BRATTLEBORO — The practical application of skills in the workplace is at the core of Marlboro College Graduate School's programs. Graduating students will have the chance to demonstrate their ability to reach that goal at this fall's Capstone Project Fair on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2:30–4:30 p.m.
The public is invited to the event, and visitors are encouraged to talk with the students about their projects and to critique them, providing the future graduates with objective, supportive feedback that will lead to further refinements. The fair is free of charge and will be held at the Graduate School, 28 Vernon Street, in Brattleboro, next to the museum.
A Capstone Project is the culmination of a student's work in a program. While it is similar to a master's thesis, the goal of the Capstone is to solve a real problem for a real organization. For many, Capstone Projects are actual, working developments that will be applied by the student's employer or will be used to launch a new business by the student.
Eighteen students representing the MBA in Managing for Sustainability, the Master of Science in Information Technologies and the Master of Arts in Teaching with Technology will be exhibiting their work.
Projects range from one that expands the opportunity of a reforestation program to include microenterprise development for women in the villages near Balaka, Malawi, Africa to another that involved creating a website that serves as an iPad kiosk and a Professional Learning Community for a local school.
Sponsors for the projects included River Story, Verdant Energy Solutions, Asnuntuck Community College, Toleza Agricultural Enterprise, BP Lubricants USA, Noosphere Marketing, LLC, Windham Regional Career Center, Academy School, and Spectrum Youth and Family Services.
For more information, contact Michele Rubino at [email protected] or 802-258-9200.