28 February 2024

Kennedy Clyde

9501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, 44106

Dear Kennedy,

I hope this letter finds you well. My name is Katie Puletti, and I am a senior student at Gilmour Academy. I am writing to introduce myself as a participant in the senior project program and to seek your guidance and mentorship for my project. Throughout my academic journey, I have been passionate about going into the medical field as a future career because I have been inspired by my mom who has been working as a nurse for twenty-five years. These experiences have shaped my interest in the medical field and have inspired me to pursue further studies in nursing.

After careful consideration, I have decided to focus my senior project on exploring the field of nursing and the work that goes into it while majoring in college. My project pathway will explore the effort put into the major while gaining an understanding of the nursing major. I believe that this project will not only allow me to deepen my understanding of [mention your focus area] but will also equip me with the skills and knowledge necessary to achieve my future goals. My essential question for this project is: "What is it like to be a nursing student in college?"

In order to help answer my essential question, during my senior project experience from May 6th - May 14th, I would like to work on the following:

• 36 hours of shadowing you.

• 4 hours of researching the nursing profession/making a presentation 

To fulfill my requirements at Gilmour, please note that I need a mentor's approval of this plan. As my mentor, your verification of my 40-hour log will also be required once the experience has been completed. If you have questions or would like to make suggestions for adjustments, my email address is pulettik@gilmour.org. We will be using a website called Glave to administer this Senior Project. If you are willing to serve as my mentor, look for an email with the subject, Welcome to Glave. Once you click on the link from that email, you'll then set a password. After that, you will be taken to a dashboard page where you can accept the invitation to serve as my mentor. As I log time during my project, you'll receive additional emails asking you to validate the time. Please let me know if you run into any problems while using Glave, and if you prefer, we can confirm hours on paper in May.

Thank you so much for your time and willingness to work with me. I value your time and expertise, and I look forward to learning from you and working with you in May.

Sincerely,

Katie Puletti

pulettik@gilmour.org