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Compass 2 Campus celebrated at brunch | |||
Compass to Campus expands to include high schools | For the first time in the five years of the student mentorship program, Compass to Campus, outreach has been expanded to high schools in the greater Bellingham area. |
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Live chat: How college students can get more kids interested in higher ed | Our latest Education Lab story examines a mentor program at Western Washington University called Compass 2 Campus. As its name suggests, Compass 2 Campus operates under the premise that linking current college students with younger students can help kids navigate a path to higher education. |
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Mentors have message for kids: Go to college | Western Washington University’s Carver Gym was buzzing with fifth-grade energy one day in October, as nearly 900 students filed into the gym in the heart of the Bellingham campus. |
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Photos: ²ÝÁñÉçÇø students mentor K-12 Bellingham students | About 900 fifth graders from Skagit and Whatcom counties are greeted with "high-fives" as they arrive at Western Washington University for their Compass 2 Campus program. |
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Compass 2 Campus honored | Western Washington University's Compass 2 Campus youth mentoring program won $25,000 in the State Farm Neighborhood Assist program, according to a university press release. More than 3,000 programs competed in the program, a youth-led philanthropy that helps communities improve… |
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Compass 2 Campus wins $25K in national competition |