The Compass Advantage steering committee is a partnership between CSH and the Career Center that brings advocates together in a community of practice to provide leadership and strategic direction for the Compass Advantage initiative. At this time, there is no occasion for liberal arts departments at Ball State to share their career-readiness efforts with one another.

The committee is led by:

Patrick Collier

Patrick Collier
CSH Associate Dean



Catherine Day

Cathy Day
The Compass Advantage Director and Professor of English

Kathryn Gardiner

Kathryn S. Gardiner
The Compass Advantage Assistant Director and Assistant Teaching Professor of English

Emily Karas

Emily Karas
Assistant Director for the Career Center

Brandon Bute

Brandon Bute
Associate Director for Career Development

James Haston

James Haston
Academic Advisor for Modern Languages and Classics


Jennifer Erickson

Jennifer Erickson
Associate Professor of Anthropology


MaryLou Vercellotti

Mary Lou Vercellotti
Associate Professor of English


Robin Tareq

Tareq Robin
Academic Advisor for Anthropology and History


Abel Alves

Abel Alves
Professor of History


Sarah Vitale

Sarah Vitale
Associate Professor of Philosophy


Jennifer Wells

Jennifer Wells
Academic Advisor for English and Philosophy & Religious Studies


Stephen Hessel

Stephen Hessel
Associate Professor of Spanish