2024 Capstone Projects

Hope Baumeyer and Ally Hoffmann - The W&L University Store and Sustainability

Virginia Bernot and Sara Kate Durkee - The Future of Ginseng through the Lens of Business Analysis, Conservation, and Ecology

Josh Fingerhut - Microstegium vimineum on the W&L Back Campus Disc Golf Course: A Community-Oriented Management Plan

Sarah Footer - Perspectives on Climate Change in French Polynesia and What They Can Teach Us About Effective and Considerate Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies

Tim Keefe and Jackson Hotchkiss - Farm Distribution From Producers to Consumers: Investigating Supply Chains, Barriers, and Opportunities

Ian Kinney - Urban Pedestrianization: A Review of the Origins and Promise of Moving Beyond Car-Centric Cities

Izzy Koziol - Business Action as the Pathway to a Sustainable Future: W&L and the Green Energy Transition

Jordan Lambe - Virginia Wildlife Crossings' Effectiveness in Mitigating Habitat Fragmentation Caused by Roads

Elise Molinaro - The Buena Vista Community Garden: A Site for Investment in Community, Education, and a Local Food System

Giang Nguyen - Impact of Sustainability News on Stock Prices - A Case Study in Fashion Companies

Clara Ortwein - Native Plants, Public Education, and W&L: Using Campus Examples to Encourage a Shift in Landscaping Trends

Abby Portwood - Lake Robertson, Virginia: Trail Assessment and Recommendations for Management

Cameron Reed and Nathan Unger - Isolating the "E" in ESG: An Investigation into the ESG Space

Sophia Rollo - Energy Consumption Analysis and Recommendations for W&L's Natatorium

Adam Roy - Sustainable Affordable Housing: How Copenhagen's Initiatives Can Inform Boston's Policies

Jules Seay - Empowering Local Sustainability through COREWorks Carbon Markets and Boxerwood's Forestry Education

Allyssa Utecht - Data-Driven Sustainability: Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Climate Change Mitigation

Chase Verdery - Teeing Off Towards Sustainability: Assessing and Promoting Golf Courses' Environmental Practices

Sarah Zungailia - Effective Intervention Methods to Increase Environmental Awareness in Skincare Products