The university is the cultural center of the city even though a small 2-block downtown is located directly to the north of the campus.

Several more master-planned communities are under construction or planned in the immediately surrounding area, north and south of the campus.

The new campus has been built to the north of the old campus using the former sports fields for land.

To the north of the campus, there is an indoor sports complex.

A nurses' residence built north of the main campus also housed other female staff.

It is located seven miles (11 km) north of the central campus in Ironton.

Weiming lake is in the north of the campus and is surrounded by walking paths and small gardens.

The boys and girls hostel have a combined capacity of 200 students and are located on the north of the campus.

The parking lots to the north of the campus were featured in the movie, Superbad.

Additional property was acquired to the north and west of the campus, providing two entrances from West Street, one near a new service building.