17 hours a day. In sports, CMU competes at the NCAA Division I level with seven teams for men and eight teams for women.