Elissa VanHorn's Portfolio
Certifications
Below is a list of my certifications
A-CSM
Advanced Certified Scum Master
From Scrum Alliance
Generative AI Overview for Project Managers
Generative AI Overview for Project Managers
From Project Management Institute (PMI)
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
From Amazon Web Services (AWS)
MY PAPERS
*These were written before I got married, so they will have my maiden name of Elissa Terry
Negotiating Relationships and Education (collaborative)
Elissa Terry December 2014
In Negotiating Between Relational and Educational Identities, we studied how college students can effectively manage being an enrolled student along with negotiating being in a long-term opposite sex monogamous relationship.
PR-Pay it Forward Campaign (collaborative)
Elissa Terry December 2014
For my intro to PR course we had the opportunity to work for real clients. I was the leader of a group for a local, non-profit, organization that raised money to "pay it forward". This paper is just the basis of the campaign we created for them.
White Paper: Dairy Industry in New Zealand (collaborative)
Elissa Terry October 2013
During my semester abroad in New Zealand, for my Communication in the Business Environment course, we did a white paper over how the dairy industry communicated externally, focusing on their response to a recall they had to do at the time.
Ethics Conention Paper
Elissa Terry April 2014
In this paper I discuss how the definition of equality has changed over time and how it relates to ethics. This paper was done for my Business Professional Oral Communication course.
Defining Migration Research
Elissa Terry April 2014
I looked into the definition of migration, and some other key terms for my group’s teach-in presentation over immigration issues. This research paper will go more in depth of what I found in my research for this assignment.
Historical Society Brochure
Elissa Terry April 2014
For one of my re-design projects I took the Cedar Falls Historical Society brochure, and updated it. This is the updated version. Since this was a class project, it is not published, but still shows my design capabilites.
Dave's Redesign Project
Elissa Terry April 2014
This is another re-design project I did for the English Department and the University of Northern Iowa. I got a lot of positive feedback from my peers over the simplicity of the flyer, while still getting the message across.
Seedfolks
Elissa Terry October 2012
In this paper, I talk about Paul Fleischman's Seedfolks. This was a paper I did for my Introduction to Communications class. Fleischman's novella is about the sense of community. In this paper. I talk about his concept of community and how I feel about that concept.
How Women Should Have the Right to Contraceptives
Elissa Terry April 2012
In this research paper, that I wrote for my College Writing and Research class, I talk about whether or not companies should provide contraceptives, or birth control, as part of their health care plan.
Mass Communication History
Elissa Terry February 2012
In this paper, written for my Mass Communication class, I interviewed my own father to talk to him about how communication, in all it's forms, have changed throughout his life.