About Campus Mind
Campus Mind gives faculty a simple way to point students to a private check-in, gives students a space they own to understand their whole wellbeing, and gives campuses the anonymous insight they need to keep support going.
When students leave home for college, the adults they see most are often their instructors. We build for that relationship.
How we got here
Through the National Science Foundation's I-Corps program, we interviewed faculty and administrators across Northern California. We asked what they were already doing for student wellbeing, and what got in the way.
We heard the same story again and again. Faculty were already checking in on students, often on their own time. One instructor had invented her own start-of-class check-in before we ever described ours. Others ran newsletters, set up peer mentoring, or kept track of students on a whiteboard.
The care was real. What was missing was anything that lasted. Programs ran on one-time grants and stipends, and when the person carrying the work moved on, the work went with them.
That changed our approach. Faculty aren't the problem to solve. They're the people to trust. Campus Mind is built to turn what faculty already do into something their campus can keep.
What we believe
Who we are
A founder who lived it, and advisors who've been here from the start.
Stephen Burke
Founder and CEO
Stephen started his first business young and has been solving people problems ever since, as a systems engineer, a yoga teacher and a manager of shared housing in Sacramento. Campus Mind is where those threads meet.
"I started Campus Mind because of my own move from home to college. Asking for help didn't feel familiar, so I waited until things reached a breaking point before looking for answers. If I'd had a way to see myself as a whole person, check in privately on what felt heavy and find support that fit, I would have acted long before then."
Advisors
Lorenzo Ortega
Compliance advisor
Brings a healthcare-faculty background and keeps student autonomy at the center.
Mario Gorito
Marketing advisor
Leads our writing on advising, retention and student support.
Obi Baratt
Technology advisor
Guides our product and technical decisions.
Each of our advisors has worked with Campus Mind for more than a year.
Programs
Campus Mind completed the National Science Foundation's I-Corps program through the UC Davis Regional Hub, and is part of the current USI CDFI Bootcamp & Pitch Challenge cohort in Sacramento.
We also write about advising, retention and student support.
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