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The vision for the College of Dental Medicine is to be known and respected for service, innovation, clinical excellence and interprofessional education.
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Registrar’s Office Armington Building Suite 218 (606) 218-5260 Registrar@upike.edu
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Commencement ceremonies will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024
Commencement ceremonies are held each year at the Appalachian Wireless Arena – 126 Main Street, Pikeville, KY 41501 – Please use the Huffman Avenue Entrance.
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Photos taken by “The Grad Team” can be found at . Click on the commencement ceremony you attended then search with your last name.
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. Meg Wright Sidle, to inform you that you have been 鈥渞egistered鈥� 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 seven (7) 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鈥檛 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. Meg Wright Sidle at (606) 218鈥�5290 or (513) 873-0558 or msidle@upike.edu.