WHAT IS A QUIET STUDY COMMUNITY?
A quiet study community is a group of individuals that respect each other’s study needs. The MESA Center is meant to be a quiet area designed to support this type of study community. This means that you are permitted to talk quietly. You are encouraged to work together in groups for your classes, but please do so quietly. If you become aware that your group is making too much noise, please ask to reserve a study room. Also remember that when you are in the MESA Center, laptops and music devices should be used with headphones and your cell phone should be on silent.
 

WHY A QUIET STUDY COMMUNITY?
A recent survey of students using the MESA Center indicated that many found MESA to be too noisy for them to study successfully. Because the MESA Center is a student study center, it is essential that all of the students using it are able to study effectively for their classes. Because we wish to support all of our student’s needs, we ask that you be aware of the noise level in the center and help us to keep the decibel level down.
 

WHAT CAN I DO?

• Use your “Quiet Voice” and keep discussions and noise at a low level

• Be mindful of others and respectful of those who are studying quietly

• Take your conversations to an area where others will not be disturbed by them (preferably outside or if available, a study room)

• Encourage others to speak quietly

• Set your cell phone to silent or vibrate and when necessary take your phone conversations outside

• Refrain from any use of foul language

• Refrain from yelling or talking across the room

WHAT WILL MESA DO?

• Enforce a “Quiet Study” policy

• Ask students to be quiet if noise levels become excessive

• Raise awareness about appropriate MESA Study
  Center behavior

• Enforce a three strikes rule: Anyone making excessive noise or disturbing other students will be asked to leave after two warnings

WHAT ABOUT USING A STUDY ROOM?
Study rooms are also subject to the quiet study policy. We ask that you be aware of the volume of sound that your group generates, so noise from your study room does not increase the noise level in the rest of the center. The MESA Center offers three study rooms that may be reserved by your study group(s). Reservations for available rooms are made on a first come-first served basis at the Front Desk.