There was sentiment that this item needed to be explained more fully, perhaps with the addition of subordinate clauses. We also need to indicate our assumptions. Residential is a key term. There needs to be an environment where students feel they are a part of the community. A community of students includes a large residential component.
Programming needs to cut across the actual residences, to build the feeling of community.
It is difficult to build as much community with commuting students. Community can be built by coming together in the computer lab. It is where people intermix. The feeling of community creates an investment in the individuals in the community. Most of our student are or have been in the residence halls.