Open Spaces

There are various areas throughout the School designed for student use:

• Computer labs (Rooms 251 and 374): These rooms are available to students on a first-come-first-serve basis whenever they are not being used for a course. Each room contains both desktops with necessary software installed and docking stations for students to work on personal laptops
• Graduate Student Lounge: Open to all graduate students; located on the third floor
• Kitchenettes (outside of the second floor classrooms and adjacent to student mailboxes on the third floor): Students have access to vending machines, a sink, microwave, refrigerator/freezer, and coffee maker

Reservable Spaces

• Rockefeller Library

  • The Rockefeller Library has a number of group study rooms on the first and second floors that are available for reservations from 30 minutes to 2 hours: Reserve Group Study Room

• School of Public Health

  • Conference Room for Group Study (Room 431; across from elevators on right). Groups are kindly asked to not make consecutive bookings due to limited study spaces: Reserve Room 431
  • Health Room (Room 360; behind classroom 375): Reserve Health Room

• TA Office Hour Space

  Our office is responsible for reserving space for all courses, labs, discussion sections, and faculty & TA office hours that are held in the building. To schedule faculty or TA office hours, please email sph-academics@brown.edu the following information:
  • The class you are teaching or TAing for
  • The days and times you wish to hold your office hours
  • Whether you plan to meet with students one-on-one or in a group setting

Gender-Inclusive Restrooms & Menstrual Products

• Brown supports all people in using the restroom that aligns with their gender identity. For anyone who would like to use a gender-inclusive restroom, please visit floors 2, 3 or 5 at the School of Public Health.
• Complimentary menstrual products – sponsored by the Brown UCS and GSC – can be found on all but the 5th floors at the School of Public Health. View the full campus map/directory.

Mailboxes and Services

All graduate students at the School of Public Health are provided with University Mail Services delivery. Mailboxes are located on the third floor of the SPH building and grouped alphabetically by last name. View the Student Mail Services Policy.

Locker Policy

Lockers are available to all master’s students (and doctoral students with a demonstrated need on a case-by-case basis). Lockers are located on the second and third floors of the SPH building. View the Locker Policy and Request Form.

Carrels

All doctoral students at the School of Public Health are assigned to an individual work space (carrel) at the School. Carrel spaces are typically organized by program and are located on floors 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7. Rooms 242 and 603 are first-year doctoral student offices.