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. Maynard, is due the first Monday in October. Your Revised and Edited Portfolio is due November 30th.

For more information, download the  handout.

ePortfolio Awards

Two donor-supported awards celebrate students’ work on ePortfolios:

  • The Junior ePortfolio Award for PWR and ENG Majors and PWS Minors 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 ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ. Submissions are due the third Monday in April.
  • The Senior ePortfolio Award for PWR Majors 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.

Sample Senior Portfolios

Winners of the Senior ePortfolio Award for PWR Majors

, 2023, Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2022,  Professional Writing & Rhetoric; Strategic Communications

, 2021, Professional Writing & Rhetoric

Samples from 2011-2020 PWR Graduates

, 2020, Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2018, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and Political Science

, 2018, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2018, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2018, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2018, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2017, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2017, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2017, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2016, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and English: Creative Writing

, 2016, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2016, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and English: Creative Writing

, 2016, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and English: Creative Writing

, 2016, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2016, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2015, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2015, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and English: Literature

, 2015, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2015, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2015, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and English: Creative Writing

, 2015, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and English: Creative Writing

, 2014, English Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2014, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and Art History

, 2014, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and English: Creative Writing

, 2013, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2013, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2013, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and International Studies

, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and Art History

, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and English: Literature

, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and Environmental Studies

, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and Literature

, 2012, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric

, 2011, English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric and Philosophy