Upon registration as a member of the Hansen Leadership Program, students may begin constructing a portfolio of materials, which documents achievements, activities, involvement and growth during the college years. The portfolio might include important papers or projects, work and internship evaluations, letters of reference, programs or brochures related to community involvement, copies of honors or awards, feedback sheets from testing instruments like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Leadership Practices Inventory, and writings or descriptions of significant intellectual or emotional change. This portfolio can be used by students to set goals, to document growth, to formulate entries for the Leadership Transcript, and to prepare for a Senior Capstone Celebration. The Senior Capstone Celebration allows students a forum to articulate formally the ways in which they have grown since entering college. Conducted during a student's final semester and staged before invited faculty, students and significant others, a capstone celebration involves sharing parts of a student's Achievement Portfolio or Leadership Transcript.
Invited guests provide feedback regarding their perception of the student's talents and abilities.
The Celebration closes with a discussion of future goals. Awards are given on the basis of involvement with HLP, proven campus leadership, financial need and a grade point average of 2.5 or better.