{"id":59,"date":"2024-09-16T11:05:41","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T15:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentlife-wds-prd.utk.edu\/basic-needs\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2026-06-05T11:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:02:43","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/basic-needs\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p class=\"lead\">College students&#8217; basic needs encompass essentials crucial for their personal well-being and academic success. <\/p>\n<p>These include secure housing, reliable food access, healthcare services, transportation options, financial resources, academic support, and personal safety. \u200bMeeting these needs is paramount in creating a supportive environment that enables students to focus on their studies, personal growth, and overall success at the university.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Professional Staff<\/h2>\n<div class=\"one-third column \">\n<p>\nCiara Gazaway<br \/>\nDirector for Basic Needs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one-third column \">\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/basic-needs\/dez-newcomb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dez Newcomb<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nCoordinator for Basic Needs Outreach<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:dez@utk.edu\">dez@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one-third column \">\n<p>\n<b>Vacant<\/b><br \/>\nCoordinator for Basic Needs Operations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"half \">\n<h2 class=\"orange-mark\">Student Directors<\/h2>\n<p>Coming Soon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"half \">\n<h2 class=\"orange-mark\">Basic Needs Service Team<\/h2>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Coming Soon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These include secure housing, reliable food access, healthcare services, transportation options, financial resources, academic support, and personal safety. \u200bMeeting these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":60,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-wide.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-59","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/basic-needs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/basic-needs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/basic-needs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/basic-needs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/basic-needs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/basic-needs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":182,"href":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/basic-needs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59\/revisions\/182"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/basic-needs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/basic-needs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}