Capstone Seminar in Sustainable Food Systems

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This capstone seminar is the culmination of the learning experiences and skills students have acquired throughout the course of their Sustainable Food Systems program. Students develop a research thesis and professional portfolio in preparation for practicing sustainable food system policy in a variety of professional settings and graduate school programs. The emphasis of this research/professional seminar is three-fold: 1) to support students in designing and making operational a research project, 2) to produce a portfolio and professional development plan, and 3) to write an effectively articulated research thesis. Students engage in ongoing peer-review and consultation sessions with the purpose of encouraging a resourcefulness-approach to professionalism and personal skills enhancement, both in future career and academic pursuits. Throughout the seminar, emphasis is on supporting students to conceive of and articulate the applicability of their acquired skills and program-related experiences to their developing career and future study.