Rural doesn’t mean boring, and small doesn’t mean limited. 吃午饭’s size and personality will benefit you through networking opportunities and the comforts of home while providing a charming and unique backdrop to your college years.
To citizens and students, 吃午饭 just feels like home. Experience the comfort and convenience of a small town while benefiting from the personal relationships and networking potential a close-knit community can offer. 开始一份事业, 追随激情, and create lasting friendships in a friendly and supportive environment. 吃午饭 is the county seat of Seneca County with a population of 18,000. It's also been ranked one of the safest college towns 在乡下.
When it’s time to get off campus, you don’t have to go far to find outdoor activities. Hedges Boyer is a 78-acre park with plenty of options for recreation including sand volleyball courts, 球钻石, a music shell for concerts, 走小路, 野餐展馆, 开放的领域, 飞盘高尔夫, 还有一个游泳池. 吃午饭 has 12 other parks in town as well as three golf courses within 10 minutes of campus.
The 吃午饭 YMCA is five minutes from campus. Heidelberg offers joint programs with the Y for students including Karate, 普拉提, 骑自行车, and personal training sessions. Your Heidelberg student ID gives you free access to their facilities.
Our students enjoy exploring 吃午饭’s expanding downtown shops including Threads, 只是苏珊的, and Washington Street Outfitters and, 当然, Walmart as the backup for anything you may need.
吃午饭 and the surrounding area provide a vibrant community atmosphere for events. 每年, the community looks forward to the Heritage Festival, the 吃午饭 Arts Festival, 爵士音乐节, Christmas at the Ritz, and the East Green Concert Series.
The historic Ritz Theatre in town also provides opportunities to see various plays, 歌手, 喜剧演员, 和演员. The Ritz Theatre offers $5 "rush" tickets the day of most shows just by showing your Heidelberg student ID card half an hour before the show. Cinemark Movie Theatre also offers $2 Tuesday movies for students. For students seeking bigger venues, 吃午饭 isn’t far from Ohio’s biggest cities (Columbus 1 hour 45 minutes; Cleveland 1 hour 45 minutes; Toledo 1 hour).
There are too many food options in 吃午饭 to list, but it’s a nice mix of well-known chains (Buffalo Wild Wings, 辣椒, 必胜客, Jimmy Johns) and local one-of-a-kind eateries (Benchwarmers, 天上的披萨, JTs百吉饼吧, 138年帝国). When it’s time to go out, you can choose between fast-food, 高端餐饮, and everything in between.
吃午饭 is home to several hotels (Hampton Inn, Holiday Express) and a variety of bed and breakfasts all within ten minutes of campus.