Manhattanville College - Tower Yearbook (Purchase, NY)

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Portfolio Panic Y ou are a different person while sitting at your desk amidst cluttered research notes and empty Diet Pepsi cans. No longer are you excited about the courses offered this semester. Instead, you are franti¬ cally trying to work out a course load that fits in to your schedule before the registration deadline! Academic diversity is an integral part of Manhattanville. The most popular majors this year are Econom¬ ics, Management, Biology, Political Science, and English. The flexibility of our academic sys¬ tem allows us to experiment in various areas. This system, “affectionately” known as the Portfolio System, en¬ ables us to enjoy the benefits of a lib¬ eral arts education. Portfolio panic involves a mastery of the basic competencies. Remember these? Research using Bibliographic Method (no more dance classes), Re¬ search Using Quantitative Method (see Carol Sherling — Intro, to College Math), and don’t forget Written Criti¬ cal Analysis — (after four years you should have one paper!) The Study Plan, Rationale and An¬ nual Evaluations establish the groundwork for our future. This indi¬ vidualized framework enables us to strive toward successful completion of our goals. Laura Ann DiCarlo 2 1