What is the Portfolio Presentation?
The presentation is a formal public event that is scheduled for one day at the end of the Fall, Spring, and Summer II semesters. Each student will discuss his/her Portfolio with an audience consisting of the supervising faculty in each of the three tracks (Professors Schulz, Weyeneth, and Grier), other students who are presenting that day, and any other interested faculty and graduate students who wish to attend. Each student will be asked to discuss the contents of the Portfolio and its relation to what he/she has learned within the course of study in the Public History Program. Use of handouts and visual materials is encouraged. Following each presentation, supervising faculty will ask questions and comment, after which members of the audience may comment. The presentation is intended to give you experience in public speaking and describing your work in an interview situation. When can I do my presentation? Only one Portfolio Presentation will be scheduled each semester. You must hav
