• Understanding Enrollment at Hoosac Valley Regional School District: Who Stays, Who Leaves, and Why? 

  Henault, Michael; Linkenhoker, Kelly (2023-08)

  This improvement project was designed in collaboration with Hoosac Valley Regional School District, a rural Massachusetts school district facing a cycle of enrollment decline that is adversely affecting their ability to ...
• Glass Walls: Examining Barriers to Change in Higher Education 

  Glenn, Clarence (2023-08)

  Hillman College of Law (a pseudonym known as HCL furthermore) is a public law school in a large midwestern city with approximately 150 full-time employees (faculty and staff) serving ~1000 students. Declining student and ...
• “We’re consistent, and we persist.”: An Examination of Organizational Sensemaking and Its Impact as A Non-Profit Transitioned From Start-up To Sustainability 

  Rankin, Tenaeya S. L. (2023-08)

  Black Women Education Leaders, Inc. (BWEL) is a national, nonprofit professional organization that seeks to amplify the voices of Black women in educational leadership roles offer professional development, and award ...
• Investigating the Evolving Role of Student Affairs in Contexts of Change 

  Joh, Grace (2023-08)

  This capstone explores the impact of organizational change and institutional role transition as experienced by the student affairs department of an international university in Florence, Italy. An explorative qualitative ...
• Beyond the Game: A qualitative exploration of divergent stakeholder narratives around a high school athletics program, and how to strategically leverage them. 

  Eshoff, Ryan; Ottenweller, Ben (2023-08)

  This capstone project explored the possibilities for St. Joseph's Academy, an all-girls Catholic high school in St. Louis, to strategically leverage the organizational narratives in and around its storied athletics program. ...
• Exploring the Skills and Competencies Required of Graduates of Master's of Leadership Programs to Succeed in the Workplace's "New Normal" 

  DiNardo, Gregg; Speikes, Jeremy (2023-08)

  Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of Education and Human Development in Nashville, TN, serves as the school of education for Vanderbilt University. The Leadership and Organizational Performance Program (LOP) and ...
• Improving Educational Outcomes for Rural Students by Building on a School Community's Assets, Strengths, and Resources 

  Kupchik, Andrew S. (2023-08)

  The Rural Schools Association (RSA) of New York is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1978 to address the concerns and needs of rural and small school districts of New York State (NYS). Rural communities and ...
• High School Choice in Southwest Washington School District 

  Bardo, Brent Harrison (2023-08)

  This quality-improvement project examines why families choose one high school over another in Southwest Washington School District (SWSD), which is in a relatively affluent, educated and homogenous area. The goal was to ...
• Mastering Implementation: A Case Study of Literacy Curriculum Implementation at Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary 

  McQuillan, Kristen (2023-08)

  This improvement project addressed the complexities of introducing a rigorous literacy curriculum within a diverse elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland. Through a qualitative investigation, this study delves into the ...
• Minute Maid Park Concessions System Redesign 

  Bean, Brian; Dunn, Joseph; Stewart, Lisa (2023-08)

  This improvement project addresses the challenge of redesigning the Minute Maid Park concessions warehouse and associated processes to streamline and optimize operations for the Houston Astros food and beverage contractor, ...
• An Investigation of the SAME Leader Development Program 

  Toma, Todd A.; Elliott, Ryan M; Moore, Mark; Whatley, Brandon (2023-08)

  This research project evaluated the effectiveness of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Leadership Development Program (LDP). SAME is a prominent advocate for addressing national security infrastructure ...
• Culturally Conscious Leadership in Action: Building the Leader's Capacity 

  Canady, Ingrid M (2023-08)

  The purpose of this capstone project was to support the leadership team of the partner organization with the intentional review of the organization's philosophies, policies, structures, and practices through a racial equity ...
• Perceptions & Preferences: Catholic High School Selection in Southwestern Connecticut 

  James, Marie Catherine (2023-08)

  Catholic school enrollment has been declining for decades, and Notre Dame High School – Fairfield is no stranger to this crisis. This project, framed within social identity theory, investigated the perceptions and preferences ...
• Safe and Healthy Independent Schools: A Theory-Based Evaluation of Wellness & DEI Programming 

  Sullivan, Maggie; Alldredge, Anna (2023-08)

  La Jolla Country Day School (LJCDS) is an independent Pre-K through 12th grade school in San Diego that wishes to provide the most supportive environment for their students' mental health. LJCDS has a robust wellness program ...
• Bar Exam Training Transfer: How a Law School Learned to Improve a System Outcome with Evidence-Based Practice 

  Meyer, Chance (2023-08)

  This improvement project took place at a law school whose graduates were struggling to pass the bar exam. The law school sought to redesign its bar preparation program. More broadly, the school wanted to learn how to use ...
• Galvanizing Early College Practitioners in Illinois 

  McGee, Alauna Shante (2023-08)

  Founded in 2014, the Illinois Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (ILACEP) is a professional association for those interested in advancing dual credit opportunities and outcomes for high school students in ...
• Belongingness and Faculty Retention in Independent Schools 

  Bollens, Meghan; Bergeron, Jill; Davis, Liz (2023-08)

  For our study on belongingness among independent school educators, we partnered with the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) to explore how feelings of belonging influence faculty retention in these schools. ...
• Improving Employee Performance through Engagement in Higher Education Advancement: An Evidence-Informed Approach 

  Thompson, Kevin P (2023-08)

  This study assesses the relationship between employee engagement and performance in a university advancement office within a private R1 university in New England. In a mixed methods approach, quantitative data included ...
• Resource Utilization to Assist School Librarians with Book Challenges 

  Trecek, Mary (2023-08)

  Partnering with the American Library Association (ALA), specifically the Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), this project explored ways current resources from the Association can be used to support school librarians ...
• The Impact of Academic, Social, and Emotional Programming for Disadvantaged Youth 

  Eininger-Baskin, Kailey Rose; Woobury, Destiny Shantell (2023-08)

  Houston Independent School District (HISD) and 8 Million Stories (8MS), a non-profit organization dedicated to "transform[ing] the lives of vulnerable youth through education, skills training, employment, and authentic ...

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