The story behind the name Blue Rose Compass
The compass rose is the name of the familiar circle-and-arrows design – showing north, east, south and west, and the gradients in between – which helps us to find our way when we are lost. Blue roses are rare and precious. It took 13 years for scientists to create one – the same amount of time our first BRC scholar had spent in a refugee camp before we got him a scholarship to Princeton University. Last but not least, my (Lorna Solis) beloved grandmother – the guiding star in my own life, and the inspiration for our work – was a Rose, too.
The scholars are our blue roses. We try to be their compass. Lorna Solis, Founder and CEO
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Presentation
(pages from a company presentation)
