student centers at commuter colleges, helpful?

petrichor
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:42:38 +0000

Hi I’m new here, so I apologize if I’m posting this in the wrong category, etc, as I’m new to this.

Are any folks around here commuter students (present or past) that go to college where majority of the students are commuters also? I’ve read threads on CC by commuter students that have posted on the lack of feeling integrated, but at schools where majority of the students live on campus.

So I was wondering about other folks- what has your experience been like? If your campus has student centers, do you frequent them? Do you think student centers that are more mindfully designed would help bring people together and provide a sense of belonging?

Please feel free to answer if you’re a commuter regardless of school type and you have strong opinions on student centers!

I’m an architecture grad student in my final year, working on my thesis- which calls attention to student centers for commuter colleges,… a typology I believe needs more attention. I’ve been dying to reach out to people for their personal opinions, as I do not have any friends that are commuters at commuter colleges… let alone, commuters.

Thank you for reading!