Is Your College Basic
Needs-Forward?
This brand-new guide is a fantastic resource for higher education administrators, faculty, staff, and practitioners who want to build institutional capacity that supports students’ basic needs in a sustainable way.
BONUS: Download the companion workbook, which features the guide’s assessments and exercises, designed for immediate, hands-on use.
How We Created This Resource
For several years, the People-Centered Design team has collaborated with higher education institutions to enhance student access to basic needs supports and strengthen their infrastructure. We conducted interviews and surveys to understand student experiences with basic needs insecurity and explored how institutions can proactively address these issues by asking: What does a basic needs-forward college look like? Also, what steps are needed to achieve this?
Our research involved a literature review and interviews with over 20 institutions, researchers, and practitioners who have contributed to basic needs programs across the country. This guide shares key findings and actionable insights from our work. It provides assessment tools and a step-by-step process to help you advance basic needs initiatives at your institution.
Webinar Details
Hosted by CAEL on May 8th at 11:00 AM PT, our People-Centered Design team will unveil How to Become a Basic Needs-Forward College: A Practical Guide. If you haven’t signed up already, click the button below to save your spot.
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How to Become a Basic Needs-Forward College: A Practical Guide
Thursday, May 8th
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Our Team
Bri Nguyen
Bri Nguyen leads the People-Centered Design team at SJI, where she works with colleges, government agencies, and community organizations to elevate student and participant voices in improvement efforts. Drawing from 20 years of experience across the public, nonprofit, and private sectors, she helps cross-sector teams gather and use data more effectively, identify service and policy gaps, and design practical, sustainable solutions that meet the needs of those they serve.
Eileen Sleesman Calederon
Eileen Calderon is a member of SJI’s People-Centered Design team. As part of this team, she provides applied research and technical assistance to partners seeking to learn from students or participants when assessing the impact of programs and making improvements. Eileen is completing a PhD in sociocultural anthropology at the University of Washington and has experience in qualitative research and analysis including in-depth ethnographic work.
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