2. What is the purpose?
• Portfolios provide an opportunity for you to express who you
are. Your portfolio can provide an array of functions from
supplemental piece of a resume to a place to post blogs and
pictures from a summer trip abroad. Your portfolio is ultimately
a place for you to put any work or information that you would
like to share.
3. Storytelling Strategies
• Your portfolio is an opportunity to express who you are. Others
can view your portfolio and view your work, style, and
individual personality. You have the flexibility to include any
information you want to attract different audiences. This can
help you earn a job, participate in a class, or even an avenue to
share your life with your friends. The possibilities are endless, it
is up to you to decide what type of story you would like to share
with others through your portfolio.
4. TCU’s Mission Section
• The TCU Mission & Me section will help you develop Habits
of Mind. These four pages that are directly related to the TCU
mission statement. This is a place for you to express what skills
you have learned to help you embody the TCU mission
statement. You can provide examples of how you have been
able to live out the mission statement at TCU and how these
experiences have impacted your colligate experience.
TCU’s mission is “to educate individuals to
think and act as ethical leaders and
responsible citizens in the global community.”