Community Conversation: Student Basic Needs (Today)

The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) invites UNLV faculty and staff to participate in a webinar at 11 a.m. on Aug. 14 that focuses on supporting students who experience uncertain access to food, housing, mental health, transportation, technology, childcare, and other essentials. Register Online to participate.

This informal discussion on student basic needs will be facilitated by Stacy Priniski, Ph.D., assistant research professor with an appointment at The Hope Center, Temple University. Topics may include campus initiatives, expanding the basic needs ecosystem on campuses, ways CUMU can better support work in this area, and other topics participants bring to the table.

In this Zoom meeting, CUMU members will connect with others from the 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. Participation is free for faculty and staff through UNLV's campus-wide membership with CUMU.

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