We are excited to announce the latest webinar from our People-Centered Design team! Hosted by CAEL on May 8th at 11:00 AM PT, Bri Nguyen and Eileen Sleesman Calderon will unveil their new resource, How to Become a Basic Needs-Forward College: A Practical Guide. This is a fantastic resource for higher education administrators, faculty, staff, and researchers who want to build institutional capacity that supports students’ basic needs in a sustainable way.

Join us and learn about:

  • Assessment tools and a step-by-step process from the guide to help you become more basic needs-forward
  • Seven foundational components necessary for sustainable basic needs supports
  • Strategies for building institutional capacity that centers student voices
  • Using both qualitative and quantitative data to improve and advocate for basic needs services
  • And much more!

Don’t Miss the Webinar!

How to Become a Basic Needs-Forward College: A Practical Guide

Thursday, May 8th
11:00 AM PT/2:00 PM ET

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.