White, J. W., & Ray, V. M., & Koo, D. D. (2014, June), The Importance of a Thriving Student Organization for a Nonresidential College Campus  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--23157

\bibitem{asee_peer_23157}
  White, J. W., \& Ray, V. M., \& Koo, D. D. (2014, June), \emph{The Importance of a Thriving Student Organization for a Nonresidential College Campus}
  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  10.18260/1-2--23157

J. William White AIA, Veto Matthew Ray, and Dan D. Koo.  "The Importance of a Thriving Student Organization for a Nonresidential College Campus".  2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2014.  https://peer.asee.org/23157 Internet.  29 Jun, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_23157}
  J. William White AIA, Veto Matthew Ray, and Dan D. Koo.
  "The Importance of a Thriving Student Organization for a Nonresidential College Campus".
  \emph{2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2014.
  https://peer.asee.org/23157 Internet.  29 Jun, 2024

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AB  -                 The Importance of a Thriving Student Organization                      for a Nonresidential College CampusAs numerous studies will attest, the demographics of students pursuing an undergraduate collegedegree within an urban-based non-residential campus setting are remarkably different from thoseattending a traditional, residential campus. This is because not only does the student populationreside almost entirely off-campus -- scattered throughout a potentially large, metropolitan area --but it consists of a generous portion of nontraditional students. While there’s no question thenontraditional student enriches a classroom with diverse world views and divergent lifeexperiences, the same student also faces his/her own unique pressures: often caring for spouses,children, and/or parents all the while managing a full-time job or even multiple part time jobs.The challenge to the educator then is twofold. How can an urban campus-based program preventthe non-residential student body from eroding institutional cohesion while the pressures that facethe nontraditional student potentially undermine the academic experience? One alternative thatcan assist in addressing both of these challenges may reside within the time honored college lifecomponent of the student organization.This paper will document the successful implementation of a student organization within anurban construction management program. A literature review will be incorporated to identify thecommonalities of successful student organizations, particularly as they apply to non-residentialcollege campuses. It will describe how a viable student organization can foster a cohesion thatbenefits the program and institution at large while at the same time accommodating thenontraditional student’s challenging time constraints. The authors’ personal experiences will alsobe cited as they describe their roles in revitalizing a student organization within a non-residentialconstruction management program.Besides for being an obvious source of student networking, the paper will describe theorganization’s collateral benefits such as providing an excellent informal conduit for student –faculty interaction, outstanding student field trip opportunities and well integrated meeting topicscoordinated with classroom subject matter. Additionally, it will detail the potential of theorganization serving as an attraction for corporate sponsorship and the positive assessmentbenefits student organizations can offer.
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