Don’t have time to get home before your online class starts? Quiet places on campus allow you to attend your courses while still practicing social distancing. Whether you have an online class scheduled too close to an in-person class, or just need somewhere to attend your online courses without distractions, use this resource to find a study space. Study spaces include first-come-first-served classroom desks, study room reservations, individual desk reservations, and general open seating in the MU Student Center and Memorial Union.
Individual Classroom Desks – Available for Reservation
Group Study Rooms – Available for Reservation
Ellis Library – Reserve a Room
MU Student Center – Reserve a Room
First-Come-First-Serve Seats
MU Library
Ground Floor 73 seats
First Floor 699 seats
Second floor 565 seats
Third floor 137 seats
Fourth floor 127 seats
MU Student Center
Ground Floor 31 seats
1st Floor
Dining Area 195 seats
Morts 20 seats
The Shack 40 seats
Miscellaneous other spaces 18 seats
2nd Floor
CSI Seats 32 seats
Leadership Lounge 32 seats
Bridge 24 seats
Traditions Lounge 17 seats
Miscellaneous 1 seats
Memorial Student Union
Lower Level
Hawthorne Lounge 6 seats
Miscellaneous other spaces 14 seats
1st Floor
Bengal Lair 62 seats
Tower Lounge 13 seats
Miscellaneous other spaces 4 seats
2nd Floor
Jack Matthews Lounge 8 seats
Miscellaneous other spaces 14 seats
3rd Floor 1 seats
Archway Lounge 4 seats
Animal Sciences Research Center
Available for students to complete online coursework while on campus (M – F; 7:30-5).
S115 Animal Sciences Research Center (ASRC) – 7 seats
S117 ASRC — 8 seats
S146 ASRC – 15 seats; when not occupied for class
S145 ASRC –15 seats; when not occupied for class
ASRC Lobby and Hallway seating – 28 seats
Engineering (Lafferre)
Basement Level
W0001 14 seats
Common area 2 seats
First floor
W1000C 6 seats
Staff lounge 4 seats
Study Rooms 12 seats
C1202 6 seats
E1420 8 seats
Common Area 2 seats
2nd Floor
E2423 2 seats
E2200 8 seats
E2437A 2 seats
E2420 4 seats
E2601 2 seats
WC2000H 2 seats
3rd Floor
C3215 4 seats
E3437 2 seats
McAlester Hall
McAlester Hall Room 103 (a.k.a. Psychology Undergraduate Lounge) can safely allow 10 students to sit/work between classes. Has a common printer for students, although we don’t have the tech personnel to monitor and service 24/7.
Student Success Center
Open Monday – Friday 8am to 5pm
Class will be in session Monday – Thursday 10am to 3pm
There is a class in the basement Tuesday – Thursday 3pm to 4pm
No classes on Friday
Students will not be able to study/use computers during class times, but they will be able to when classes are not in session.
Swallow Hall
Swallow Hall room 111 holds 6 students.
Switzler Hall
Switzler Hall Room 111 – 4 seats
Tate Hall
First Floor
Tate 112 has 5 student desks. This room is available M-F 8:00-5:00. Students are required to have headphones. The only internet availability in the room is wifi.
Tate 114D has 11 student desks. This room is available MTRF 8:00-5:00 and W 8:00-12:30.
Townsend Hall
Building is only unlocked during the week.
123 Townsend (Mac) lab that could seat up to 7 students at designated spaces Monday through Friday except on Tuesdays after 3:30.
105 Townsend classroom that is set for 9 without any individual technology that is currently available Monday through Friday during the day except Tuesdays after 4:00.