Student Involvement provides a cohesive plan of programs, activities, events and services designed to respond to the cultural, social, physical, and recreational needs of all students enrolled at Bradley. Opportunities for leadership and group development are provided for students to learn new skills, broaden their abilities, and manage their organizational activities. Communication between faculty, administration, students, and staff will be encouraged as a way to promote a well-informed campus community regarding student activities and government.

Campus Recreation and Athletic Facilities

Campus Recreation provides a variety of programs to meet the recreational needs of all students. The Markin Family Student Recreation Center is a multi-use indoor facility. The center provides opportunities for intramural events, sports and fitness classes, and unscheduled, informal activity. It has exercise and fitness equipment, an indoor pool, two racquetball courts, a rock climbing wall that stands 46 feet, a bouldering wall, a Multi-Activity Court (MAC court), a 1/8-mile running/walking track, and a juice bar. It has four basketball courts for intramural and recreational games and a championship court, which seats about 300 and will be used for, among other things, hosting championship intramural events. The intramural sports calendar includes 25 different events.

Outdoor recreational opportunities exist at the David Markin Tennis Courts and the Meinen Field outdoor recreation complex, which houses 21/2 basketball courts and a multi-sport field where soccer, softball, flag football, and a variety of other activities occur. 

Campus Recreation also offers a variety of club sports students can participate in. Some of the most popular are men's ice hockey, men's and women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer, softball, and ultimate frisbee among many others. 

Athletic Facilities provides facility management to the Renaissance Coliseum, Markin Tennis Courts, and Meinen Field. With a capacity of 4,200, the Renaissance Coliseum is home to some of Bradley University's largest events, including concerts, women's basketball and volleyball, commencements, and other special events. Past concerts have featured Weezer, Wiz Khalifa, The Band Perry, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Students receive free or discounted tickets to most events.

Event Services 

Event Services is your resource for scheduling meetings, study space, guest lectures, special events, camps and conferences at Bradley University. We will assist you with reserving space to accommodate your event, pre-planning details such as room configurations, facility management, coordination of logistics and bar service. We work in conjunction with Bradley’s Audio-Visual Services and Bradley Catering to provide quality support services to faculty, staff, students and external guests.

Student Engagement

Fraternity and Sorority Life

The Bradley fraternity and sorority community is built on the values of scholarship, leadership, service, and brotherhood/sisterhood, and we believe in fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members.  The fraternity and sorority community represents over 1 in 4 Bradley students and consists of 30 chapters across 4 governing councils:  the Interfraternity Council (IFC), the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC), the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), and the Panhellenic Council (Panhel).  Each council represents a different aspect to the fraternity and sorority community and provides many opportunities for members to find a welcoming and supportive organization that matches their interests.

Incoming and transfer students are immediately eligible to join a fraternity or sorority upon the start of their classes.  The majority of the IFC and Panhel chapters have chapter houses located along both Fredonia and Bradley Avenues.  Their membership experience may include expectations to live in the chapter house.  Living in a chapter house may also count toward Bradley Housing expectations for first- and second-year students if a member meets minimum academic and behavioral expectations.

The MGC and NPHC chapters at Bradley are culturally based fraternities and sororities, meaning that a cultural identity is a founding principle and core component to the chapter's programming.  Interested students do not have to share a cultural identity with the organization in order to join these organizations.  MGC and NPHC chapters tend to look for established students, or those that have completed at least one semester of college before they are considered for membership.

Student Activities 

Student Activities provides a number of programming opportunities for students and the campus community including programming by ACBU and Late Night BU.  Major programs include Homecoming, Recess, and Late Night BU.

Campus Programming 

Through the office of Student Engagement, the annual Student Activities Budget Review Committee allows recognized Student Organizations the opportunity to request funds to put on programming available to the student body.  This process occurs each Fall and Spring semester.

Student Government

Student Government organizations provide leadership opportunities for students to participate in the governing process of the University, particularly as it relates to student concerns and welfare.

Student Organizations

The office of Student Engagement provides support and oversight for student organizations including but not limited to: annual registration, creation of new organizations, student organization event approval, advertisement approval, student organization conduct, Student Organization Handbook, assists with purchasing and signs contracts on behalf of funded organizations. The office of Student Engagement maintains the student organization directory and management portal, BInvolved, which can be found online at Bradley.presence.io.