Capstone Resources | Joan Weill Adirondack Library

Fall 2020 Capstone Presentations

Friday & Saturday, December 4-5, 2020

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Capstone Course Index
MGT 490 – Entrepreneurship Business Capstone - 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM
MGT 495 – Management Capstone - 8:20 AM - 8:40 AM
CUL 465 – Culinary Capstone Experience - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
SUS 496 - Sustainability Capstone - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
SUS 496 – Sustainability Capstone - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
SCI 462 – Independent Capstone Project - 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
SCI 495 – Science Capstone - 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
SOC 462 – Capstone Project - 2:00 – 2:25 PM


MGT 490 – Entrepreneurship Business Capstone & MGT 495 – Management Capstone
Join Zoom Meeting: 8:00 AM - 8:40 AM

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8:00 AM PSC As A Lifestyle Brand: Pop-Up Retail Marcus Marti
8:20 AM Manicure Machine Claire Rienzi


CUL 465 – Culinary Capstone Experience
Join Zoom Meeting: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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9:00 AM Plant Based Cuisine Rosy Deleon
9:20 AM Nose-to-Tail/Whole Product Utilization Jenalize Mendez
9:40 AM Fusion Cuisine Hoang Tu Ngo


SUS 496 – Sustainability Capstone
Join Zoom Meeting: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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Phase II Development of the Hoyt-Peroni Memorial Forest Elizabeth Burnham, Jacob Delosh, Nicholas Frasier, Rose Granger, Christopher Halla, Geoffrey Hines, Johannas Kipp, Dillon Liquori, Elizabeth Mullen, Christopher Robinson, Robert Shannon, Sterling Stine & Dylan Sweeney


SUS 496 - Sustainability Capstone
Join Zoom Meeting: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

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12:00 PM Sustainable Micro Camper Design/Build Joseph Gately
Saturday, 12/5, 12:00 PM Black Ash Field Survey and Controlled Propagation Plan Joseph Ordway
1:00 PM Building a Sustainable Lifestyle Jordan Spordone


SCI 462 – Independent Capstone Project
Join Zoom Meeting: 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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9:00 AM The Lawns at Paul Smith’s College: The Effects of Mowing on Root Biomass and Soil Compaction Tim Murphy
9:30 AM Soil Moisture Levels' Impact on Variation in Microhabitat Selection and Distribution Between Shrub Species Along the Riparian Zones of the St. Regis River in Northern New York Greg Davis
10:00 AM An Ecological History of the Albany Pine Bush, Albany, NY Skylar Murphy
10:30 AM Small Mammal Presence and Predation of Boreal Bird Nests in Forested vs. Open Peatlands in the Northern Adirondack Park, NY Carly Beckstrom
11:00 AM Impacts of Minnow Species Composition on Marsh Feeding Ecology: A Look at Minnow Composition in Heron Marsh Emily Schmeltz


SCI 495 – Sciences Capstone
Join Zoom Meeting: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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The Emergence of Anaplasmosis in the North Country Matthew Basista, Bradley Bell, Kelly Bosloper, Luke Ely, Nathaniel Haraden, Jacob Keslar, Eric Kohl, Jason Messenger, Patrick Mechtly Mullen, Corey Nystrom, Brianna Snyder, Tyler Wright & Justin Zalewski


SCI 495 – Sciences Capstone
Join Zoom Meeting: 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Zoom Link, Meeting ID: 925 5287 8310
1:30 PM Seasonal Changes in Ozone Concentration At Whiteface Mountain Summit Joline Hall


SOC 462 – Capstone Project
Join Zoom Meeting: 2:00 PM – 2:25 PM

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2:00 PM Developing a Sustainable Youth Leadership Program for UNESCO's Champlain-Adirondack Biosphere Network Samuel Cuthell