Community Conversation: Student basic needs

CUMU MEMBERSCUMU MEMBERSThis program is open to individuals from CUMU member institutions only, including faculty, staff, students, or community partners  CONNECTINGCONNECTINGThese programs focus on meaningful networking opportunities. Attendees are expected to have cameras on to engage in group discussion or in breakout rooms. Often, sessions include a shared product to record the group's ideas, such as a collaborative online document or whiteboard. Examples: Huddles and Community Conversations

If you are interested in better supporting students who experience uncertain access to food, housing, mental health, transportation, technology, childcare, and other essentials, please join us for an informal discussion on student basic needs. Our discussion will be facilitated by Stacy Priniski, Ph.D., assistant research professor with an appointment at The Hope Center, Temple University. Potential topics of discussion might include our own campus initiatives, expanding the basic needs ecosystem on campuses, ways CUMU can better support your work in this area, and other topics participants bring to the table. In this Zoom meeting, CUMU members will connect with others from our network, share what they are doing on their own campuses, and collect useful resources in a shared Google doc that attendees can take with them as a resource.

This CUMU member-only program is offered at no cost and is included in your institutional membership.

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ABOUT THE FACILITATOR

Stacy Priniski, Ph.D., is assistant research professor in the Department of Urban Health and Population Science in the Lewis Katz School of Medicine with an appointment at The Hope Center as a senior evaluation associate. With a background in the study of students’ experiences in higher education from a social and educational psychology lens and a passion for working directly with basic needs practitioners and stakeholders, Dr. Priniski bridges the research and practice areas at Hope.

At The Hope Center, Dr. Priniski applies her extensive experience establishing and coordinating collaborative, multisite research projects to lead the Student Basic Needs Survey efforts and convene communities of basic needs stakeholders. She currently coordinates the Hope Impact Partnerships program, through which colleges and universities across the country partner with The Hope Center to collect student-level data on students’ basic needs and experiences in college, and engage in programming and coaching to help institutions leverage data to improve their basic needs ecosystem.