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Finality

I turned in my last paper of graduate school yesterday. It feels so good to officially be done. Now I can focus my attention on the unforeseen new adventures yet to come. Speaking of adventures, Kiyora May Dorres was born … Continue reading

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Presentation and Defense Complete!

That’s right, I successfully completed my public presentation and defended my portfolio for my Ed.M. in College Student Services Administration (CSSA) through the College of Education’s Adult Education and Higher Education Leadership program. The paperwork indicating completion of my program … Continue reading

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The Portfolio is Complete!

Hello, I am pleased to say that the blog is now in a final draft state. I have added a new color to the legend on the right. Green text indicates my response to a committee member comment on sections … Continue reading

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Advisor Comments Done!

Melissa has finished her review of my portfolio.  Her comments are openly available to view at the bottom of each competency page.  I will add some additional content to the competencies in response to her comments very soon.  Look here … Continue reading

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The first draft is done!

That’s right, the first draft is completed and ready to be submitted to my advisor.  Feel free to have a look through the pages to see the huge amount of content that has been added. I added a text color … Continue reading

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Back in the Saddle Again!

The content is coming – full steam ahead! I am adding as much as I can this week. Next week I am off work for spring break to focus my attention on portfolio completion. Now that all of my CSSA … Continue reading

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Some content added and COLOR CODING

Now when you look at each of the pages you will see RED and BLUE text. RED = My notes, thinking process, questions – INCOMPLETE BLUE = My final reflections – COMPLETED PRODUCT Thanks

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Defense Date is SET & an Update

It’s official. I will defend on Wednesday, April 23rd in ED Hall 107. The public presentation is from 1:00-1:30pm. Then I will have tea and crumpets privately with my committee from 1:30-3:00pm (sorry, private party). If you are here to … Continue reading

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Reflections are Coming Along…

Have a look at the pages for competencies 5, 6, 7, and 8. You will see that I have started to fill in the sections with text about what I have learned. I have stopped writing for the time being … Continue reading

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Links and Links and More Links!

This week I added just about every assignment that I have done in the CSSA program to the competency pages. The main projects and assignments are indicated as “Document:” or “Link:” – additional materials that I scanned are indicated by … Continue reading

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