Cleaner environments = better learning

I found this story interesting and wanted to pass it along.  From the Chronicle of Higher Education:

Findings of a new nationwide survey show a connection between cleaner college facilities and academic achievement, according to the survey’s sponsors, with 88 percent of students saying they are distracted from learning in even casually or moderately messy environments. In addition, 84 percent of students surveyed said good learning environments should be spotless or very tidy.

I must say that here at Behrend (and it seems across the Penn State system), there are no problems keeping facilities clean and always ready for learning.