About Compass
The roots of the word compass mean to come or step together. Compass is a peer-reviewed, digital storytelling platform for faculty, students, and community partners to tell the stories that matter in their community and to build supportive coalitions across the nation alongside their work in the Community-Oriented Digital Engagement Scholars (CODES) program. CODE Scholars collaborate with community partners with the goal of creating a more socially just world. They study and address global problems in a local context and share their work using digital tools and methods. Compass is a site for community building that keeps stories rooted deeply in place while also allowing for cross-pollination and connection among the institutions and communities who launch their own CODES programs.