MARION — The hallway at Linn-Mar’s COMPASS Alternative Center filled with students last week as they celebrated Kira Sharp, 17, dressed in a cap and gown. Upon completing the credits Sharp needed to ...

While many skills can be learned in the classroom, and some can be learned through trial and error, others are best learned through advice from those who have experience-based knowledge to draw from.

Compass is a cohort-based, year-long peer mentorship program that connects first year students with trained 2nd, 3rd, 4th year student mentors. Through one-on-one meetings with a peer mentor and ...