The Honors Portfolio

Your Honors Portfolio is a space for you to collect, reflect, and make meaning of your experiences in the Honors College. Think of it as a personal record of your academic, cultural, and civic journey through college—something that will grow with you over time and help you connect your coursework and experiences outside of the classroom in a meaningful way.  You will add material to your portfolio every semester in Honors. 

What goes into my Portfolio?

You should always feel free to add more than the minimum number of artifacts required each semester. You will have the opportunity to curate your Portfolio in HON 402.

Portfolio Checklist

 A central document where you’ll provide links to all your Portfolio items. You should keep the checklist updated as you add items and check the Portfolio to make sure it is complete at the end of each semester.

Reflective Writing Folder

Use this folder to copy over reflective entries you have written in your Honors courses in Brightspace, starting with two specific Reflective Writing prompts in HON 101.

Artistic & Cultural Experiences Folder

Use this folder to track and reflect on events like concerts, plays, exhibits, or lectures that broaden your understanding of arts and culture.

Civic Engagement Experiences Folder

Use this to track and reflect on events or activities that connect you with your community or deepen your understanding of civic life.

Selected Academic Work Folder

Use this folder to upload one assignment/artifact from your HON course and one assignment/artifact from a non-Honors course each semester.

Resources

School of Performing Arts Events Calendar (UMaine)
Collins Center for the Arts (UMaine)
Lord Hall Gallery (UMaine)
Zillman Art Museum (UMaine – located in downtown Bangor)
Penobscot Theatre Company (downtown Bangor)
Ten Bucks Theatre Company (Bangor – various locations)
Bangor Symphony Orchestra (performances at the Collins Center)

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 
Cohen Institute for Leadership and Public Service 
Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism
UMaine UVote Non-Partisan Voter Registration Initiative
UMaine Student Government
Student Organizations Fair
Socialist and Marxist Studies Lecture Series
Maine Heritage Lecture
Geddes Simpson Lecture 
William S. Cohen Lecture
Orono Land Trust Volunteerism
Bangor Humane Society – volunteer opportunities
Old Town Animal Orphanage – volunteer opportunities
Food AND Medicine – civic engagement opportunities
Orono Public Library
UMaine TRIOTA
UMaine Office for Community and Connections
Wilde Stein
Students for the Awareness and Prevention of Overdose (SAPO) – Insta: umainesapo
Fogler Library Salon Series

The Honors Portfolio

Learn more about the Portfolio by watching this short video!

Honors Portfolio FAQ and Troubleshooting

For general questions about the Portfolio, please reach out to honors@maine.edu.

To find your Honors Portfolio on your Google Drive, follow these steps: Accessing your Portfolio

If you don’t see an Honors Portfolio in your “shared with me” Drive, please send an email to honors@maine.edu.

In your Portfolio Folder is a Portfolio Checklist that lists which artifacts to include and gives you a place to add them each semester.

If you added something to the wrong folder or uploaded the wrong document, please fill out the form below to have the item moved or deleted from your Portfolio. Please note that the form must be filled out with your @maine.edu email address.