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Similarly, higher education equips students with the tools to continue changing and flourishing after graduation. For many higher education institutions, residential life departments are tasked with the responsibility of fostering the holistic development of students living on-campus. Residential life departments provide transformational experiences for students, including the role of developing college friendships. Yet, when considering the traditionally held benefits of on-campus student housing, ambiguity exists among higher education administrators and researchers regarding the permanence and longlasting impact of these friendships after a student leaves the institution.  \nThis study explored the structural and programmatic impact of on-campus housing at liberal arts colleges on the transition of student friendships into long term meaningful relationships post-graduation. Moreover, this study utilized a qualitative research approach to explore how the campus environment influenced long-term, meaningful relationships. Strange and Banning’s (2015) campus ecology framework was used asthe primary theoretical lens to understand the influences of physical, organizational, human aggregate, and constructed campus environments.  \nKeywords: residential life; relationships; campus ecology  \nPlease direct inquires about this manuscript to: Abigail Lukens, [allukens93@gmail.com](allukens93@gmail.com)  \nCollege Student Affairs Journal, Volume 40(2), pp. 107-120 ISSN 2381-2338  \nCopyright 2022 Southern Association for College Student Affairs All rights of reproduction in any form reserved.  \n108 College Student Affairs Journal Vol. 40, No. 3, 2022  \nIntroduction  \nH  \nigher education institutions provide unique opportunities and experiences for students to develop holistically and undergo a transformative pro-  \ncess that not only equips them with the skills needed to grow independently and interdependently with students around them, but also flourish after they graduate (Johansson & Felten, 2014) . Through the transformative experiences acquired at higher education institutions, students also have the opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with other students, including long-term interpersonal relationships that last through their college years and beyond. Creating new peer relationships while in college is important for students because these relationships are known to impact educational outcomes, foster self-authorship, and serve as an integral aspect of a student’s collegiate experience (Alemán, 2010; Bronkema & Bowman, 2018; Hope & Smith-Adcock, 2015; Smith, 2018) . Moreover, “college-based friendships are a primary conduit for the development of emotional connection and intimacy. The quantity and quality of emotional connection with campus friends predicts college satisfaction and persistence”(Bronkema & Bowman, 2018, p. 51) . For many students,“friendships serve as a support network during college and possibly throughout the rest of  \ntheir lives”(Hope & Smith-Adcock, 2015, p. 86) .  \nFor many higher education institutions, residential life departments are tasked with the responsibility of fostering the growth of students living on-campus and can be bastions of student development, intentionally constructed in ways that promote the academic and social growth of students within a shared living environment on-campus (Peters et al., 2018) . The physical proximity of students, facilitated through built spaces, such as residence halls, and intentional programma","cbCaijiagIAc8X41","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijiagIAc8X41","pdf",390500,14,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## On-campus residential life and student development\n## Gap in research and study purpose","[{\"question\":\"What issue does the study address about residential life friendships?\",\"answer\":\"The study addresses uncertainty about whether traditionally expected benefits of on-campus housing lead to permanent, long-lasting relationship outcomes after graduation.\"},{\"question\":\"What research approach and theory guide the study?\",\"answer\":\"The study uses a qualitative research approach, applying Strange and Banning’s (2015) campus ecology framework as the primary theoretical lens.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the study aim to examine after students graduate?\",\"answer\":\"It examines how on-campus housing influences the transition of student friendships into long-term meaningful relationships post-graduation, including whether related outcomes persist.\"}]","THE IMPACT OF RESIDENTIAL LIFE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS IN HIGHER EDUCATION | PDF",1792088680,35]