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Council backs cross‑sector leadership to craft basic‑needs vision and rallying metrics
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Summary
Staff presented a plan to scale supports for students' basic needs (food, housing, behavioral health); the council approved forming a cross‑sector leadership group to develop a five‑year vision and measurable metrics to drive aligned action.
The council devoted a segment of its meeting to student basic needs—food, housing and other nonacademic barriers that research and the council’s Student Experience Survey show affect many college students.
Amy Magasos, associate director for strategy and partnerships, told members that campuses now have pilot interventions and benefits navigators but that scaled, sustained impact requires a shared vision and a simple, energizing metric. "To address the growing challenge of basic needs for students at scale, we need to go far—and go together," Amy said as she outlined a three‑part approach: develop a clear multi‑year vision, pick compelling solution‑focused metrics, and build cross‑sector partnerships to sustain action.
Members discussed likely partners (regional food banks, housing providers, campus navigators, business leaders) and cautioned about metric risks (how to interpret unmet goals). Staff proposed an initial timeline to surface a recommended vision and metrics for the council’s strategic action plan update by next November; the council approved convening a cross‑sector leadership group to pursue that work.
Next steps: staff will form the leadership group, identify partners including campus navigators and community providers, and return with proposed rallying metrics and an implementation roadmap for council review.
