Capstone Projects

Below you will find listed a collection of the capstone projects that our students undertake in their senior year. Advised by university faculty, these projects reflect the many disciplines and backgrounds of our students.

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• Risk Assessment Through the Lens of Food Access: Food Deserts in South Bend, IN

  Catherine McQuestion, 2016

  Faculty Advisor: Kim Rollings

• Freshwater and Land Use: St. Joseph County, Indiana

  Sara Hogan, 2016

  Faculty Advisor: Alan Hamlet

• Student Recycling Behavior on Notre Dame Campus

  Corinne Eckert, 2016

  Faculty Advisor: Robert Bretz

• The St. Joe River—Intersecting with the Community

  William Carey, 2016

  Faculty Advisor: John Sitter

• Biking the Bend: The Quest for Maximum Bike Friendliness

  Timothy Ball, 2016

  Faculty Advisor: Chad Harms

• Living Green in a Brownfield: Sustainable Construction and Behavior Changes

  Elyssa Schwendy, 2015

  Faculty Advisor: Kim Rollings

• Resources for the City of South Bend Food Waste Prevention Plan

  Katie Sylva, 2015

  Faculty Advisor: Jessica McManus-Warnell

• Rebuilding Neighborhoods

  Natalie Stenger, 2015

  Faculty Advisor: Selena Anders

• Creation of management tools for the invasive red-eared slider turtle

  Michael Spear, 2015

  Faculty Advisor: David Lodge

• Aquaponics Across the Spectrum: Bridging Science Education to STEM-Based Careers and Eco-Stewardship

  Shella Raja, 2015

  Faculty Advisor: Susan Blum

• The Moral Implications of Climate Change: Connecting the dots between Catholic social teaching and the combustion of fossil fuels

  Katie Otterbeck, 2015

  Faculty Advisor: David Cortright

• Smart Streets in South Bend

  Paige Melinis, 2015

  Faculty Advisor: Kimberly Rollings

• Waste Reduction and Environmental Education in Elementary Schools

  Andrew Marlin & Christopher Mullen, 2015

  Faculty Advisor: Chad Harms & Claire Roach, M.Ed.

• Assurance of Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures: Choice of Independent Assurance Provider and Assurance Level

  Carly Loeffel & John McKune, 2015

  Faculty Advisor: Bill Nichols & Sandra Vera-Munoz

• Leadership Characteristics and Sustainability in Business: How can we equip future business leaders to impact the sustainable business space?

  Maura Kelly, 2015

  Faculty Advisor: Jessica McManus Warnell

• Optimizing recreational fishery management in the context of shoreline development

  Elizabeth Golebie, 2015

  Faculty Advisor: Stuart Jones

• Responsible Tourism: Finding the University Student’s Global Footprint

  Brittany Gibler, 2015

  Faculty Advisor: Melissa Paulsen

• Collaborative Planning of a Local School Garden

  Timothy Galano, 2015

  Faculty Advisor: Kimberly Rollings

• The effects of ammonia, copper, and lead on brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) populations in the Great Salt Lake, Utah

  Ryan Davila, 2015

  Faculty Advisor: Gary Belovsky

• Feasibility study of a campus-wide geothermal energy system at Notre Dame

  Kate Christian, 2015

  Faculty Advisor: Sam Miller