Kris Campa is a proud alum of the Ervin Scholars Program at Washington University in St. Louis, where he received his Bachelors of Arts in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing. During his time as a student, he was a member of Black Anthology all four years, directing it in his senior year, as well as the Campus Interview Team and Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society. After graduation, he earned his Masters of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University while working full time as a staff member for the Ervin Program. He began teaching Creative Writing Courses at WashU’s University College in 2017 and continues teaching to this day. He’s also the author of Sentinel’s Soul, his debut fantasy novel highlighting issues of race, prejudice, and intersectionality through the fantasy lens. In 2018, Kris transitioned out of the Ervin Scholars Program to serve as an Assistant Dean and 4 Year Advisor with the McKelvey School of Engineering, focusing his work on support for diverse populations including first generation college students, low-income students, and underrepresented minorities, all identities which he shared as an undergrad. He served as the advisor for WashU’s NSBE Chapter, created the McKelvey First gEN Mentorship Program, and worked closely with the FSAP Program.
As the first alum Director of the John B. Ervin Scholars Program, he hopes to build on the Program’s Legacy on campus, honoring the memories of its previous administrators while supporting an ever diversifying community and campus that promises to expand the impact Ervin Scholars can have on WashU, St. Louis, and the world.