What Does COMPAS Stand For?
Used in China as early as 1100 AD, the compass for generations has been an essential tool in allowing individuals to orient themselves and chart a direction. Through a series of interrelated activities the COMPAS Project seeks to: Chart a course and outline the steps necessary towards the creation of an active and sustainable network of minority policy professionals and students in the Mid-Atlantic region. Orient students of color to the payoffs, problems, and possibilities of an education and career in public policy and international affairs. Mobilize policy professionals and students along the East Coast who believe in the importance of community and public service. Prepare future leaders for the challenges of a multicultural America in the 21st Century. Assemble emerging leaders from the private, public, and non-profit sectors to discuss critical policy issues of concern to communities of color. Strengthen the overall ties among policy professionals and students of color across the
