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Capstone Course: Pressure that
Boosts Your Potential
Michael Yang
Communication Major Full-time Faculty
Dr. Julie Shen
Communication Major Chairperson
If you want to encourage beans to sprout, place a
layer of damp cotton on top of them. The beans get
enough water, and the weight of the damp cotton helps
the beans to grow stronger. It’s the same way with
students; appropriate pressure helps our students to
grow and gain strength.
Graduation Production, one of our capstone courses,
is an example of such beneficial pressure. Students
display work that shows four years of cumulative
learning. They display their work off campus, teaching
them how to work in the real world and forcing them to
focus on the quality of work that will be evaluated by
the public, not just their teachers and peers.
Communication Major students usually focus on
news and film-making. Graduates display filmed
dramas, documentaries, music videos, micro films,
photographs, radio plays, picture books or magazines.
The seniors usually present five to six films, each lasting
30 minutes to an hour. They also display hundreds of
photographs. Only faculty-approved items are allowed
to go on public display.
The graduating class plans everything for their
exhibition: venue, finances, advertising, and
decorations. Underclassmen assist the seniors in
moving, setting up, and operating equipment. After
four years at Christ’s College, most students have
experienced a variety of roles related to the exhibitions.
This cycle takes place every year and provides students
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with ample opportunities to plan their own
graduation projects and displays. It has become
a nice tradition in which students rally in
support of one other. Many alumni return to see
exhibits even years after they have graduated.
The theme of this year’s graduation exhibition
was ‘Love.’ The projects included the story of a
couple who have been married for 25 years, the
dreams spoken by 100 disadvantaged children,
stories of friendship between classmates, and
the love of our heavenly Father. This year’s
exhibition took place on May 23rd and 24th
at the Xinyi Community Center; because the
location was near Taipei 101, the exhibition
attracted many visitors.
The graduation production is, to seniors,
what the damp cotton is to sprouting beans. The
pressure evokes potential. As seniors complete
their final projects, we always pray that they
will do well. More importantly, we pray that
they will continue to do their best for the rest
of their lives.