About Us

This organization is a registered student organization of Cornell University and functions in association with and with support from the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement and the George Junior Republic High School (GJR). Our objectives are:

1. To centralize the needs and interests of the GJR students in the development and maintenance of quality after-school programming

2. To serve as an umbrella organization for after-school clubs, such as Dance Club, Cooking/Baking Club, and Game Club, as well as any other organizations that the high school students seek to initiate through a partnership with Cornell

3. To critically reflect on off-campus civic engagement and the larger systems in which we enact such engagement

4. To nourish a reciprocal partnership in which Cornell students both provide resources for and learn from GJR students

5. To provide educational opportunities for the Cornell community, and especially Compass members, on broader systems of oppression – such as socioeconomic status, racial identity, gender identity, sexuality, ability status, etc. – that contribute to the disenfranchisement of many of the GJR students

6. To counteract that disenfranchisement and engage with GJR students by providing them a platform for creativity, learning, and leadership