Transition with Purpose: Pathways from English Language to Academic Study

151 ACTIVITY 26: REFLECTION ON YOUR STATEMENT OF PURPOSE OBJECTIVE: DEFINE ACTIVITIES THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND ARE DOING THIS TERM TO PREPARE FOR YOUR EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL GOALS. TASK: COMPLETE YOUR REFLECTION AND LINK YOUR STATEMENT OF PURPOSE TO YOUR EPORTFOLIO. During the Pathways Intermediate and Final Seminars, students are investigating opportunities available to them while they are enrolled in courses. Some of these opportunities are extra- curricular (e.g., sports, dance, social clubs, etc.) and some are academic (e.g., enrolling in ESL courses, becoming a tutor or a mentor). Any activity or work you do outside of your course schedule can also help to “open doors” to new opportunities during and after college. These new opportunities could be applying for an internship or scholarship, preparing for graduate school or applying for a job. There are resources on campus whose sole purpose is to support you as you transition from undergraduate studies to graduate school or your career. FOR YOUR REFLECTION: On the page in your ePortfolio, create a new text box and reflect on the actions you are taking now to prepare for your educational and professional goals. In your text box, include the following: 1. Title: Statement of Purpose 2. Current week and today’s date 3. What are your co-curricular goals while you are in college? 4. What are you doing now (this term) to prepare for these next steps? 5. What are your plans for your co-curricular goals next term? If you don’t have any plans this term or next, why not? Explain your answer. 6. Link your completed Statement of Purpose to your ePortfolio. 7. Share the ePortfolio with your Pathways instructor.  Be sure to share for assessment.