Honors Portfolio
Introduction
My name is Jennifer Ness. I am a senior at Minot State University. I will be graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in History and a minor in Honors. I plan on going back to university to earn a Museums Studies degree. Once I am done with my education, I plan on working in a museum. As a child I have always loved going to museums and visitor centers to learn history of places and people. That love has followed me throughout my life, and I decided I wanted to make it my career.
The Honors Program has helped me to become better connected with the Minot community. I am from Mandan, North Dakota, and when I started college, I didn’t consider myself to be apart of Minot. I thought that I would get my degree and go on to the next part of my life. Honors has a large focus on community. Those classes helped me feel that I am a member of the Minot community and not just an outsider.
This portfolio will go into detail about the four goals of the Honors Program that I have achieved: critical thinking, community awareness and involvement, communication, and cultural diversity. I will prove how I achieved these goals by using artifacts for each one. This portfolio is a thoughtful reminiscence of my journey through the Honors Program and its courses.