Honors ePortfolios

Create a series of folders within your Honors College folder, using the bolded subsections as the title for each Folder.

Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (Must be updated each semester)

Participation in an Undergraduate Research Learning Community, observations and responses to research-related lectures, inventories of lab techniques and research methods practiced in classes and assignments, sample research reports and research papers, etc.

• Upload any materials related to these activities (scan documents if needed, take pictures, upload videos, presentations, etc.)
• If necessary, embed links in a Google Doc in which you introduce and discuss your participation in Undergraduate Research Activities at large.

*Tip: Consider having a colleague record any presentations you give; upload both the recording and any slides or presentation notes you might have.

*Tip: Develop topics for course assignments linked to your interests and the development of knowledge/skills related to the exploration of your major and career.

Academic Material (Required)

• Within the "Academic Material" Folder, create a folder for the current semester. Then, within that folder, create a folder for each class you are taking this semester.
• Upload course materials for each course.

*Required documents: syllabi, major assignment prompts (papers, projects, labs, etc.), major assignment submissions, and any other "major" work from the course.

*Optional documents: reading and class notes, homework prompts and work, images from chalk board notes or lab/research experiments, etc.

*Tip: Keep copies of ALL course materials.

Co-curricular & Leadership Activities 

Internships, Field Trips, Interviews, Grant-related Research

• Upload any materials related to these activities (scan documents if needed, take pictures, upload videos, presentations, etc.)
• If necessary, embed links in a Google Doc in which you introduce and discuss the Co-curricular Activity at large.

Extra-curricular Activities

Social or Professional Organizations, Sports Teams/Organizations, Philanthropic Communities

• Upload any materials related to these activities.
• If necessary, embed links in a Google Doc in which you introduce and discuss the Extra-curricular Activity at large.

Professional and/or Civic Activities

Material related to work/ jobs (such as Resumes) or community engagement.

• Civic Learning Project Folder. Within this folder, include:

1. The description of your project that was approved by the HC Dean. This description should include: your name, major, the name of the host volunteer organization, a description of your duties, a description of what you hope to learn from the experience and the name of your volunteer work supervisor.
2. Scanned HC Worksheet pertaining to your project.
3. Documentation of your forty-five hours of volunteer work, as found in your daily observational journal. Documentation can also include images, video, sound recordings, etc.*
4. The list of research questions related to your project.
5. The description of your research methodology for answering those questions.
6. Other related products/deliverables associated with your Civic Learning Project.
7. The final two-page paper that shares your discoveries regarding your research questions and describes how you and the sponsoring organization benefited from the experience.

Your Civic Learning Project with reflection paper, journal, and other supporting documents uploaded in your digital portfolio is due the first day of finals week.

*Please consider: Although we enthusiastically support you digitally recording aspects of your experiences, please be sure to carefully consider the privacy and security of individuals and information with which you might be working. You probably want to talk with someone from the volunteer organization about what types of images, audio, and/or video you might safely record.

• Upload any materials related to these activities
• If necessary, embed links in a Google Doc in which you introduce and discuss the Professional or Civic Activity at large.

Awards & Scholarships

List of Summer Research Fellowships, Grants, Scholarships to which you are thinking of applying (include application deadlines),Applications, Recommendation Letters, Official Announcements, Programmes, Pictures /Video with Award, etc.

As part of our efforts to support student learning, the Honors College requires students to develop ePortfolios which mark a student's progress through the curriculum. To help you begin your ePortfolio, please read the information below and follow the instructions provided.