Example of student academic complaint facilitated by the Academic Dean’s office.
Hi Karmen:
Glad to hear that; I was sure that you could come up with an option.
Let me know if you need any additional assistance.
Dr. B.
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Michael B. Brown, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Dean
Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
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From: SXXXX, Karmen
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 8:43 PM
To: Brown, Michael
Subject: RE: Karmen SXXXX
Dr. Brown,
Dr. Mathews and I have come up with a solution so I will still be graduating this May. Thank you for
taking the time to e-mail me; I greatly appreciate your help.
Thanks again,
Karmen SXXX
From: Brown, Michael
Sent: Sun 1/25/2009 1:28 PM
To: SXXXX, Karmen
Cc: White, Alan
Subject: RE: Karmen SXXXX
Hi Karmen:
Dr. White forwarded me your email. I'm sorry to hear that you have this issue, but since it is still relatively
early in the semester I would suspect that it would be possible to arrange for some type of independent
study/directed readings course for 2 credit hours.
This issue does come up periodically, although it is clearly noted in the catalog description of MATH 045
that these credits do not count toward graduation, and it should also appear that way on your academic
transcript (which you can access through Banner Self-Service). I'd direct you to the correct catalog page
but it seems the ECU website is not operating at this time.
At any rate, send me a note and let me know the outcome of your meeting with Dr. Mathews. I am sure
that you and Dr. Mathews will be able to come up with a plan to make this work for Spring graduation. If
not, then we will work from there.
Hope you had a good weekend.
Dr. B.
---------------------------------------Michael B. Brown, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Harriot College of Arts and Sciences
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
From: SXXXX, Karmen
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 9:02 PM
To: White, Alan
Subject: FW: Karmen SXXXX
Importance: High
Dr. White,
As a senior at ECU, I have encountered a problem in which I need your immediate guidance.
Unaware that certain classes do not count towards graduation, I was just informed that I am
short of two credit hours from graduating this May. I found this surprising because I had already
filled out my senior summary and was told that everything was in line for me to graduate on
time. I have an appointment tomorrow to discuss this with my advisor, Holly Mathews, but I felt
it was necessary to notify you as well to see what I can do in order for me to still be able to
graduate this spring. I have attached the e-mail from Doris Thomas down below, which was also
sent to my advisor this afternoon. I really appreciate your time and your help. Thank you.
Karmen SXXXX
East Carolina University
Senior
From: Thomas, Doris
Sent: Thu 1/22/2009 3:02 PM
To: Mathews, Holly
Cc: SXXXX, Karmen
Subject: Karmen SXXXX
Ms. Mathews
Karmen SXXXX will be short 2 hours in her overall hours for spring graduation. She took MATH 0045 for
2 hours and it cannot count towards graduation.
Doris Thomas
Administrative Support Specialist
Office of the Registrar
thomasd@ecu.edu
328-1738
328-4232 fax