EPICS
Elevate Your Experience. Empower Your Future.
The ePortfolio Initiative for Career Success (EPICS) at UNC Pembroke helps students build a digital showcase of their academic and co-curricular achievements—turning everyday learning into a powerful career asset. Led by the Office of Online Learning in partnership with the School of Business, Career Center, Teaching and Learning Center, and others, EPICS is designed to support students from their first semester through graduation.
As part of EPICS, students receive access to Portfolium, a user-friendly platform where they can collect and reflect on meaningful artifacts from coursework, internships, student organizations, research and service. These artifacts form the foundation of a learning ePortfolio that evolves over time — and can later be transformed into a polished career ePortfolio for job applications, internships and graduate school interviews.
EPICS also offers a supportive mentoring structure, allowing students to receive guidance or serve as mentors as they develop their portfolios and career goals.
Faculty are encouraged to integrate ePortfolios into their courses to support student reflection, engagement and career readiness — becoming active partners in shaping each student’s professional journey.
UNC Pembroke is proud to be one of the institutions selected to participate in the AAC&U ePortfolio Institute in recognition of our commitment to innovation in student success.
About EPICS
As part of EPICS, students will have access to an ePortfolio account that they can start using to add artifacts from curricular or co-curricular activities. This collection of artifacts will take place during their whole college experience, which will also be part of a learning reflection process. When thinking about internship opportunities or their careers, students will have an opportunity to revamp their learning ePortfolios into career ePortfolios for job applications and interviews. All members of EPICS will have the opportunity to mentor other students or get mentored when needed.
Faculty members are encouraged to redesign some aspects of their courses to adopt ePortfolios, so they become part of this career readiness journey for students.
For the EPICS at UNCP, Portfolium was selected as the tool to use for the program.
The main goal of EPICS is to make authentic and meaningful connections between curricular and co-curricular learning and career readiness.
For Students
By creating an ePortfolio, students will have an opportunity to document and showcase their learning journeys. The goal of EPICS is to use this documentation and showcasing to prepare students for successful careers, using the knowledge, skills, and abilities they gained at UNCP. As part of EPICS, students will engage in peer-mentoring, networking, community opportunities, as well as belonging to a global community of ePortfolio users.
For Faculty
By integrating an ePortfolio in their courses or programs, faculty members will be able to take their instruction to the next level, by teaching and assessing 21st century skills. In addition, they will contribute to their student’s career readiness, by asking them to complete assessments that can endorse them for knowledge, skills and abilities.
The 6A ePortfolio Model, developed by Dr. Miko Nino and Dr. Scott Hicks, will be used to implement EPICS at UNCP. By following this model, students will go from valuing ePortfolios to using them for career readiness.
The article “The 6A ePortfolio Model: Professionalizing Learning in Higher Education” (Nino & Hicks, 2021) was published in the International Journal of ePortfolio (IJeP) in the Fall 2021.
- Go to Portfolium
- Create an account with your UNCP email address
Alternative log-in:
- Log into your Canvas account
- Under Account, click on Folio
- Follow the instructions to get started with your Portfolium account
Both students and faculty may book a consultation.
Canvas Student ePortfolios
The platform selected for EPICS is Canvas Student ePortfolios, also called Portfolium.
Need Support?
Check this user guide for frequently asked questions or for technical support, contact Portfolium at 800.203.6755.
To contact the EPICS team at UNCP, send an email to epics@uncp.edu.
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