Portfolios
PWR Portfolios
One of the most powerful tools that Professional Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) majors can develop as they prepare for graduation is a portfolio. At Elon, PWR majors must produce a senior portfolio as a part of their senior assessment process. These portfolios go to outside readers for evaluation and are intended to
- sum up a stage of your academic career
- provide an image of both your development over time and your current level of accomplishment
- engage you in a reflective process on your own academic achievements as well as your future aspirations—a looking forward and backward simultaneously.
Portfolios also enable you to showcase your PWR strategies for potential employers. Alumni have told us that their portfolio was instrumental in their job search and helped them stand out from other candidates. Browse the selection of senior portfolios below for examples. Until 2017, seniors were required to complete their work in the e-portfolio program Digication, but seniors may now choose any platform suitable for a digital portfolio.
PWR faculty encourage you to keep physical and electronic copies of all your projects, both drafts and final revisions, in a file or notebook so that you are better prepared to meet portfolio deadlines during your senior year. Items in the senior portfolio will likely come from your coursework, internships, research, and other experiences.
PWR Portfolio Requirements
All PWR students must be able to share a draft section of their portfolios with their advisors during pre-registration for WT and Spring before they will be cleared to register for courses.
A completed draft of the senior portfolio, shared with Dr. Li Li, is due the first Monday in October. Your Revised and Edited Portfolio is due November 30th.
For more information, download the PWR Major Portfolio Requirements handout.
ePortfolio Awards
Two donor-supported awards celebrate students’ work on ePortfolios:
- The Junior ePortfolio Award for PWR and ENG Majors and PWS Minors ($500) recognizes an outstanding portfolio-in-development by a current junior majoring in Professional Writing and Rhetoric or English or minoring in Professional Writing Studies at Elon University. Submissions are due April 19, 2021.
- The Senior ePortfolio Award for PWR Majors ($500) recognizes an outstanding senior portfolio by a graduating senior in Professional Writing and Rhetoric. Submissions are due November 30th, when senior portfolios are due for external review, and the winning portfolio will be selected by the external reviewer.
Learn more about these awards.
Sample Senior Portfolios
Maggie Achey, 2014, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Miranda Allan, 2015, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Jamie Angle, 2018, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and Political Science
Anna Becker, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and International Studies
Emily Bishop, 2014, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Mia Brady, 2013, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Erin Blackwell, 2011, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and Philosophy
Mags Bryant, 2016, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and English: Creative Writing
Ciara Corcoran, 2017, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and Theater Arts
Kelley Dodge, 2016, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Jack Dodson, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Hillary Dooley, 2014, Englsh Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Victoria Doose, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and Art History
Thomas Duncan, 2011, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Alexa Dysch, 2015, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and English: Literature
Morgan Ferretti, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Rachel Fishman, 2015, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Abbey Foucart, 2017, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Lauren Franceschini, 2017, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Ellen Fraser, 2014, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and Art History
Mary Kate Hinshaw, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and English: Literature
Marie Jarvis, 2011, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Jennifer Kane, 2018, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Katie Kenney, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and Environmental Studies
Christian Kowalski, 2017, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Kim Lillienthal, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and Literature
Maggy McGloin, 2017, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Michael McFarland, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and English: Creative Writing
Gabby Melillo, 2015, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Jessica Mohr, 2018, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Kelsey O’Connell, 2014, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and English: Creative Writing
Sarah Paterson, 2015, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and English: Creative Writing
Kristin Pinder, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Rebecca Porter, 2016, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and English: Creative Writing
Julia Realmuto, 2013, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Miranda Romano, 2016, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and English: Creative Writing
Jenny Schnaak, 2011, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
James Shaver, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and English: Creative Writing
Kate Sieber, 2018, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Micaela Soucy, 2018, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Kaitlyn Stahl, 2015, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and English: Creative Writing
Katie Stewart, 2016, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Will Stiefel, 2013, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Dustin Swope, 2015, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and Philosophy
Sarah Talbott, 2011, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Kevin Thompson, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Jessica Trinidad, 2016, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Chelsea Vollrath, 2013, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Brittany Wheatley, 2013, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Caroline Zybala, 2016, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and Strategic Communication