YDEV MA CAPSTONE PROJECTS

Seeing everyone’s beautiful capstone projects is really inspiring! Before I figured out my topic, I was a little stressed. But now that I know what I want to focus on, I’m excited. I look forward to exploring people’s experiences and perceptions through interviews, observations, and artifact analysis. It was great to see other projects and learn about the topics they chose and why they chose it.

I am most passionate about supporting first-generation, low-income students and students with disabilities. I want my capstone project to center around Student Support Services, focusing on how the Ydev Anchors, like purposeful play, social justice and advocacy, care, leading with and identity show up in our space. I also want to explore access and community and what that really looks like in our space. I aim to create a supportive space that meets the needs of our students and fosters a strong community where everyone feels valued. This project will also provide me with a chance to dive deeper with students and make more of an impact.

Random things that my job and this project has me thinking more about: Creating peer support groups and mentorship programs that connect upperclassmen with first-year students to help them feel more comfortable and supported. I want to organize/create workshops on advocacy and social justice for students to share their needs and feel empowered. I also want to create an online resource hub for our students that would give students easy access to important information, on and off campus resources, events and more. This project has me feeling a bit overwhelmed with ideas, but it also is inspiring me to have a more meaningful impact.

Click this link to learn more about the Ydev Anchors.