Senior Capstone Presentations
The senior research project invites seniors to intertwine theoretical and practical knowledge by completing a case study of an organization or group. Students interview stakeholders, attend meetings and events, and collect archival materials—all with the purpose of helping the organization address a leadership challenge. The project culminates in a paper and public presentation.
2011-2012 |
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There is no “I” in Dermatology: Collaborative Leadership in a Dermatology Practice Cash Retriever, A Company in Transition: Will Leadership Emerge? Reconsidering Style: VSA Alabama and Organizational Leadership Part of the Team: In Need of Direction: The Multicultural Advisory Committee’s Flow of Order Alabama Association of Nonprofits: A Case Study
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Leadership in Transition: The BSC President’s Council Faculty Leadership at the Altamont School Leadership that Reinforces Learning: Leadership Paradox: “Compete with Character”: Untangling Natural Leadership: |
2010-2011 |
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The American Gideon: Henry A Wallace's Failure in the 1948 Presidential Campaign Henry Ford: Tending His Flock Virgins and Poker Faces: A Comparative Analysis of Madonna's and Lady Gaga's Leadership in Gender Fear and Loathing in America: The Rhetoric of Glenn Beck What would the "Southern Lady" Do? Thrown to the Bottom of the Barrel: Eli Black and United Brands: Lampiao: The Legend of the Lawless Leadership: The Pragmatism of Machiavelli A Failure to Regain Faith: Jimmy Carter and Reelection Campaign of 1980
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A Big Give or a Big Scam? "Mr. President, we have a problem!": Fela Anikulapo-Kuti: Rev. Benjamin Morgan Palmer: One of the Guys?: Dichotomy of Leadership: Pablo Escobar From Sunrise to Knightfall: The Merchant of Death: The Wind Blows Underground: |
2009-2010 |
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Beyond Steel: Andrew Carnegie and the Starved for Equality: Alice Paul and the HOPE: Propaganda and the Portrait of a President Why Being a Bitch Rocks! Building a Movement for Indigenous Rights in Río Negro: EPADHES and the Mapuche Resistance Origins of Grassroots Advocacy: The Success of The Witch Is on Her Broom!: Portrayals of the Modern Female Professional in The Proposal |
Blowing the Whistle: Sherron Watkins and the Leading through Tweeting A New Current in the Hudson: Crisis Leadership: Credit to Community: The Role of Microcredit in Birmingham, Alabama iCult: When Followers Are Really Leaders Milking It for All It’s Worth: |
2008-2009 |
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Sex in the City – Morals, Money, Manipulation and Power: A Defense of Free Women of Color Burn Your Bra: Author Sally Helgesen has an Honest Conversation with Veronica Mars on Women's Ways of Leading Defending a Decision: Thurgood Marshall's Selection of Jack Greenberg Temporary Revolutions: Alexander Kerensky and his Failed Leadership of the Russian Provisional Government Creating Common Ground: A Grassroots Effort in the Battle for Same-Sex Marriage The Disruptive Physician: A Prescription of Leadership Theory Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and Folk Protest Music: Cultural Heroism or Movement Leadership Russia, 1917: The Inevitable Failure of Shared Leadership between the Bolsheviks and the Soviets |
Give a Little Bit: How Micro-Lending in India Can Empower Women and Alleviate Poverty What's Done Behind Closed Doors: The Unethical Use of Bribery in Business Negotiations The Pollick Presidency: Controversy and Courage Going, Going, Gone: A Critical Analysis of the Scandal between International Auction Houses Christie's and Sotheby's From 1960 to 1968: The Evolution of Robert Kennedy's Leadership from Transactional to Transforming Mother Ann Lee: A Case of Charisma and Leadership in the Shaker Community Leadership Roulette: A Matter of Life or Death (A Short Film) Revolution, Grrrl Style, Now!: How the Riot Grrrls Changed Modern Feminism |
2007-2008 |
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The Bulldog Without a Battle: Churchill's Failure to Adapt Between the Wars Expanding the Circle: Women Fighting AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa A Grain of Salt Can Shake an Empire: Mohandas Gandhi and Charismatic Leadership C.S. Lewis: Charismatic Leadership on the Airways Five Points South: The Intersection of Poverty and Prosperity The Phenomenon of Alcoholics Anonymous: A Leadership Conundrum Leading Edge Institute: Improving Women's Leadership in Alabama |
The Enron Fiasco: A Societal Failure Leading “Little Women” Locally: Louisa May Alcott and the 19th Century Women's Rights Movement Maria Elena Moyano: A Visionary Light in Search of a Better Future Britain's Booming Islamic Population: Who is in Charge? The Followers of Pablo Escobar: A Critical Analysis of Bad Leadership Cecil Williams: A Legend in his Own Time – A Legend in his Own Mind The Sweetness of Their Tongues: Women Leaders of the New Right and Rhetorical Smokescreens |









