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Does My Teacher Like Me? A Student-Centered Exploration of Student-Teacher Relationships and the Impact of Belonging, Race, and Ethnicity.
(2020-12)
Student discourse for a sense of belonging or care within positive, effective student-teacher relationships involves the concept of "like" or "being liked" by teachers. There has been considerable literature on a sense of ...
Transformational Philanthropy in Academia: Fundraising Tools for Institutional Advancement
(2020-12)
The purpose of the study was to investigate the philanthropic impediments faced by institutional advancement departments. The transformational philanthropy project sought to understand areas that can maximize a University’s ...
Postdocs in Mathematics: Understanding Gender Equity and Opportunity
(2020-12)
Postdoctoral (postdoc) positions in mathematics are understood as factors influencing the achievement of mathematics faculty research positions at PhD granting institutions. This capstone study demonstrates that over the ...
IT Governance and Innovation: Driving Innovation in Higher Education
(2020-12)
The literature on IT Governance (ITG) suggests that it is a critical success factor to modern day institutions and drives innovation when used effectively. Effective ITG is a key step in transforming universities steeped ...
Jewish Identity and Volunteerism at Temple Emanuel
(2020-12)
The purpose of this Capstone project was to examine Jewish identity and its impact on volunteerism at Temple Emanuel (Winston-Salem, NC). This study assessed Jewish identity of members of the Temple and their motivation ...
The Participant's Journey to Professional Transformation of Leadership Development
(2020-12)
The purpose of this capstone is to understand how a highly-selective leadership development program that selects international participants for a one-year residence in the US adequately captures the individual participants’ ...
Barriers and Catalysts in Awareness-Based Learning: A Study of Transfer of Learning in Equity-Focused Leadership Development Programs
(2020-12)
Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) topics have become central areas of focus in leadership development programs across industries and fields. EDI leadership training efforts often involve significant focus on ...
Assessing the Impact of a Faith-based Grantmaking Program
(2020-12)
This study was designed to help Hope for San Diego (HFSD), a faith-based grantmaking organization in San Diego, California, measure the impact of their grantmaking program on the grantee organizations. Coffman and Beer’s ...
A Viability Study of BAS Programs at Bellevue College - Student Outcomes Analysis and Perceptions of Administrators and Faculty
(2021-08-04)
The Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) programs in Washington State have paved the way for a more equitable statewide workforce. By providing these opportunities at community and technical colleges (CTC) throughout the ...
Mapping the Participant Journey: An Evaluation of Braven's Participant Communications Efforts
(2021-08-06)
Braven, a national nonprofit in the emerging college to career space, offers underrepresented college students a credit-bearing, university-based, one-semester course that builds job search and career-readiness skills as ...