51³Ô¹Ï Compass Staff
Brad Knight (he/him)
Director, 51³Ô¹Ï Core and University College
Brad G. Knight serves as the Director of the 51³Ô¹Ï Core and University College at 51³Ô¹Ï. He provides leadership, direction, and oversight for a wide spectrum of initiatives related to undergraduate education, including the university-wide general education program, 51³Ô¹Ï Core, and residential living-learning programs, University College, 51³Ô¹Ï Cornerstone, and 51³Ô¹Ï Compass. In this role, he focuses on curriculum design, student experience, institutional assessment and continuous improvement, and faculty development programs and events. Brad has also taught as an Adjunct Instructor at The George Washington University.
Kyrsten Novencido (she/they)
Coordinator, Living-Learning Communities
Kyrsten completed her Justice, Law and Criminology Master's degree in SPA in May 2022. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she double majored in French and Francophone Studies and Criminology, Law and Justice. Before their time at 51³Ô¹Ï, they worked with attorneys in a variety of offices, from personal injury to immigration law. She likes baking too much and bringing extras to the office, grabbing coffee or bubble tea, and cozy gaming.