Student Newsletter, Katie Crandle '03 and Julia Green '04, Editors
"The Journey of Learning", A Special Education Weekly Report, by Nia Ngina Meeks, Staff Writer, The Virginian-Pilot, Friday, October 2, 1998
"PORTfolio Project: Connecting Classroom & Community", by Jane Harper, Virginia Wesleyan: The College Magazine for Alumni, Parents and Friends, Fall 1999
"Learning a Living", by Lawrence Hultgren, Ph.D., Director of PORTfolio, Virginia Wesleyan: The College Magazine for Alumni, Parents and Friends, Fall 1999
What are people saying about the PORTfolio Project?
Community Partner Comments
"PORTfolio seems to me to be one of the smartest and most inventive college programs I have encountered...providing fresh solutions to unique educational challenges of our time."
"This is an excellent opportunity for a student to see his/her career choice in action."
Early Education Program
"[The student's] inquisitive nature is refreshing...she is learning the basics of how a business operates."
Disaster Relief Program
"At first, we were somewhat hesitant to have a student complete an observation experience for 25 hours....However, [the student] settled any reservations we had immediately. He was extremely motivated and enthusiastic from the start. He was eager to learn all that he could and was willing to assist in any way possible....We were impressed not only with his intellectual curiosity but also his ability to comprehend and retain all of the information he has been introduced to."
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Student Extern Comments
"I definitely enjoyed it. My breath caught and my heart quickened at the site of the buzzing newsroom. It was incredible to be in the middle of it all."
"It was wonderful, just wonderful. This is exactly what I want to do when I graduate."
"It really did give me a broad but thorough overview of what the City Attorney's Office does. I learned a lot, and I am still sure that I want to go to law school."
"I really enjoyed the zoo, the animal, and the people I met. I hope I get the opportunity to further what I have learned."