Six summer 2024 graduates of the Sustainable Urban Planning program presented their Capstone Projects on August 9. The event was hosted on GW's Foggy Bottom campus and was attended by faculty, students, family and friends.
The Capstone is the culminating experience for students in the master’s program in Sustainable Urban Planning (SUP). Students complete individual projects to showcase the knowledge, skills and abilities they have learned. Students’ research projects are used to demonstrate mastery of the program’s key skills and knowledge. Students often share their capstone and studio projects with prospective employers and on LinkedIn to show that they can do professional-level planning work. Each capstone project has a specific audience who can use the student’s work to advance their goals.
Congratulations to Madalyn Hensel, Tambo Prince, Arielle Lofton, Arianna Vasquez, Ashley Casimir and Nidhi Shashidhara! We are so proud of each of you.
Thanks to faculty mentors Matthew Dalbey, Richa Vuppuluri, Rachael Jonassen, Morgan Wortham and Elizabeth Gearin for supporting these students on their journey to graduation.
Student Presenters
Tambo Prince
Indicators of Successful Equitable Development in Washington, DC
Arielle Lofton
Strengthening Urban Resilience: Exploring Innovative Financing for Green Infrastructure
Madalyn Hensel
Planning for Growth: What is Housing’s Role in Coal-Impacted Economies?
Nidhi Shashidhara
Addressing Climate Mobilities: Policy Recommendations for Resilient Urban Planning
Ariana Vasquez
Powering Prosperity: Energy Transition Investments as a Catalyst for Economic Expansion in Buffalo
Ashley Casimir
Building Climate Resilience through Community-Based Approaches for Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Case Studies of Food and Water Sectors in Fiji and Trinidad & Tobago
"The capstone project is the culmination of each student’s experience in our program and the showcase is their opportunity to share that work with our community. I’m so proud of each of our spring graduates and their accomplishments."
Dr. Sandra Whitehead
Program Director, Sustainable Urban Planning Program
The event was hosted by the Sustainable Urban Planning Student Organization (SUPSO). For more information about the Capstone process and SUPSO activities, visit the SUPSO website.
