Student support, quickly — with campus-aware guidance.
Compass helps students find the right support when multiple problems happen at once — academics, health, wellness, and logistics.
Built by a team that wanted student support to feel less overwhelming and more human.
Compass was created from a simple observation: students rarely struggle with just one thing at a time.
You might be doing poorly on an exam, feeling sick, worrying about money, navigating a new relationship, and trying to figure out bus schedules — all in the same week. When that happens, most support systems don’t feel designed for real life. University websites are siloed. Health services are separate from academic support. Campus offices live in different parts of the internet. Students are forced to know exactly what category their problem fits into before they can even start looking for help.
But that’s not how stress works.
When someone types, “I’m falling behind in class and my ankle is injured and I need STI testing,” they aren’t thinking in categories. They’re thinking in overwhelm.
Compass was designed to respond the way a human support advisor might — by recognizing multiple needs at once and pointing students to all relevant resources in one place.
Instead of making students navigate menus and drop-downs, Compass lets them describe what’s going on in plain language. The system then:
Compass doesn’t replace counselors, advisors, or campus services. It makes them easier to find — especially in moments when clarity is hard.
Compass reduces friction. Instead of asking “Which department do you need?” it asks: “What’s going on?”
Most support tools assume a single issue. Compass is intentionally built to detect multiple themes from one input and provide diverse recommendations.
Compass includes an optional voice assistant powered by conversational AI. Students can speak naturally and hear responses out loud — making support feel more human and less overwhelming.
We added voice because moments of stress don’t always feel like typing moments. Sometimes it’s easier to just say what’s going on.
Built using a secure conversational AI agent embedded directly into our static site.
At its core, Compass is about direction — not diagnosis. When everything feels scattered, Compass helps you take the next step.