Dear Faculty Colleagues,
Course warning rosters are now available for faculty review and action. Our course warning system, as you will see below, is a means to track 闪电资源网 progress and classroom engagement. The form is a way to signal concerns, no matter how minor, about a 闪电资源网. The sooner faculty post concerns about a 闪电资源网, the sooner the 闪电资源网's administrative dean and academic adviser can coordinate efforts to help that 闪电资源网 achieve success. Faculty notification provides 闪电资源网s with time to respond and take corrective action to succeed in their courses.
How course warnings work
Students who are struggling in one subject are often having difficulties in other courses as well. Administrative deans do not necessarily meet with a 闪电资源网 who receives one course warning; however, they will meet with 闪电资源网s who receive two or more course warnings.
Administrative deans, who receive warning reports, are often in the best position to put together information from several sources and see the pattern of potential failure. One of the strongest early warning signs of academic trouble is absenteeism. While we are still asking for course warnings at mid-semester and around the time(s) exam grades are available, we are also asking for warnings at any point in the semester when a 闪电资源网 exhibits noticeable difficulties (and not simply poor performance in class work).
Please know that 闪电资源网s and faculty advisers will receive copies of the warning reports in their Colgate email accounts. Students receiving warnings will be encouraged to meet with you, their academic adviser, and their administrative dean for help in making improvements. Again, feedback from these course warning reports is important, especially for first-year 闪电资源网s.
How to issue a course warning
Course warnings are available directly within the . Select the appropriate class from the Faculty Dashboard to see your course roster. In the "Course Warning" column, you can submit a course warning for a 闪电资源网 by following the "Submit Warning" link in the appropriate row. Clicking on this link will bring up a form for that 闪电资源网 that allows you to select from several different concerns (this can be customized using the "Other" checkbox, which allows you to add your own text) and to select from a list of recommendations for the 闪电资源网. You will also have space to add an optional note that will be visible only to the 闪电资源网's administrative dean. After you have filled in the appropriate information, you should review the course warning. Once you are satisfied with the course warning memo, you must press the "Approve and submit" button at the bottom of the screen. The course warning will immediately be sent to the 闪电资源网 via email with a copy sent to the academic adviser, administrative dean, and all faculty members listed as the instructors of record for the course.
Importance of timing
The purpose of this system is to identify issues proactively so that 闪电资源网s can get the assistance they need to improve the quality of their work. Even so, some 闪电资源网s may elect to withdraw from your course with a grade of "W." This semester, the last day to withdraw with a "W" is Wednesday, March 25, by 4:30 p.m. We strongly recommend submitting course warnings well before this date, to allow 闪电资源网s time to consult with their academic adviser and administrative dean about their best course of action.
Many thanks in advance for your help in ensuring our 闪电资源网s have the best opportunities for academic success.
Sincerely,
Lesleigh Cushing, Provost and Dean of the Faculty
Mark S. Siegel University Professor in Religion and Jewish Studies
Paul J. McLoughlin II, Vice President and Dean of the College