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Petition Type: New
ID: 10659
Submitted: June 12, 2023 at 4:52:45 PM
First Name: Nishini
Last Name: Gamage
Pronoun: She/her
Preferred Name: Nishini
Student Number: 20271395
Email: 20nug1@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BA
Plan: GNDS
Level of Study: 2
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Waive the requirement to withdraw for one year
Level 1 Status
Status: DeniedLevel 2
Appeal Type: Level 2
ID: 217
Submitted: August 16, 2023 at 11:58:52 PM
Relevant Petition: 10659
Decision(s) Being Appealed: Waive the requirement to withdraw for one year
Appeal Grounds
Appeals to the Board of Studies must include a letter based on one or more of the Grounds for Appeal (Appeal Regulation 3.4). What are the grounds you are basing your appeal on?
- The Associate Dean's decision did not follow the rules of procedural fairness. A breach of procedural fairness includes such things as the Associate Dean failed to:
- Make a reasonable decision in your appeal. A “reasonable” decision is one that is based on evidence, thought out and supported by facts and logical inferences from the facts. To be reasonable, the decision must contain adequate reasons for the conclusions.
Appeal Grounds Details: Dear Board of studies,
I have been asked to withdraw from Queen's University for one year. I am appealing for this to be appealed because I was in a poor mental state at the time and while I have worked on my issues independently, I have realized that I need professional help and am in search for it. If there is a deadline that I can be given to show that I am able to come back to school, to show that I have acquired help and am able to show that I have a professional to talk to with a letter to show and accommodations to have, I can show that. Also, while I appreciate the board of studies giving me an extended deadline to appeal the initial decision, I was, naively, under the impression that because I never received a decision letter, I was in the clear and only realized that I wasn't when I went to select courses. Again, I appreciate the ability to send me my decision letter and give me a new deadline, but I was only given that after I had to ask for it. When I got an email giving me a new deadline to appeal, I took it as a sign from the universe and that the universe was giving me a second chance, I am really hoping that the university can give me a second chance as well. I am truly willing to do anything to prove that and that I won't take it for granted.
I have been asked to withdraw from Queen's University for one year. I am appealing for this to be appealed because I was in a poor mental state at the time and while I have worked on my issues independently, I have realized that I need professional help and am in search for it. If there is a deadline that I can be given to show that I am able to come back to school, to show that I have acquired help and am able to show that I have a professional to talk to with a letter to show and accommodations to have, I can show that. Also, while I appreciate the board of studies giving me an extended deadline to appeal the initial decision, I was, naively, under the impression that because I never received a decision letter, I was in the clear and only realized that I wasn't when I went to select courses. Again, I appreciate the ability to send me my decision letter and give me a new deadline, but I was only given that after I had to ask for it. When I got an email giving me a new deadline to appeal, I took it as a sign from the universe and that the universe was giving me a second chance, I am really hoping that the university can give me a second chance as well. I am truly willing to do anything to prove that and that I won't take it for granted.
Appeal Letter
Appeal Letter: Dear Board of studies,
I have been asked to withdraw from Queen's University for one year. I am appealing for this to be appealed because I was in a poor mental state at the time and while I have worked on my issues independently, I have realized that I need professional help and am in search for it. If there is a deadline that I can be given to show that I am able to come back to school, to show that I have acquired help and am able to show that I have a professional to talk to with a letter to show and accommodations to have, I can show that. Also, while I appreciate the board of studies giving me an extended deadline to appeal the initial decision, I was, naively, under the impression that because I never received a decision letter, I was in the clear and only realized that I wasn't when I went to select courses. Again, I appreciate the ability to send me my decision letter and give me a new deadline, but I was only given that after I had to ask for it. When I got an email giving me a new deadline to appeal, I took it as a sign from the universe and that the universe was giving me a second chance, I am really hoping that the university can give me a second chance as well. I am truly willing to do anything to prove that and that I won't take it for granted.
I have been asked to withdraw from Queen's University for one year. I am appealing for this to be appealed because I was in a poor mental state at the time and while I have worked on my issues independently, I have realized that I need professional help and am in search for it. If there is a deadline that I can be given to show that I am able to come back to school, to show that I have acquired help and am able to show that I have a professional to talk to with a letter to show and accommodations to have, I can show that. Also, while I appreciate the board of studies giving me an extended deadline to appeal the initial decision, I was, naively, under the impression that because I never received a decision letter, I was in the clear and only realized that I wasn't when I went to select courses. Again, I appreciate the ability to send me my decision letter and give me a new deadline, but I was only given that after I had to ask for it. When I got an email giving me a new deadline to appeal, I took it as a sign from the universe and that the universe was giving me a second chance, I am really hoping that the university can give me a second chance as well. I am truly willing to do anything to prove that and that I won't take it for granted.
Documentation
I plan to submit additional documentation at a later date: I plan to submit additional documentation at a later date
Decision Letters
Level 2 Amendment
Appeal Type: Level 2 Amendment
ID: 229
Submitted: September 7, 2023 at 7:33:49 PM
Relevant Petition: 10659
New Information: Dear Board of Studies,
To add to my last appeal letter, I would like to say that I do not agree with the original decision that was made regarding my coming back to school because it was stated in my decision letter that it was not demonstrated that my circumstances were being managed. While this was not proven at the time, during that period and for months before that, I had been researching therapists, trying to find one that would be able to fit my needs and unfortunately this is quite a long and hard process. However this is no longer the case, I have found a therapist that I believe will help me and has already begun to help me. I have been very eager to grasp the chance to be able to improve myself as I decided that I need a therapist to deal with the issues that I have been having, which I also realized on my own, I have also shown to my therapist that I am eager to improve myself and improve the issues that I have been having, with her help of course. I have been having issues such as low energy, decreased motivation, willingness to isolate as well as little ability to concentrate and more, for a couple years now. These issues have had a direct effect on my ability to be a student and unfortunately have been so severe at one point that I had had suicidal ideations. Thankfully, I am in a better place and am hoping that I can continue this path with my therapist. If I am lucky enough to have a second chance at Queen's, I am planning on taking a reduced course load so that I am able to properly concentrate on what I am learning.
To add to my last appeal letter, I would like to say that I do not agree with the original decision that was made regarding my coming back to school because it was stated in my decision letter that it was not demonstrated that my circumstances were being managed. While this was not proven at the time, during that period and for months before that, I had been researching therapists, trying to find one that would be able to fit my needs and unfortunately this is quite a long and hard process. However this is no longer the case, I have found a therapist that I believe will help me and has already begun to help me. I have been very eager to grasp the chance to be able to improve myself as I decided that I need a therapist to deal with the issues that I have been having, which I also realized on my own, I have also shown to my therapist that I am eager to improve myself and improve the issues that I have been having, with her help of course. I have been having issues such as low energy, decreased motivation, willingness to isolate as well as little ability to concentrate and more, for a couple years now. These issues have had a direct effect on my ability to be a student and unfortunately have been so severe at one point that I had had suicidal ideations. Thankfully, I am in a better place and am hoping that I can continue this path with my therapist. If I am lucky enough to have a second chance at Queen's, I am planning on taking a reduced course load so that I am able to properly concentrate on what I am learning.
Appeal Grounds
Appeals to the Board of Studies must include a letter based on one or more of the Grounds for Appeal (Appeal Regulation 3.4). What are the grounds you are basing your appeal on?
- The Associate Dean's decision did not follow the rules of procedural fairness. A breach of procedural fairness includes such things as the Associate Dean failed to:
- Make a reasonable decision in your appeal. A “reasonable” decision is one that is based on evidence, thought out and supported by facts and logical inferences from the facts. To be reasonable, the decision must contain adequate reasons for the conclusions.
Documentation
Document: Therapist Letter.pdf