Blackboard Evaluate - Course Evaluation Timeline and Faculty Access

Current Course Evaluation Schedule

Important: Evaluation dates may vary according to the academic term, part of term, or course schedule. Review the dates listed below for your course’s evaluation period.

Fall 2026

Academic calendar dates relevant to evaluation scheduling:

• Full Fall Semester and First Eight Weeks begin August 24, 2026.
• First Eight Weeks and Accelerated Online Term 1 end October 16, 2026.
• Second Eight Weeks begin October 19, 2026.
• Accelerated Online Term 2 begins October 24, 2026.
• Final Exam Week is December 14-18, 2026.
• Fall Term ends December 18, 2026.
• Fall grades are due at noon December 21, 2026.
• Winter Session begins December 21, 2026.
• Winter Session ends January 10, 2027.

Student Notifications and Access

When an evaluation period opens, eligible students receive a notification that their course evaluations are available.

Students can access their evaluations through:

• SIUE Blackboard Evaluate
• SIUE email
• Blackboard Notifications and Calendar

The initial student notification for FEW is sent October 5, 2026. For FEW, the first reminder is sent 3 days after the evaluation opens at 6:00 a.m. Reminders then repeat Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 6:00 a.m., ending the day evaluations close at 6:00 a.m.

Faculty Notifications

Faculty receive email notifications related to the course-evaluation process. Messages are sent from EVALUATE Administrators at notification@ce.mail.campuslabs.com. Results notifications use a subject similar to "Your Evaluation Results are Ready."

Faculty should expect the following messages:

• Evaluation period notification: Sent according to the schedule above.
• Participation or reminder notification: Sent according to the schedule above.
• Results-available notification: Sent according to the schedule above.

If you do not receive an expected message:

1. Check your junk or spam folder.
2. Confirm that you are listed as the instructor for the course.
3. Contact EVALUATE Administrators at eval@siue.edu.

Faculty Reports

Faculty can access released reports through Blackboard Evaluate.

1. Go to the SIUE Blackboard Evaluate Faculty Portal.
2. Sign in using your campus username and password. The Faculty Dashboard opens to the most current term in which you have a course section.
3. Find the course you want to review and select View Results. (Note: If View Results is not displayed, the evaluation may still be collecting responses or the results may not yet have been released.)
4. Select a report tab to view the available results for that course:
   • Quantitative Responses: frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation, and response count.
   • Qualitative Responses: open-ended responses applicable to the course.
   • Segment Comparison: graphical mean and frequency-distribution comparisons. Available comparison segments vary by institution.
5. To view a term-level summary, open Course Evaluations Summary Report. Select a course section name to open the detailed report for that section.
6. To print or save the Course Evaluations Summary Report as a PDF, select the Print button in the upper-right corner of the report.

Evaluation System Support

For specific Blackboard Evaluate assistance, contact EVALUATE Administrators via email at eval@siue.edu. When requesting assistance, please include:

• Your name and SIUE email address
• The course name and section
• The academic term
• A brief description of the problem
• A screenshot of any error message, if applicable

Related Resources

• Using Evaluate - Anthology Help
• Anthology Reporting Guide for Instructors

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