Study Facility Policies
Hours:
Monday – Thursday (1pm – 8pm)
Walker Hall, Room 153
The SORTS study hall is provided to support your academic success. However, the benefits gained from time spent in study hall depend upon how well you manage your time.
Study Hall tips
- Schedule your study hall sessions consistently from week to week. Record the planned sessions in your academic planner.
- Spend 1 – 2 hours in study hall each day.
- Come prepared with more work than you can finish.
- Use study hall time wisely and focus on your assignments.
- Use study hall to plan for major assignments and papers.
Study Hall Policies
- Students who do not produce their ID cards at check-in will not be allowed to sign into study hall. ID cards must be presented to receive access to Walker 153.
- Students who arrive at study hall with nothing on which to work will not be allowed to check in to study hall.
- Students are required to attend a minimum of six hours of study hall each week.
- SORTS study hall will be open from 1 pm until 8 pm Monday through Thursday.
- Students must stay for at least one hour in each session.
- At least two hours of study hall are to be logged by 8 pm on Tuesday evening.
- No more than three hours of study hall can be logged in one day.
- No more than two hours can be logged in a single session.
- No electronic devices are to be used during study hall. This includes cell phones, music players, personal computers, etc. Calculators will be provided.
- Three computers for use by SORTS students will be available. Students may reserve a computer for one hour per day. Additional hours can be requested if no other students are waiting. Documents created on SORTS computers must be printed in the computer lab in Walker 225. Students will have no more than five minutes to retrieve printed documents.
- Computers are for academic assignments only. Use of computers for any other reason will result in the loss of computer privileges for two weeks.
- Students who use Mac computers and “Need” them to complete course work must get approval from the SORTS Coordinator.
- Submitting documentation regarding completion of a LARC tutoring session will result in credit for an hour to the student’s study hall attendance record.
- Smoking breaks are not permitted during study hall. Students should plan accordingly.
- Restroom breaks must be kept to a minimum. Students should return to study hall promptly after a break.
- Students who disrupt study hall or show disrespect towards the Peer Mentor on duty will be asked to leave.
Disciplinary Action:
- Failure to meet study hall requirements will result in review by the SORTS Compliance Review Committee (CRC). First time offense – written warning. Second offense – administrative removal from SORTS and Radford University.
- Failure to log two hours in study hall before Tuesday evening will be recorded as failure to meet weekly requirements and disciplinary action will be taken.
- Restroom breaks will be granted during study hall time; however, students should return to study hall promptly. Should a student abuse this policy he/she will first receive a written warning. On the second offense the student will be notified that he/she will have to log out of study hall and then log back in upon his/her return.
- Students who leave study hall to smoke will immediately be asked to log out and leave study hall. The student will also have to meet with an NSP staff member.
- For students caught napping, using electronic devices, failing to utilize study hall time for academic purposes, etc. First offense: loss of one hour of study hall time logged. Second offense: loss of two hours of study hall time logged and meet with SORTS Coordinator. Third offense: review by the CRC to determine whether the student should receive administrative dismissal from SORTS and RU.
- Showing disrespect and/or making any type of threat towards a member of the Peer Mentor staff in any way, shape, or form will not be tolerated. This behavior will result in an immediate review by the CRC.
Study Hall Agreement
I agree to:
- Follow all SORTS study hall policies.
- Report to study hall fully prepared to study with books, paper, pens, syllabi, etc.
- Keep breaks to a minimum and promptly return to study hall when breaks are required.
- Keep track of the hours that I spend in study hall online at https://nsp.asp.radford.edu/login.aspx
- Discard my trash and leave my study area clean for the next student.
- Provide proper documentation to the Peer Mentor in study hall by 8 pm on any days in which I visit the LARC and wish to substitute this time spent with a tutor for study hall hours.
- Treat all SORTS staff members with respect.
- Contact my Peer Mentor, Tom Steele, Assistant Director of NSP (tsteele9), or George Harrington, SORTS Coordinator (geharring), if I am unable to attend study hall for any reason. All absences must be excused in writing.
I Agree Not To:
- Talk during study hours.
- Sleep- I will keep my head off the table while reading.
- Use a CD player, iPod, cell phone (including text messaging) or other electronic device.
- Bring magazines and/or newspapers unrelated to class work.
- Bring food into study hall. Drinks are allowed.
- Bring friends from outside the SORTS program into study hall unless they have received prior approval by the SORTS Coordinator.
- Try to complete all of my hours for the week on the last day of study hall.
