Colleen Flaherty reports that roughly one‑third of students do not participate in campus activities outside of class, a gap that student‑affairs leaders say threatens retention, belonging and postgraduation outcomes. The report collates survey data and institutional case studies that link low extracurricular engagement to commuting status, work obligations, and mental‑health pressures. Practitioners interviewed suggest targeted interventions: hybrid programming, micro‑engagement opportunities, paid student‑leadership stipends, and academic scheduling reforms to accommodate working students. Some campuses are piloting contactless, low‑commitment engagement modules and credit‑bearing co‑curricular courses to broaden access. Campus planners and vice‑presidents for student affairs will need to align scarce resources with high‑return interventions; measuring micro‑engagement and its effect on persistence will be central to evaluating program success.