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Your LEEP Capstone will draw on all you’ve learned during your time at Clark — and help prove to the world that you’re ready to make an impact after graduation.
You’ll complete a LEEP Capstone in your major independently or as part of a group. This endeavor will involve advanced work that addresses a significant issue, problem, or theme in your field — or in the world. It can take the form of a thesis or project; in consultation with a faculty adviser, you will define and carry forward the project on your own initiative.
Your LEEP Capstone will require all of the skills and knowledge you acquired during your first three years at Clark. Completing it will demonstrate your mastery of the LEEP Learning Outcomes and signal to professors, employers, and graduate programs that you are ready to make extraordinary contributions in your discipline, workplace, and community. Furthermore, you are encouraged to document your work publicly to better share your effort and achievements. This could involve chronicling your experience through a blog, submitting a paper to an academic journal, or presenting at a research conference or at Clark’s Academic Spree Day.
Students pursue research, internships, and theses on campus, in Worcester, or in another part of the world. Capstone projects encompass a spectacular range of topics and opportunities. Past projects have included:
Areas of Expertise
During a study-abroad visit to Thailand, Molly Gurney became interested in how some local villagers — notably the women — remained united during their pushback against a mining company whose activities were, they claimed, threatening their livelihoods. Gurney, an international development and social change major, extended her time abroad to conduct research for what would become her senior honors thesis.
During a study-abroad visit to Thailand, Molly Gurney became interested in how some local villagers — notably the women — remained united during their pushback against a mining company whose activities were, they claimed, threatening their livelihoods. Gurney, an international development and social change major, extended her time abroad to conduct research for what would become her senior honors thesis.
Funded by Clark’s Steinbrecher Fellowship, Anthony Jreije, a double-major in geography and economics, traveled to Beirut, Lebanon, to research issues surrounding housing and gentrification.
Funded by Clark’s Steinbrecher Fellowship, Anthony Jreije, a double-major in geography and economics, traveled to Beirut, Lebanon, to research issues surrounding housing and gentrification.
Adelaide Petrov-Yoo’s history honors thesis examined media, public opinion, and the Soviet Union’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, where her Russian father once served.
Adelaide Petrov-Yoo’s history honors thesis examined media, public opinion, and the Soviet Union’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, where her Russian father once served.
Rafael Zuniga’s senior project stemmed from a collaboration between Clark and Boston University researchers seeking to improve computer access for people with disabilities.
Rafael Zuniga’s senior project stemmed from a collaboration between Clark and Boston University researchers seeking to improve computer access for people with disabilities.
