In programing for commuting students, campus programers must take into account their different schedules, time and family constraints, and logistical considerations. Marketing of the resulting programs must be varied and carefully targeted to the students' location. However, with creativity, programing for off-campus students can be successful.…

The impetus and methods for Idaho State University's efforts to take student activities out to the communities in which many of its nontraditional students live are outlined, including fee increases, needs assessment, hiring of commuter students with site-specific knowledge, using nonuniversity facilities, and provision of recreational and…

Strategies for encouraging affiliation in commuting students include special public relations efforts, providing special opportunities and access, providing special services such as free telephone use, offering leadership opportunities, presenting social activities at needed times, including off-campus students in traditional events, promoting…

Some innovations in portable technology are of particular interest to community colleges, where students are more likely to be commuters and/or have multiple commitments. Professionals in campus activities programming can capitalize on computer-literacy course requirements for the benefit of their student volunteers in ways that encourage them to…