The Michael G. Moran ePortfolio Awards
Beginning in 2007, the English Department began recognizing the excellent work being done in electronic portfolios for English 1101 and 1102 by presenting the portfolio awards. Named in honor of Michael G. Moran, a former director of FYC who did much to shape and improve the program and who has continued to support it by serving loyally on the First-year Composition Committee, the awards consist of cash prizes and publication of selected exhibits from the winning ePortfolios in the First-year Composition Guide. They are viewable also from the links below.
2017-2018 Moran ePortfolios
Lacey Walker (ENGL 1101)
1. From Laughter to Tears (Biography)
2. The Beginning of the End (IRE)
3. Disappointment, Party of One (Essay 1)
4. A Not So Picture Perfect Moment (Essay 2)
5. Bettering Myself (Revision)
6. Support Group (Peer Review)
7. From the Eyes of a Survivor (Wildcard)
Amelia Johnson (ENGL 1102)
1. Biography
2.Audience Reception (IRE)
3. Essay 1
4. Essay 2
5. Learning to Breathe (Revision)
6. Classmate Critics (Peer Review)
7. Somewhere Over My Ego (Wildcard)
2016-2017 Moran ePortfolios
Danielle Pattee (ENGL 1101)
1. Experimental Lab Report: The Effects of English 1101 on Student Writing Quality (Biography)
2. Abstract (IRE)
3. Materials and Methods (Essay 1)
4. Results (Essay 2)
5. Discussion (Revision)
6. Acknowledgements (Peer Review)
7. Data/Observations (Wild Card)
Carter Ashley Hart (ENGL 1103)
1. Who Am I? (Bio)
2. On Writing Essays (IRE)
3. Racism as Mass Insanity: An Analysis of "On Being Crazy" (Essay 1)
4. A Macro-Analysis of the Racialized World (Essay 2)
5. Fixing A Hole (Revision)
6. She Played by Her Lonesome (Peer Review)
7. My Head is in the Clouds (Wild Card)
2015-2016 Moran ePortfolios
John Henline (ENGL 1101)
1. Allow Me to Introduce Myself (Biography)
2. Exploring Silence (Essay 1)
3. Personal Finance in Cultural and Social Capital (Essay 2)
4. Another Day, Another Rhetorical Device (IRE)
5. Peering In (Peer Review)
6. Say What You Say (Revisions)
7. Things To Avoid When Writing Good (Wildcard)
Andrea Morrison (ENGL 1102)
1. How We Killed the Loch Ness Monster (Biography)
2. Creation (Essay 1)
3. Observation (Essay 2)
4. Introductory Reflexive Essay (IRE)
5. Communication (Peer Review)
6. Integration (Revison)
7. Expectation (Wild Card)
Akilah Alexander (ENGL 1102)
1. Akilah Alexander (Biography)
2. Madman or Rebel? (Essay 1)
3. So It Goes With God (Essay 2)
4. Before the Big Screen (IRE)
5. Critical Reception (Peer Review)
6. Script Breakdown (Revisions)
7. Movie Score (Wild Card)
2014-2015 Moran ePortfolios
2013-2014 Moran ePortfolios
2012-2013 Moran ePortfolios
2011-2012 Moran ePortfolios
Ravi Srivastava
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My Profile (Biography)
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About Me (Introductory Reflective Essay)
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Edit Profile (Exhibit of Revision Process)
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Photos (Revised Essay 1)
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Friends (Revised Essay 2)
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Messages (Exhibit of Peer Review Process)
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Wall Post (Wild Card)
Brad Lathrop
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Biography -- Taking That Chance (Biography)
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The English Muffin (Wild Card)
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How I Became a Detective (Introductory Reflective Essay)
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The Lion and the Clock (Revised Essay 1)
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Indeterminate Temperature (Revised Essay 2)
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CASE CLOSED -- The Steps to Getting There (Exhibit of Revision Process)
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A Helping Hand -- Peer Review Exhibit (Exhibit of Peer Review Process)
Blair Christensen
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You Too Were Once Flesh, I Think (Biography)
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Introductory Reflective Essay (Introductory Reflective Essay)
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No Name Woman Essay (Revised Essay 1)
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Edit (Exhibit of Revision Process)
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Essay 2 (Revised Essay 2)
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Peer Review (Exhibit of Peer Review Process)
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Fabled (Wild Card)
2010-2011 Moran ePortfolios
Brittany Scott
Taylor Stark
Courtney Purvis
Victoria Moreira
2009-2010 Moran ePortfolios
Trevor Spears
Katie Alifarhani
Teneil Salmon
2008-2009 Moran ePortfolios
Charlotte Byram
2007-2008 Moran ePortfolios
Liti Nguyen
Judyth Lee