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Petition Type: New
ID: 1251
Submitted: June 18, 2015 at 2:45:50 PM
First Name: Jagger
Last Name: Haslip
Student Number: 10145490
Email: 13jh119@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BA
Plan: Statistics
Level of Study: 1
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Appeal Category Detail: Remove marks from record
Code: Math 111A
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2015
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Mr. Peter Taylor
Code: Math 120A
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2015
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Mr. Hao-Wei Huang
Code: PHIL 115A
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2015
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Mr. Mark Smith
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: 18 June 2015
Dr. Johanne Bénard
Associate Dean (Studies)
Dunning Hall
94 University Avenue
Queen¿¿s University
Kingston, ON
K7L 3N6
Dear Dr. Bénard,
Re: Jagger Haslip
Student I.D. 10145490
Thank you for your consideration of this request. I am appealing to have two Math marks removed from my record and to have a CR designation for my Philosophy Course.
The Math Courses are as follows:
MATH 111A ¿¿ Linear Algebra
MATH 120A ¿¿ Diff. & Integral Calculus
The Grade for both of these courses was an F.
The Philosophy Course is:
PHIL 115A ¿¿ Fundamental Questions
The Grade was a D+.
My reason for this request is a significant health issue that I experienced in December 2014. While I faced challenges with my Math and Philosophy Courses, I felt that I was moving towards a fairly good (if not great) mark.
On December 17th, 2014, I went to Emergency at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto after experiencing severe chest pains and difficulty breathing. After a chest X-ray, it was determined that I had a spontaneous pneumothorax - my left lung was completely collapsed.
Within 20 minutes, they inserted a chest tube and attempted to reinflate the lung. Mt. Sinai does not have a Thoracic Department but they didn¿¿t a bed available the first night at Toronto General Hospital (TGH) so I spent it in the Emergency Dept. at Mt. Sinai. I was moved to Toronto General Hospital the next day.
The first four nights were spent in Room 411 at TGH. I was in a room with three other much older patients in varying states of health. It was a nightmare.
The first chest tube was not large enough and did not reinflate my lung. They then put in a larger tube in a secondary location in my chest. They increased the air pressure in the pump (which caused much pain), but the lung still did not hold air. After five days the doctors advised that they had to do lung surgery. On December 22nd, 2014, they did the surgery and fixed the bulli in my lung. I was sent home on December 25th, 2014 as they promised my mom I¿¿d be home for Christmas.
While this is fixed, the future prognosis is not great. I can never scuba dive and the chance for a recurrence or the same thing happening in the other lung is very high.
I did not return to school until two weeks after classes began for the second term. Even after coming back to school, I returned home every weekend for two months. I was on morphine for the chest pain and had a lot of difficulty concentrating. I essentially couldn¿¿t get out of bed to go to class.
I was two weeks behind, not at all healthy, and in a lot of pain. While I did get some notes from classmates, I never caught up. I didn¿¿t know who to reach out to. I tried to reach out to my Residence Advisor, but they were busy with floor maintenance and were not helpful. I was struggling and there was nowhere to turn. The residence was noisy and there was lots of partying.
And I was missing sports and my life as a first year student at Queen¿¿s.
My friends, while sympathetic, didn¿¿t really want to interact with me as the activities I could participate in were limited and it was really depressing. As you will see from the attached documents, I also called 911 after a rapid heartbeat incident and was at Kingston General Hospital.
I appreciate that this appeal is late, but we didn¿¿t know that this was a possibility until meeting with Ms. Joyce Hunter on Monday, 15 June 2015 when she advised us that we should proceed with this appeal.
My plan for next year is to take Math 121 and potentially pursue the Statistics degree. I also really enjoyed English and will take some more classes in that area.
I have attached the following PDF documents, I wasn¿¿t seen by my GP, but their office provided me with the following:
¿¿ 18 December 2014 ¿¿ Notice of Admittance
¿¿ 20 December 2014 ¿¿ Update of Condition ¿¿ Second Chest Tube Insertion
¿¿ 22 December 2014 ¿¿ Surgery
¿¿ 25 December 2014 ¿¿ Discharge
¿¿ 15 January 2015 - Kingston General Hospital ¿¿ Emergency Department Visit Summary
¿¿ 27 January 2015 ¿¿ Follow-Up Visit
Thank you again for your consideration of my appeal. I really want to pursue a fulfilling education at Queen¿¿s University.
Yours truly,
Jagger Haslip
7 Oaklands Avenue
Toronto, ON
M4V 2E4
Dr. Johanne Bénard
Associate Dean (Studies)
Dunning Hall
94 University Avenue
Queen¿¿s University
Kingston, ON
K7L 3N6
Dear Dr. Bénard,
Re: Jagger Haslip
Student I.D. 10145490
Thank you for your consideration of this request. I am appealing to have two Math marks removed from my record and to have a CR designation for my Philosophy Course.
The Math Courses are as follows:
MATH 111A ¿¿ Linear Algebra
MATH 120A ¿¿ Diff. & Integral Calculus
The Grade for both of these courses was an F.
The Philosophy Course is:
PHIL 115A ¿¿ Fundamental Questions
The Grade was a D+.
My reason for this request is a significant health issue that I experienced in December 2014. While I faced challenges with my Math and Philosophy Courses, I felt that I was moving towards a fairly good (if not great) mark.
On December 17th, 2014, I went to Emergency at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto after experiencing severe chest pains and difficulty breathing. After a chest X-ray, it was determined that I had a spontaneous pneumothorax - my left lung was completely collapsed.
Within 20 minutes, they inserted a chest tube and attempted to reinflate the lung. Mt. Sinai does not have a Thoracic Department but they didn¿¿t a bed available the first night at Toronto General Hospital (TGH) so I spent it in the Emergency Dept. at Mt. Sinai. I was moved to Toronto General Hospital the next day.
The first four nights were spent in Room 411 at TGH. I was in a room with three other much older patients in varying states of health. It was a nightmare.
The first chest tube was not large enough and did not reinflate my lung. They then put in a larger tube in a secondary location in my chest. They increased the air pressure in the pump (which caused much pain), but the lung still did not hold air. After five days the doctors advised that they had to do lung surgery. On December 22nd, 2014, they did the surgery and fixed the bulli in my lung. I was sent home on December 25th, 2014 as they promised my mom I¿¿d be home for Christmas.
While this is fixed, the future prognosis is not great. I can never scuba dive and the chance for a recurrence or the same thing happening in the other lung is very high.
I did not return to school until two weeks after classes began for the second term. Even after coming back to school, I returned home every weekend for two months. I was on morphine for the chest pain and had a lot of difficulty concentrating. I essentially couldn¿¿t get out of bed to go to class.
I was two weeks behind, not at all healthy, and in a lot of pain. While I did get some notes from classmates, I never caught up. I didn¿¿t know who to reach out to. I tried to reach out to my Residence Advisor, but they were busy with floor maintenance and were not helpful. I was struggling and there was nowhere to turn. The residence was noisy and there was lots of partying.
And I was missing sports and my life as a first year student at Queen¿¿s.
My friends, while sympathetic, didn¿¿t really want to interact with me as the activities I could participate in were limited and it was really depressing. As you will see from the attached documents, I also called 911 after a rapid heartbeat incident and was at Kingston General Hospital.
I appreciate that this appeal is late, but we didn¿¿t know that this was a possibility until meeting with Ms. Joyce Hunter on Monday, 15 June 2015 when she advised us that we should proceed with this appeal.
My plan for next year is to take Math 121 and potentially pursue the Statistics degree. I also really enjoyed English and will take some more classes in that area.
I have attached the following PDF documents, I wasn¿¿t seen by my GP, but their office provided me with the following:
¿¿ 18 December 2014 ¿¿ Notice of Admittance
¿¿ 20 December 2014 ¿¿ Update of Condition ¿¿ Second Chest Tube Insertion
¿¿ 22 December 2014 ¿¿ Surgery
¿¿ 25 December 2014 ¿¿ Discharge
¿¿ 15 January 2015 - Kingston General Hospital ¿¿ Emergency Department Visit Summary
¿¿ 27 January 2015 ¿¿ Follow-Up Visit
Thank you again for your consideration of my appeal. I really want to pursue a fulfilling education at Queen¿¿s University.
Yours truly,
Jagger Haslip
7 Oaklands Avenue
Toronto, ON
M4V 2E4
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: 18 June 2015
Dr. Johanne Bénard
Associate Dean (Studies)
Dunning Hall
94 University Avenue
Queen¿¿s University
Kingston, ON
K7L 3N6
Dear Dr. Bénard,
Re: Jagger Haslip
Student I.D. 10145490
Thank you for your consideration of this request. I am appealing to have two Math marks removed from my record and to have a CR designation for my Philosophy Course.
The Math Courses are as follows:
MATH 111A ¿¿ Linear Algebra
MATH 120A ¿¿ Diff. & Integral Calculus
The Grade for both of these courses was an F.
The Philosophy Course is:
PHIL 115A ¿¿ Fundamental Questions
The Grade was a D+.
My reason for this request is a significant health issue that I experienced in December 2014. While I faced challenges with my Math and Philosophy Courses, I felt that I was moving towards a fairly good (if not great) mark.
On December 17th, 2014, I went to Emergency at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto after experiencing severe chest pains and difficulty breathing. After a chest X-ray, it was determined that I had a spontaneous pneumothorax - my left lung was completely collapsed.
Within 20 minutes, they inserted a chest tube and attempted to reinflate the lung. Mt. Sinai does not have a Thoracic Department but they didn¿¿t a bed available the first night at Toronto General Hospital (TGH) so I spent it in the Emergency Dept. at Mt. Sinai. I was moved to Toronto General Hospital the next day.
The first four nights were spent in Room 411 at TGH. I was in a room with three other much older patients in varying states of health. It was a nightmare.
The first chest tube was not large enough and did not reinflate my lung. They then put in a larger tube in a secondary location in my chest. They increased the air pressure in the pump (which caused much pain), but the lung still did not hold air. After five days the doctors advised that they had to do lung surgery. On December 22nd, 2014, they did the surgery and fixed the bulli in my lung. I was sent home on December 25th, 2014 as they promised my mom I¿¿d be home for Christmas.
While this is fixed, the future prognosis is not great. I can never scuba dive and the chance for a recurrence or the same thing happening in the other lung is very high.
I did not return to school until two weeks after classes began for the second term. Even after coming back to school, I returned home every weekend for two months. I was on morphine for the chest pain and had a lot of difficulty concentrating. I essentially couldn¿¿t get out of bed to go to class.
I was two weeks behind, not at all healthy, and in a lot of pain. While I did get some notes from classmates, I never caught up. I didn¿¿t know who to reach out to. I tried to reach out to my Residence Advisor, but they were busy with floor maintenance and were not helpful. I was struggling and there was nowhere to turn. The residence was noisy and there was lots of partying.
And I was missing sports and my life as a first year student at Queen¿¿s.
My friends, while sympathetic, didn¿¿t really want to interact with me as the activities I could participate in were limited and it was really depressing. As you will see from the attached documents, I also called 911 after a rapid heartbeat incident and was at Kingston General Hospital.
I appreciate that this appeal is late, but we didn¿¿t know that this was a possibility until meeting with Ms. Joyce Hunter on Monday, 15 June 2015 when she advised us that we should proceed with this appeal.
My plan for next year is to take Math 121 and potentially pursue the Statistics degree. I also really enjoyed English and will take some more classes in that area.
I have attached the following PDF documents, I wasn¿¿t seen by my GP, but their office provided me with the following:
¿¿ 18 December 2014 ¿¿ Notice of Admittance
¿¿ 20 December 2014 ¿¿ Update of Condition ¿¿ Second Chest Tube Insertion
¿¿ 22 December 2014 ¿¿ Surgery
¿¿ 25 December 2014 ¿¿ Discharge
¿¿ 15 January 2015 - Kingston General Hospital ¿¿ Emergency Department Visit Summary
¿¿ 27 January 2015 ¿¿ Follow-Up Visit
Thank you again for your consideration of my appeal. I really want to pursue a fulfilling education at Queen¿¿s University.
Yours truly,
Jagger Haslip
7 Oaklands Avenue
Toronto, ON
M4V 2E4
Dr. Johanne Bénard
Associate Dean (Studies)
Dunning Hall
94 University Avenue
Queen¿¿s University
Kingston, ON
K7L 3N6
Dear Dr. Bénard,
Re: Jagger Haslip
Student I.D. 10145490
Thank you for your consideration of this request. I am appealing to have two Math marks removed from my record and to have a CR designation for my Philosophy Course.
The Math Courses are as follows:
MATH 111A ¿¿ Linear Algebra
MATH 120A ¿¿ Diff. & Integral Calculus
The Grade for both of these courses was an F.
The Philosophy Course is:
PHIL 115A ¿¿ Fundamental Questions
The Grade was a D+.
My reason for this request is a significant health issue that I experienced in December 2014. While I faced challenges with my Math and Philosophy Courses, I felt that I was moving towards a fairly good (if not great) mark.
On December 17th, 2014, I went to Emergency at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto after experiencing severe chest pains and difficulty breathing. After a chest X-ray, it was determined that I had a spontaneous pneumothorax - my left lung was completely collapsed.
Within 20 minutes, they inserted a chest tube and attempted to reinflate the lung. Mt. Sinai does not have a Thoracic Department but they didn¿¿t a bed available the first night at Toronto General Hospital (TGH) so I spent it in the Emergency Dept. at Mt. Sinai. I was moved to Toronto General Hospital the next day.
The first four nights were spent in Room 411 at TGH. I was in a room with three other much older patients in varying states of health. It was a nightmare.
The first chest tube was not large enough and did not reinflate my lung. They then put in a larger tube in a secondary location in my chest. They increased the air pressure in the pump (which caused much pain), but the lung still did not hold air. After five days the doctors advised that they had to do lung surgery. On December 22nd, 2014, they did the surgery and fixed the bulli in my lung. I was sent home on December 25th, 2014 as they promised my mom I¿¿d be home for Christmas.
While this is fixed, the future prognosis is not great. I can never scuba dive and the chance for a recurrence or the same thing happening in the other lung is very high.
I did not return to school until two weeks after classes began for the second term. Even after coming back to school, I returned home every weekend for two months. I was on morphine for the chest pain and had a lot of difficulty concentrating. I essentially couldn¿¿t get out of bed to go to class.
I was two weeks behind, not at all healthy, and in a lot of pain. While I did get some notes from classmates, I never caught up. I didn¿¿t know who to reach out to. I tried to reach out to my Residence Advisor, but they were busy with floor maintenance and were not helpful. I was struggling and there was nowhere to turn. The residence was noisy and there was lots of partying.
And I was missing sports and my life as a first year student at Queen¿¿s.
My friends, while sympathetic, didn¿¿t really want to interact with me as the activities I could participate in were limited and it was really depressing. As you will see from the attached documents, I also called 911 after a rapid heartbeat incident and was at Kingston General Hospital.
I appreciate that this appeal is late, but we didn¿¿t know that this was a possibility until meeting with Ms. Joyce Hunter on Monday, 15 June 2015 when she advised us that we should proceed with this appeal.
My plan for next year is to take Math 121 and potentially pursue the Statistics degree. I also really enjoyed English and will take some more classes in that area.
I have attached the following PDF documents, I wasn¿¿t seen by my GP, but their office provided me with the following:
¿¿ 18 December 2014 ¿¿ Notice of Admittance
¿¿ 20 December 2014 ¿¿ Update of Condition ¿¿ Second Chest Tube Insertion
¿¿ 22 December 2014 ¿¿ Surgery
¿¿ 25 December 2014 ¿¿ Discharge
¿¿ 15 January 2015 - Kingston General Hospital ¿¿ Emergency Department Visit Summary
¿¿ 27 January 2015 ¿¿ Follow-Up Visit
Thank you again for your consideration of my appeal. I really want to pursue a fulfilling education at Queen¿¿s University.
Yours truly,
Jagger Haslip
7 Oaklands Avenue
Toronto, ON
M4V 2E4
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: Medical Forms