Currently, each student must complete either a Thesis or Final Project in order to earn his/her degree.  These documents are then housed in the Neil Hellman Library.  Sample Theses and Final Projects completed since 2005 include:

Rosemary Bonacci—Final Project entitled, “Putting People First:  Writing and Reporting about People with Disabilities”, Spring 2006

Adam Doling—Thesis entitled,”The Influence of Media Images on Male Body Image”, Spring 2005

Shelley Esposito—Final Project entitled,” Fatherhood:  White and Black Men in Magazine Advertisements”, Spring 2006

Kurt Gardinier—Final Project (Documentary) entitled, “Last Track”, Spring 2006.

Rebecca Goldthwaite—Final Project entitled, “Evolution of Technical Communication and a Future of Information Communication”, Spring 2006.

Beth Guikema—Thesis entitled, “The Gendered Nature of Sport:  A Comparative Study of the Albany Times Union’s and the Schenectady Gazette’s Coverage of the 2004 Olympic Games”, Spring 2005.

Lulleen Lamar—Final Project entitled, “Equinox Inc. Integrated Marketing Plan“, Spring 2007.

Christine Leogrande—Final Project entitled, “ Public Relations:  Can It Help Struggling Catholics Schools?”, Spring 2006

Regina Luttrell—Final Project entitled, “What Does It Mean To Be a  Public Relations Practitioner in Today’s Marketplace?“, Spring 2007.

Nathan Maloney—Final Project entitled, “Value and Vision:  The Campaign for Siena”, Spring 2006

Jennifer Mattrazzo—Final Project entitled, “Reframing Child Abuse and Neglect:  A Public Information Campaign to Change Behavior”, Fall 2005

William Andrew McIlwraith—Final Project (Documentary) entitled, “Saving the Slater:  A  Documentary Video Production Project”, Spring 2006

Amy Reynolds—Final Project entitled, “Depictions of Schizophrenia in the Media: Closing the Gap between Stereotypes and Reality”, Summer 2006

Steve Sgambelluri—Final Project entitled, “Creating Effective Radio Commercials,” Fall 2005

Kathleen Thies—Thesis entitled, “Gay and Lesbian Advertising:  A Content Analysis of     Advertising in Curve Magazine“, Spring 2007.

Theses can be located in the general library collection while Final Projects are temporarily on Reserve in the College’s Library under COM 597 (McGrath) or permanently archived and available for review during the Archive Business Hours.