Study Spaces vol.2

Leprino Hall

While it’s often nice to get off campus and go to a park or coffee shop to study, sometimes it is nice to stay a little closer to home. This week for our study space, we will be looking at our very own Leprino Hall here on campus!

Located just down the path about five minutes from the Residence Halls on campus is Leprino Hall, simply called “Leprino” by most students. If you do not have a car or simply do not feel like making the drive to a coffee shop or park, Leprino is one of the best places to study on campus because it enables students to get out of their dorm rooms to study.

Leprino is most commonly used for group projects and group study. With classrooms open until 10 p.m., students often use the classrooms to work together for a number of different exams and presentations. Students have access to the whiteboards and projectors within the classrooms to effectively practice and collaborate. There are also many booths and comfortable chairs set up across the building that provide for ideal group study as well.

If you are more of an independent worker, Leprino also has many opportunities for solo, quiet study. Leprino has six independent study rooms: four located on the third floor and two on the second floor. A few of these study rooms also have whiteboards, which can help students write out and memorize exam content. Due to their size, these small rooms are ideal for solo study, but the rooms can also be used for smaller groups.

Leprino Hall also has a coffee shop, Food for Thought, that sells meals, coffee and snacks to studying students throughout the week. Open Monday through Thursday, from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Food for Thought keeps students full and caffeinated for their studies.

A fun fact for those that enjoy music is found in Leprino 170/172. There is a piano located on the left side of Leprino’s largest room. CCU’s School of Music students can be found practicing here, as well as students from other departments that simply enjoy playing.

While it may be a bit of a chilly walk in Denver’s winter months, the walk to Leprino to study is generally worth it. If nothing else, it can be beneficial to study in the same location that one’s tests are taken. A psychology concept called context dependent memory explains that our memory is sharper when our context/environment is the same for when we initially learn a concept as when we retrieve or recall it. In other words, if you study in the same room you will take the exam, this concept says your memory will be better!

So, next time you study for your New Testament exam, maybe try studying in Leprino, where you will hopefully ace that exam!

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