ABSTRACT
There is, of course, a vast literature on the goals of higher education and, particularly, the tensions between vocationalism and broader intellectual, civic, and personal development. They must develop habits that support that success, resilience to persevere through inevitable setbacks, and, often, the flexibility to discover new academic or career interests. The capstone seminar in English is designed to help graduating English majors accomplish several important tasks: carrying out a culminating project that extends and demonstrates their disciplinary learning; preparing for the transition to careers or further education; reflecting on relationships among their undergraduate learning experiences and articulating their conclusions in terms that are meaningful and compelling to employers and others and achieving a sense of closure, accomplishment, and empowerment as they enter the workforce or graduate or professional school. Students choose all other items included and determine the structure of the portfolio website.
