Bruce Manciagli writes a letter of recommendation for Fiorella Riccobono's application to the Moellership Program. He describes Fiorella as an academically strong student who performed among the top in his social entrepreneurship course. Fiorella is also actively involved as an officer in the university's social entrepreneurship student organization and interned with the Florida League of Cities, where she was selected among a competitive cohort. Fiorella changed one of her majors in order to focus more on social entrepreneurship, demonstrating her passion and commitment to addressing social problems through innovative solutions. Manciagli fully supports Fiorella's application to the Moellership Program.
this chapter focuses on how individuals learn about culture and become members of society. Specifically, this chapter aims to help students determine how people identify and acquire norms and values that define their interaction with others in society, understand the consequences of ignoring these aspects, assess the rules of social interaction, appreciate the role of innovation in response to problems and challenges, and recognize the value of upholding human rights and promoting the common good.
Strategies for Developing an Academic PortfolioAcademic portfoli.docxmckellarhastings
Strategies for Developing an Academic Portfolio
Academic portfolios help nursing students at all educational levels. It allows them to be set apart from others in the job market after graduation. Portfolios provide guidelines for an individual throughout the student’s educational journey, after graduation, and in their career. According to Mollahadi et al. (2018), portfolios provide the best work and show the trajectory of a learner’s educational growth. Utilization of my portfolio will provide understanding, and show advancement, and progress that has been made. It will also aid in providing further guidance on the key areas where improvement is needed and allow for self-evaluations. I will incorporate two strategies to develop my portfolio—using technology and having a social change initiative because both align with my personal goals and those of Walden University (Walden University, n.d.).
One of the strategies, I will use in the development of my academic portfolio is the utilization of information technology tools. I will make the document easily shareable and accessible to receive more feedback from peers and instructors. To attain this goal, I will use digital tools to create an e-Portfolio for my accomplishments. Collins and O'Brien (2018) explain that e-portfolios that feature multimedia artifacts and hyperlinks foster interaction and encourage instructors to give positive feedback. Instructor feedback provides well-informed responses that are grounded in experience and competence; hence, it is essential for my growth as a nurse. Thus, my e-Portfolio should be interactive and accessible.
In combination with coursework, I plan to initiate a social change initiative which will be part of my final school project. Having a social change will demonstrate my clinical competence and ability to apply the concepts we have learned in class and receive feedback from the society. Nurses have a social responsibility for the communities that they serve which can be linked to one of their main roles as a patient advocates. According to Phillips et al. (2020), nurses are expected to apply a holistic approach to patient care by seeking deeper insights into the root causes of illnesses, such as poverty and other social issues. I am passionate about mental health and its relationship with low socioeconomic status. Also, I would like to initiate a social initiative within the community that will focus on mental health among ethnic minorities in rural areas. This patient population with mental health issues is more likely to lack the resources and ability to access treatment, medications, and quality healthcare. I will develop a program that reaches out to them to create awareness of the importance of mental health wellness and reduce the stigma related to how society views patients with mental health issues and provide unbiased psychiatric care. An approach of this magnitude will strengthen my portfolio. It will also provide an opportunity to app.
this chapter focuses on how individuals learn about culture and become members of society. Specifically, this chapter aims to help students determine how people identify and acquire norms and values that define their interaction with others in society, understand the consequences of ignoring these aspects, assess the rules of social interaction, appreciate the role of innovation in response to problems and challenges, and recognize the value of upholding human rights and promoting the common good.
Strategies for Developing an Academic PortfolioAcademic portfoli.docxmckellarhastings
Strategies for Developing an Academic Portfolio
Academic portfolios help nursing students at all educational levels. It allows them to be set apart from others in the job market after graduation. Portfolios provide guidelines for an individual throughout the student’s educational journey, after graduation, and in their career. According to Mollahadi et al. (2018), portfolios provide the best work and show the trajectory of a learner’s educational growth. Utilization of my portfolio will provide understanding, and show advancement, and progress that has been made. It will also aid in providing further guidance on the key areas where improvement is needed and allow for self-evaluations. I will incorporate two strategies to develop my portfolio—using technology and having a social change initiative because both align with my personal goals and those of Walden University (Walden University, n.d.).
One of the strategies, I will use in the development of my academic portfolio is the utilization of information technology tools. I will make the document easily shareable and accessible to receive more feedback from peers and instructors. To attain this goal, I will use digital tools to create an e-Portfolio for my accomplishments. Collins and O'Brien (2018) explain that e-portfolios that feature multimedia artifacts and hyperlinks foster interaction and encourage instructors to give positive feedback. Instructor feedback provides well-informed responses that are grounded in experience and competence; hence, it is essential for my growth as a nurse. Thus, my e-Portfolio should be interactive and accessible.
In combination with coursework, I plan to initiate a social change initiative which will be part of my final school project. Having a social change will demonstrate my clinical competence and ability to apply the concepts we have learned in class and receive feedback from the society. Nurses have a social responsibility for the communities that they serve which can be linked to one of their main roles as a patient advocates. According to Phillips et al. (2020), nurses are expected to apply a holistic approach to patient care by seeking deeper insights into the root causes of illnesses, such as poverty and other social issues. I am passionate about mental health and its relationship with low socioeconomic status. Also, I would like to initiate a social initiative within the community that will focus on mental health among ethnic minorities in rural areas. This patient population with mental health issues is more likely to lack the resources and ability to access treatment, medications, and quality healthcare. I will develop a program that reaches out to them to create awareness of the importance of mental health wellness and reduce the stigma related to how society views patients with mental health issues and provide unbiased psychiatric care. An approach of this magnitude will strengthen my portfolio. It will also provide an opportunity to app.
Reference Fiorella Riccobono - Moellership Program 2016
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College of Social Sciences and Public Policy!
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences!
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Bruce Manciagli
Social Entrepreneur in Residence
Interdisciplinary Social Science Program
College of Social Sciences and Public Policy
Florida State University
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January 1, 2016
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Jillian Volpe White, PhD
Moellership Program
Center for Leadership & Social Change
Florida State University
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Dear Dr. White:
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This letter is in support of Fiorella Riccobono’s application to the Moellership Program.
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Fiorella was a student in my Foundations of Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation course last
semester. She is an academically strong, thoughtful student with a keen intellectual curiosity. As
a first-year student among mostly juniors and seniors, Fiorella was one of the top performers.
More important than her grade was the level of thoughtfulness and degree of passion for the
material she exhibited.
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I also know Fiorella through other contexts, including her involvement in the FSU student
registered organization “Social Entrepreneurs and Innovators,” for which I serve as the advisor.
As an officer, she has been instrumental in helping to get the new organization off the ground
and focused on making the organization relevant to students as well as creating real impact in the
community. She also was a intern for the Florida League of Cities’ MuniMod program last
semester, which is hosted at Domi Station. The program engages a diverse group of higher
education students in creating innovative solutions to civic problems. She was the youngest
member of a 20-student cohort of highly creative and committed students competitively selected
from FSU, FAMU, and TCC.
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When Fiorella first came to FSU at the end of last summer, she sought me out after hearing of
the social entrepreneurship and innovation (SEI) program I am helping to develop. She had been
involved in a fair trade, social entrepreneurship initiative in high school and was eager to
continue to her involvement and growth in this emerging field. After sharing her passion with me
and learning more about SEI opportunities at FSU, she changed one of her two majors so that she
could focus more intensely on social entrepreneurship. Her passion for, and commitment to,
addressing social and environmental problems through social enterprises and other mission-
based organizations is clearly evident.
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The scale and complexity of the social and environmental problems we face demand the best
thinking and practices from across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Potential solutions
become more viable when the nonprofit sector's strengths of pursuing a social mission and
creating social impact are married with the sustainability models and ability to scale of the
corporate world along with the vision and policy support of the public sector. We need our best
minds focused on these issues, understanding and leveraging these interrelated systems, and
helping to create innovate ways of addressing our most urgent problems. Fiorella’s experience
through the Moellership Program, working on building the capacity of social enterprises while
continuing to develop her own skills and knowledge, will allow her to become a more effective
changemaker. She is also well-positioned to share her experience with her peers when she
returns, creating a positive ripple effective through the many students on our campus that are
committed to social change.
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I support Fiorella’s application without reservation. Please let me know if I can provide any
additional information.
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Sincerely,
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Bruce Manciagli
Social Entrepreneur in Residence
Interdisciplinary Social Science Program
College of Social Sciences and Public Policy
Florida State University