Skip to main content
Home
Rockhurst Small Logo
light blue background Search Icon
mobile menu
  • ADMISSIONS
  • ACADEMICS
  • CAMPUS LIFE
  • ALUMNI
  • ATHLETICS
  • ABOUT
  • Apply
  • Visit
  • Give
  • Apply
  • Visit
  • Give

Sleep!

  • Apply
  • Visit
  • Give

  • Admissions
  • Academics
  • Campus Life

    • Student Development
    • Campus Ministry
    • Center for Career Development
    • Title IX
    • Counseling Center
      • Student Services
      • Student Resources
        • Active Minds Statement
        • Relaxation Zone
        • Student Success Series
      • Parent Resources
      • Contact Us
    • International Students
    • Residence Life
    • Student Life
    • The RockCast
    • Disability Resource Center
    • Dean of Students
    • Freshman Experience
    • Health Services and Insurance

    • Resources
    • Care, Concern & Incident Reporting
    • Dining Services
    • FERPA Release Form
    • First Generation Students
    • Love in Action
    • Health Insurance Waiver
    • Immigration & DACA Information
    • Immunizations
    • Parking Registration
    • Student Handbook
    • Return to the Rock
  • Alumni
  • Athletics
  • About

Many students do not sleep well. Sometimes sleep problems are caused by factors outside our direct control, such as loud roommates, a medical condition, or living near a train track. More often than not, however, a student's sleeping problem is caused by poor "sleep hygiene", or poor choices about sleep that are within our control to alter.

Here is a list of practices conducive to good sleep, adapted from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2002):

  • Try to sleep only when you are drowsy.
  • If you are unable to fall asleep or stay asleep, leave your bedroom and engage in a quiet activity elsewhere. Do not permit yourself to fall asleep outside the bedroom. Return to bed when - and only when - you are sleepy. Repeat this process of often as necessary throughout the night.
  • Maintain a regular arise time, even on days off work and on weekends.
  • Use your bedroom only for sleep and relaxing activity.
  • Avoid napping during the daytime. If daytime sleepiness becomes overwhelming, limit nap time to a single nap of less than one hour, no later than 3PM.
  • Distract your mind. Lying in bed unable to sleep and frustrated needs to be avoided. Try reading or watching a videotape or listening to books on tape. It may be necessary to go into another room to do these.
  • Avoid caffeine within four to six hours of bedtime.
  • Avoid the use of nicotine close to bedtime or during the night.
  • Do not drink alcoholic beverages within four to six hours of bedtime.
  • While a light snack before bedtime can help promote sound sleep, avoid large meals.
  • Avoid strenuous exercise within six hours of bedtime.
  • Minimize light, noise, and extremes in temperature in the bedroom.


Info from The University of Alabama: Division of Student Life

Campus Life


  • Student Development
  • Campus Ministry
  • Center for Career Development
  • Title IX
  • Counseling Center
  • International Students
  • Residence Life
  • Student Life
  • The RockCast
  • Disability Resource Center
  • Dean of Students
  • Freshman Experience
  • Health Services and Insurance

  • Resources
  • Care, Concern & Incident Reporting
  • Dining Services
  • FERPA Release Form
  • First Generation Students
  • Love in Action
  • Health Insurance Waiver
  • Immigration & DACA Information
  • Immunizations
  • Parking Registration
  • Student Handbook
  • Return to the Rock

Counseling Center

  • Student Services
  • Student Resources
    • Active Minds Statement
    • Relaxation Zone
    • Student Success Series
  • Parent Resources
  • Contact Us
Rockhurst Bell Tower
Rockhurst University Logo
1100 Rockhurst Road | Kansas City, MO 64110
816-501-4000 | info@rockhurst.edu
1100 Rockhurst Road
Kansas City, MO 64110
816-501-4000
info@rockhurst.edu
Instagram    Facebook    Twitter    Youtube

RESOURCES

University Catalog
Bookstore
Calendar
Campus Map
Consumer Information
Directory
Library
Photo Albums
Web Portal

I WANT TO:

Apply
Visit
Give
Find a Job
Hire a Hawk
Reserve Event Space
Contact Rockhurst

SCHOOLS

College of Arts and Sciences
College of Business, Influence, and Information Analysis
Saint Luke's™ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram
Kansas City's Jesuit University
© Rockhurst University | Privacy Notice | Web Accessibility
© Rockhurst University
Privacy Notice | Web Accessibility