Degree Completion Project Samples

Robin Bingham (MA ’21)

Capstone Title: My Dearly Departed
Current Position: Teacher at Schaumburg High School, dual credit speech and honors English

"My project, a hope to help the process of healing, is titled 'My Dearly Departed.' I spoke with three separate participants about loved ones who had passed away."

Sample Episode (Stan Wigle):

Niah Hart (MA ’20)

Capstone Title: Makeup: An Unrecognized Art Form
Current Position: Social media & communications coordinator at Kolcraft

Peter Kelly (MA ’20)

Capstone Title: Giving Back the Streets: A West Side Summer
Current Position: Communications and media manager at Erik’s Ranch & Retreats

Taylor Murphy (MA ’19)

Capstone Title: Notes on Life
Current Position: Curriculum/content designer for Edtech startup; actor and writer in the entertainment industry

Ed Ramsay (MA ’20)

Capstone Title: WVON Radio and the Black Public Sphere
Current Position: Business development operations manager at DePaul University, Corporate and Employer Outreach

Katie Thompson (MA ’19)

Capstone Title: Database to Delinquency
Current Position: Content strategist, Comcast Business

Natalie Wade (MA ’20)

Capstone Title: Digital Video and New Media Journalism Ethics
Current Position: Fact-check reporter, Agence-France Presse (AFP), Washington, D.C. bureau