The best study spots on campus
From traditional to comfortable, campus offers a wide range of places to prepare
Sure, you could sit in your room and study for hours on end. But why not get out? Find neutral ground. Sink deep into your notes and study guides so you can shine in papers, tests and exams.
Check out these four great places to study on campus.
If nothing else, you can tell mom you spent all day at the library.
The Grand Reading Room
Looking for something open and more traditional? Head to the east end of Thompson’s second floor for the Grand Reading Room. This quiet study area overlooks the Oval and offers oodles of table space to spread out under the winged splendor of the Nike of Samothrace sculpture.
Fireplace lounges
If you appreciate a social study setting, the Ohio Union fireplace lounges on the first and second floors are so you. The living room settings are bathed in natural light from floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook a picturesque south Oval landscape.
The Orton Library
The grotesques on the bell tower façade and the ginormous dinosaur skeleton in the Orton Hall entrance belie the quiet, quaint atmosphere of the Orton Memorial Library of Geology. Occupying the oldest library location on campus in one of our coolest and most historic buildings, the library is a traditional study spot that allows students to lock in and focus.
Top floor of Thompson Library
Go for the views, stay for the meditative bliss. The natural light and variety of seating — from lounge chairs to rocking chairs — creates a laid-back, happy place.
Pomerene Hall
Maybe the most unique place to study on campus? The balconies floating over the Grand Atrium in Pomerene Hall. And there's more to explore in this beautifully renovated 1922 campus landmark.