https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo Portfolio/Writing Samples for Capstone en-us 2021-04-14 20:09:01 UTC 2026-01-19 07:44:42 UTC hello@padlet.com awillis52 https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418378564 This presentation was built as a conference proposal topic, discussing the attendance of foster children within the Higher Education system.]]> 2021-04-14 20:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418378564 awillis52 https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418380012 For this assignment, I was tasked with interviewing a community college professional. I interviewed Shane Britt, the Dean of Student Experience at North Central Kansas Technical College.]]> 2021-04-14 20:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418380012 awillis52 https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418381317 For this assignment, we were tasked to build an advising syllabus that could be distributed to students on our caseloads. This includes student expectations, advising strategies, etc. ]]> 2021-04-14 20:16:20 UTC https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418381317 awillis52 https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418383317 This presentation shows the research I conducted on Tarleton State University's conduct policies in accordance with Title IX and the Clery Act. ]]> 2021-04-14 20:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418383317 awillis52 https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418385005 This presentation was built on the premise of presenting it to high school students starting the college-search process. It includes a step-by-step plan that students can walk through when deciding what route to take post-high school.]]> 2021-04-14 20:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418385005 awillis52 https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418386034 This assignment discusses the importance of Learning Communities for student engagement and also retention rates. ]]> 2021-04-14 20:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418386034 awillis52 https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418387065 In this course, one assignment was to research one field within Higher Education that were interested in and summarize the information we found; I chose Academic Advising.]]> 2021-04-14 20:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418387065 awillis52 https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418388398 This paper discusses the challenges that first-generation college students face; it is final product of my Professional Writing course, where I spent the semester gaining the knowledge of how to prepare information in the proper APA format. ]]> 2021-04-14 20:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418388398 awillis52 https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418389862 This outline shows the details of planning, organizing, and implementing a workshop for students that are undeclared majors or that might be interested in changing their majors and were needing to explore different career options. ]]> 2021-04-14 20:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418389862 awillis52 https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418391346 For my Data course, I was tasked with choosing a research topic and building research parameters to collect data. This collection plan lays out step-by-step what data would be collected, how it would be collected, when it would be collected, and then how to synthesize it. ]]> 2021-04-14 20:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418391346 awillis52 https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418392692 For Research, I chose to focus on Distance Education Graduate Programs and how they are perceived in the professional setting compared to traditional face-to-face graduate programs.]]> 2021-04-14 20:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418392692 awillis52 https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418393726 Due to COVID-19, I was unable to participate in an internship. Instead, I took Issues in Higher Education and had the opportunity to interview three academic advisors with different levels of responsibility. ]]> 2021-04-14 20:20:08 UTC https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418393726 awillis52 https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418394614 This assignment tasked me to build my own personal leadership philosophy. ]]> 2021-04-14 20:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418394614 awillis52 https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418396187 This assignment entailed reviewing a case study regarding a student organization wanting to host a controversial speaker on campus; I had to asses the situation at hand and make decisions between legality and ethics.  ]]> 2021-04-14 20:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/awillis52/84wsl9h7s9bixjpo/wish/1418396187