<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-c22dd344-7fff-f2ce-9c31-dfbbb90927c7"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Sent on behalf of Academic Advising:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">After final grades are processed, the Academic Advising Office, on the Provost’s behalf, reviews undergraduate students' records for compliance with the college's minimum academic progress standards (cumulative GPA of 2.0). This process determines whether students under review may return next semester on academic probation or whether we dismiss them from the college. </span><br></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">There continue to be leniency measures in place for first year academic probation, students under review for the first time, and those who are below a 2.0 but are gaining momentum. Students who are far below 2.0 or who have histories of academic review are subject to dismissal. During the appeal process, we consider many factors, especially the student’s academic history. We have access to students’ entire academic records and are aware of the final grades students have earned. We also have access to concerns or observations you have already shared by email to us or by Cardinal Star academic flags. All of this, as well as a student’s conduct history, is taken into account.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As you wrap up your semester, if you have additional opinions about academic and/or social behaviors of a student you suspect might fall under review, we welcome your input. It is valuable to us during our deliberations, to know of your support for a student who did attend class regularly, seek your help, stay engaged, etc., yet still performed poorly. It is just as valuable to learn if a student behaved inappropriately, acted irresponsibly, or you are concerned about their ability to progress, and you feel strongly that we should not allow them to return to Plattsburgh on academic probation. You might be the only one who knows about a sudden performance change in a student who was quarantined or after the switch to remote learning.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We realize that the timing of this request is prior to the review process; however, many faculty are unavailable during the holiday weeks, so having perspectives in advance is helpful during our review. <b>*Your written comments should be submitted to: <a href="mailto:advise@plattsburgh.edu">advise@plattsburgh.edu</a> by Monday, December 21, 2020.*</b> Thank you, as always, for your assistance with this important process. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best wishes for a healthy and peaceful winter break.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Elizabeth R. Bernat, Ph.D.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Interim Director of Academic Advising</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Feinberg 101-103</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:advise@plattsburgh.edu">advise@plattsburgh.edu</a></span></p><br></span></div></div>