1. For my senior PR capstone class, our final assignment was to construct a strategic management plan for an organization of our choice. I chose a plan for the New York Governor's office aiming to raise the age for being prosecuted as an adult in crimminal cases. New York is one of only two states, North Carolina being the other,that automatically processes, prosecutes and incarcerates 16- and 17-year-olds as adults.
2.To fufill requirements for my IT management minor, I took a class on information technology policy. For my area of study and final project, my group focused on the policy implications of the Internet of Things (IOT) and develeped a policy reccomendation for its growth and security.
3. My sophomore year I took a poicy course on housing and urban development. THe course was taught by the head of neighborhood development for the city of Syracuse. For my final project, I created a neighborhood vitalization plan for a neighborhood in the city.