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Students of color, students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, and students who do not participate in Greek letter organizations reported a lower sense of belonging than their peers. Qualitative findings reveal that participation in a residential commons system did not positively contribute to sense of belonging, and quantitative findings reveal a negative relationship between commons participation and sense of belonging.  \nKeywords: sense of belonging, residential commons, living-learning communities  \nPlease direct inquires about this manuscript to: Sarah Huffines, [shuffines@covenant.edu](shuffines@covenant.edu)  \nCollege Student Affairs Journal, Volume 41(1), pp. 123-137 ISSN 2381-2338  \nCopyright 2023 Southern Association for College Student Affairs All rights of reproduction in any form reserved.  \n124 College Student Affairs Journal Vol. 41, No. 1, 2023  \nI  \nn the public imagination, residential colleges disproportionately represent popular conceptions of elite university life. The trappings of a residential college are rooted in  \nan Ivy League tradition (Yanni, 2019) and can be used to signal prestige, but they also serve a function. Residential colleges seek to reinforce a shared sense of community through living spaces often characterized by residential, dining, and programming spaces with high-touch faculty involvement (Brown et al., 2019; Yanni, 2019), and many liberal arts colleges have invested in a residential college model for the perceived social and academic benefits of their students (Mayhew et al., 2016; Pike et al., 2011) . The communities within these colleges can be called residential colleges, houses, residential learning communities, or residential commons, depending on institutional emphasis. Because this study emphasizes common spaces asa feature of the communities, the term “residential commons system” will be used whenever appropriate. These smaller communities within the larger universities exist to foster within students a sense of belonging through the built environment and shared identity.  \nStudent sense of belonging, which is students’“perceived social support on campus,” their feelings of connectedness, and “their experience of mattering or feeling cared about, accepted, respected, valued by, and important to the group”(Strayhorn, 2019, p. 4) is an essential element for student well being. This sense of belonging is especially important to intentionally foster in student groups who may be marginalized in highly selective or wealthy college contexts, such as students of color or those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. However, despite significant investments in residential commons systems across institutions, very few studies have examined their effect on student belonging, particularly within an elite, liberal arts context.  \nUsing data from one elite, private, liberal arts institution in the northeast United States, this explanatory sequential mixed methodological study  \nwas guided by a desire to understand the relationship between a residential commons system and student sense of belonging. Using Strayhorn’s (2019) definition of sense of belonging as a theoretical framework, this study asks three related questions:  \n● To what extent is participation in the residential commons system associated with sense of belonging?  \n● Is the association of participation in the residential commons system and sense of belonging different for different student demographics, such as race, socioeconomic status, Greek letter organization participation, and studen","cbCaimrp4CTLyRsq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimrp4CTLyRsq","pdf",463042,16,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Residential colleges and community purpose\n## Sense of belonging definition and importance\n# Research Questions\n# Literature Review\n## Sense of Belonging","[{\"question\":\"What relationship does the study examine between residential commons participation and sense of belonging?\",\"answer\":\"It examines how participation in a residential commons system is associated with students’ sense of belonging, including whether the relationship is positive or negative.\"},{\"question\":\"Which student groups reported lower sense of belonging?\",\"answer\":\"Students of color, students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, and students who do not participate in Greek letter organizations reported lower belonging than their peers.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the qualitative and quantitative findings suggest about residential commons participation?\",\"answer\":\"Qualitative findings indicate residential commons participation did not positively contribute to sense of belonging, and quantitative findings show a negative relationship between commons participation and sense of belonging.\"}]","SENSE OF BELONGING - OUTCOMES FROM A RESIDENTIAL COMMONS MODEL | PDF",1792088702]