Student lounge explained

Student lounges are rooms located within schools, colleges and universities, designed to give students a space for relaxation and study.

Design contest

The University of Texas held a contest to design its student lounges.^[1] The design of some student lounges have even won awards for the architects for their creations.^[2]

Impact

A 2003 study on the success of female physics majors found that the existence of a well-maintained student lounge was a marker of high success rates.^[3] Several studies conducted regarding gossip patterns have chosen the student lounge as an excellent choice for an unregulated environment.^{[4] [5] [6]} It has been noted that distance-learning courses should strive to provide a similar environment for casual conversation.^{[7] [8]}

See also

• Common room
• Student activity center

Notes and References

1. http://soa.utexas.edu/competition/lounge Design your student lounge
2. http://www.tcaup.umich.edu/arch/updates/2008/05/student-designs-among-aia-award-winners.html Robinson’s Design for MUP/MUD Student Lounge Among AIA Award Winners
3. Whitten . Barbara L. . 2003 . What Works for Women in Undergraduate Physics? . Physics Today . 2008-06-12 . "an important marker of a healthy department culture" . 10.1063/1.1620834 . 56 . 46 . Foster . Suzanne R. . Duncombe . Margaret L. . 2003PhT....56i..46W . 9. free .
4. Howard . W . WD Crano . 1974 . Effects of Sex, Conversation, Location, and Size of Observer Group on Bystander Intervention in a High Risk Situation . Sociometry . 37 . 4 . 491–507 . 10.2307/2786423 . 2786423.
5. Levin . J . A Arluke . February 1985 . An exploratory analysis of sex differences in gossip . Sex Roles . 12 . 3–4 . 10.1007/BF00287594 . 281. 143795978 .
6. CAMPBELL LEAPERAND, HEITHRE HOLLIDAY (1995) Gossip in same-gender and cross-gender friends' conversationsPersonal Relationships 2 (3), 237–246.
7. Web site: Chalk Dust from the Virtual Classroom . 2008-06-12 . Carlson . Randal . Judi Repman . 2000 . Webnet Journal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070714102237/https://www.aace.org/pubs/webnet/v2no3/23ChalkDust.pdf . July 14, 2007 .
8. Yoder . MB . 2003 . Seven Steps to Successful Online Learning Communities . Learning & Leading with Technology.