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CONGRATULATIONS! We are excited that you have almost completed your degree at UPIKE!
Sometime in March or October, you will receive a welcome email from the Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness Dr. Margaret Sidle, to inform you that you have been “registered” for the senior assessment course. At that point, you will then be able to begin completing the assessments at your leisure, but no later than April 30 (Spring) or December 15 (Fall).
There are six (6) surveys that you need to complete before you are allowed to receive your degree. These are set up in a special course on CANVAS. While you don’t have to complete them all at the same time, once you have started a particular instrument, you will need to finish it in that sitting. All six assessments must be completed.
The topics include:
These surveys are critical to the faculty and administration at the university. Why? Because as an institution of higher education, we, too, are graded by what our graduates can do, how they think, and what their opinions are. We use the information from these six surveys to:
If you have any questions, you may contact Dr. Margaret Sidle at (606) 218‐5290 or msidle@upike.edu.
Below you can view the ceremony recordings for 2021.
Below you can view the ceremony recordings for 2020.