<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-3b242e86-7fff-fc4e-0d11-1ba36e5d9e9d"><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 relative to 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"><b>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.</b> 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 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 affected by COVID/quarantine, struggling with remote learning, or in extraordinary straits and circumstances.</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, some faculty are unavailable immediately following the semester when we conduct our </span><a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/academics/resources/advising/progress-review.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">academic progress review</span></a><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">. Having perspectives in advance is helpful during our review. <b>Your written comments should be submitted to: </b></span><a href="mailto:advise@plattsburgh.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>advise@plattsburgh.edu</b></span></a><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"><b> by Wednesday, May 26, 2021.</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">Sincerely yours,</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"><a href="mailto:advise@plattsburgh.edu">advise@plattsburgh.edu</a></span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div>