Standard Six

Appreciate, respond to, and influence the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural contexts through their research, analysis, and evaluation of procedures and policies and empower others to join in the process with them.

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ADS720 Public Policy Analysis

This artifact is a research evaluation entitled “Welfare Capitalism, Policy Learning, Punctuated Equilibrium, and the Pell Grant Program: An Evaluation of Higher Education Policy” completed as a policy analysis for Dr. Leone in Spring 2022.

ADS730 SAP Policy Brief

This artifact is a policy analysis brief focused on evaluating Villa Maria College’s Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy in relationship to federal financial aid policies completed for Dr. Veres in Fall 2022.

ADS770 Leadership & Economics

This artifact is an essay discussing economic theories like comparative advantage and the Heckscher-Ohlin Model in relation to leadership decisions completed for Dr. Lueck in Spring 2022.

ADS820 Quantitative Research Project

This artifact is a quantitative data analysis project evaluating role overload, perceived job alternatives, and intention to quit as well as a research proposal examining academic performance, attendance, and persistence rates in higher education completed for Dr. Treadway in Fall 2022.

ADS830 Qualitative Research Project

This artifact is a qualitative research project entitled "Examining Supplemental Instruction as a Support Model for Academic Success and Equity" completed as a culminating assignment for Dr. Treadway in Spring 2022.