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Petition Type: New
ID: 2748
Submitted: October 17, 2016 at 8:52:55 AM
First Name: Yuxiao
Last Name: Li
Student Number: 10126209
Email: 13yl56@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: Economics
Level of Study: 3
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Waive the 21-day or one term deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Juliet Yuxiao Li
77 Elm St.
Kingston, ON, K7K 3E5
October 14, 2016
Dr. Johanne Bernard
Associate Dean (Studies)
Queen¿¿s University
Kingston ON
(613)533-2470
Dear Dr Johanne Bernard,
I am appealing the Faculty¿¿s decision to waive one term deadline for writing a credit standing appeal for my four first year courses and four of my second year courses. They are MATH121, ECON 110, ENGL110, CLST103 in first year courses and POLS 262, ECON 250, ECON 212 and MUSC 171 in second year courses.
There are two major reasons that prevented me from appealing these courses when they finished. The first is due to personal misunderstanding of the degree to which my academics were impacted by my mental illness. The second is the time lag between realizing mental illness to seeking a mental health counselor due to my embarrassment and misconception of mental illness.
My lack of knowledge of abnormal psychological behaviors and insufficient information for mental illness prevented myself from identifying the symptoms I was experiencing as consequences of poor mental health.
However, my stigma towards mental illness as personal weakness along with self-denial on severity of my mental challenges deterred me from visiting a mental health counselor. I reached out to a variety of academic assistances, such as academic advisor, bounce back program, learning center and etc. Nevertheless, they recognized that I did not have difficulty with course content but I was rather emotional unstable. They did not refer me to a mental health counselor.
In addition to my lack of awareness of mental illness, I was embarrassed, uncomfortable and nor was I prepared to expose my psychological challenges or distorted thoughts to any other people by the time of fall 2015. This personal stigma prevented me from seeking mental health assistance in the past. Also, I misunderstood that Student Wellness Center only targeted for sleep deprivation improvement during my first visit back in early 2015. It was not until this fall 2016 that I began to recognize the degree to which my mental health negatively impacted my previous academic studies.
Furthermore, suggestions from Deb Keogh, who specializes in post-traumatic stress disorder treatment and abnormal behaviors, helped me recognized psychological influences on my academic performance. Since then, I emphatically confirmed that my psychological challenges during first and second year at Queen¿¿s negatively affected my grades.
Thank you for your consideration. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Juliet Yuxiao Li
Student number: 10126209
Art & Science Year 3
77 Elm St.
Kingston, ON, K7K 3E5
October 14, 2016
Dr. Johanne Bernard
Associate Dean (Studies)
Queen¿¿s University
Kingston ON
(613)533-2470
Dear Dr Johanne Bernard,
I am appealing the Faculty¿¿s decision to waive one term deadline for writing a credit standing appeal for my four first year courses and four of my second year courses. They are MATH121, ECON 110, ENGL110, CLST103 in first year courses and POLS 262, ECON 250, ECON 212 and MUSC 171 in second year courses.
There are two major reasons that prevented me from appealing these courses when they finished. The first is due to personal misunderstanding of the degree to which my academics were impacted by my mental illness. The second is the time lag between realizing mental illness to seeking a mental health counselor due to my embarrassment and misconception of mental illness.
My lack of knowledge of abnormal psychological behaviors and insufficient information for mental illness prevented myself from identifying the symptoms I was experiencing as consequences of poor mental health.
However, my stigma towards mental illness as personal weakness along with self-denial on severity of my mental challenges deterred me from visiting a mental health counselor. I reached out to a variety of academic assistances, such as academic advisor, bounce back program, learning center and etc. Nevertheless, they recognized that I did not have difficulty with course content but I was rather emotional unstable. They did not refer me to a mental health counselor.
In addition to my lack of awareness of mental illness, I was embarrassed, uncomfortable and nor was I prepared to expose my psychological challenges or distorted thoughts to any other people by the time of fall 2015. This personal stigma prevented me from seeking mental health assistance in the past. Also, I misunderstood that Student Wellness Center only targeted for sleep deprivation improvement during my first visit back in early 2015. It was not until this fall 2016 that I began to recognize the degree to which my mental health negatively impacted my previous academic studies.
Furthermore, suggestions from Deb Keogh, who specializes in post-traumatic stress disorder treatment and abnormal behaviors, helped me recognized psychological influences on my academic performance. Since then, I emphatically confirmed that my psychological challenges during first and second year at Queen¿¿s negatively affected my grades.
Thank you for your consideration. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Juliet Yuxiao Li
Student number: 10126209
Art & Science Year 3
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: I have dropped my counsellor's supporting documentation in a sealed envelope at department front desk. Please check it.
Decision Letters
Amendment to Appeal 2748
Relevant Petition: 2748
First Name: Yuxiao
Last Name: Li
Student Number: 10126209
Email: 13yl56@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: Economics
Level of Study: 3
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Code: MATH 121
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2015
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Alan Abelson
Code: Econ 110
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2015
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Ian Cromb
Code: CLST 103
Term: Winter
Year: 2015
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Barbara Reeves
Code: ENGL 100
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2015
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: John Pierce
Code: ECON 212
Term: Fall
Year: 2015
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Art Stewart
Code: MUSC 171
Term: Fall
Year: 2015
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Kip Pegley
Code: POLS 262
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Wayne Cox
Code: ECON 250
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Gregor Smith
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Juliet Yuxiao Li
77 Elm St.
Kingston, ON, K7K 3E5
November 2, 2016
Dr. Johanne Bernard
Associate Dean (Studies)
Queen¿¿s University
Kingston ON
(613)533-2470
Dear Dr Johanne Bernard,
I am appealing for the faculty¿¿s decision on credit standing in courses from 2015-2016 academic year.¿They are MATH 121, ECON 110, CLST 103, ENGL 100, ECON 212, MUSC 171, POLS 262 and ECON 250.
My psychological challenges beyond personal control directly and negatively impacted my academic performance. As the result of two separate moves, coupled with series of traumatized events in social adaptation to Canada, I have suffered from a ripple of psychological effects. These psychological challenges were OCD, constant dizziness, fatigue and nausea, Binge Eating Disorder, self-disclosure, persistent sadness, anxiety and depression. These symptoms combined with sleep disturbances, mental hallucination and distorted thoughts processes led my mental counselor, Deb Keogh, to suggest that I had PTSD.
This series of psychological challenges made it extremely hard for me to concentrate in any of school works or even managed to finish basic living tasks, such as cooking or eating. The severity of my anxiety and depression was to a degree of complex grief that caused uncontrollable and unpredictable debilitating emotional reactions. Further, sleep deprivation coupled with distorted, sometimes self-destructive thoughts affected my memory. For example, I could not even memorize the unit of building, room number or street name of my permanent address at security checks during my worst period. The uncontrollable emotional reactions combined with the sleep deprivation and memory loss resulted in physical and psychological symptoms, like chronic fatigue, dizziness, nausea and headaches that greatly hindered my ability to focus and concentrate on school work or to completing assignments.
I have experienced significant improvements on my mental disorders as I continue to see my counsellor on regular basis: from twice a week earlier this semester down to once a week since week 8. I am opening up my psychological challenges to my parents and to housemates, and they are incredibly supportive and are helping me navigate through difficulties. I did and will continue to visit close friends during Canadian national holidays rather than isolate or enclose myself at room in Kingston. Also, I will choose to call the 24/7 mental health hotline in case of an emergency where support is not otherwise available. Furthermore, as physician Dr. Darren Lett in Student Wellness Services suggested, I will accept to take the prescription if I again experience such severe psychological symptoms during exam season in order to avoid repeatedly negative impacts on my academic performance.
Thanks for your consideration. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Juliet Li
77 Elm St.
Kingston, ON, K7K 3E5
November 2, 2016
Dr. Johanne Bernard
Associate Dean (Studies)
Queen¿¿s University
Kingston ON
(613)533-2470
Dear Dr Johanne Bernard,
I am appealing for the faculty¿¿s decision on credit standing in courses from 2015-2016 academic year.¿They are MATH 121, ECON 110, CLST 103, ENGL 100, ECON 212, MUSC 171, POLS 262 and ECON 250.
My psychological challenges beyond personal control directly and negatively impacted my academic performance. As the result of two separate moves, coupled with series of traumatized events in social adaptation to Canada, I have suffered from a ripple of psychological effects. These psychological challenges were OCD, constant dizziness, fatigue and nausea, Binge Eating Disorder, self-disclosure, persistent sadness, anxiety and depression. These symptoms combined with sleep disturbances, mental hallucination and distorted thoughts processes led my mental counselor, Deb Keogh, to suggest that I had PTSD.
This series of psychological challenges made it extremely hard for me to concentrate in any of school works or even managed to finish basic living tasks, such as cooking or eating. The severity of my anxiety and depression was to a degree of complex grief that caused uncontrollable and unpredictable debilitating emotional reactions. Further, sleep deprivation coupled with distorted, sometimes self-destructive thoughts affected my memory. For example, I could not even memorize the unit of building, room number or street name of my permanent address at security checks during my worst period. The uncontrollable emotional reactions combined with the sleep deprivation and memory loss resulted in physical and psychological symptoms, like chronic fatigue, dizziness, nausea and headaches that greatly hindered my ability to focus and concentrate on school work or to completing assignments.
I have experienced significant improvements on my mental disorders as I continue to see my counsellor on regular basis: from twice a week earlier this semester down to once a week since week 8. I am opening up my psychological challenges to my parents and to housemates, and they are incredibly supportive and are helping me navigate through difficulties. I did and will continue to visit close friends during Canadian national holidays rather than isolate or enclose myself at room in Kingston. Also, I will choose to call the 24/7 mental health hotline in case of an emergency where support is not otherwise available. Furthermore, as physician Dr. Darren Lett in Student Wellness Services suggested, I will accept to take the prescription if I again experience such severe psychological symptoms during exam season in order to avoid repeatedly negative impacts on my academic performance.
Thanks for your consideration. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Juliet Li
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: My supporting document will be handed in department front desk shortly.
Documentation Detail: Documentation from my mental counsellor
History
Originally submitted October 17, 2016 at 8:52:55 AM.
| Field | Reference | Old Value | New Value | Note | User | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| status | N/A | Received | Prepared for Review | Carrie Roosenmaalen | 2016-10-17 9:07:21 AM | |
| status | N/A | Prepared for Review | In Review | Spring Forsberg | 2016-10-17 9:18:58 AM | |
| status | N/A | In Review | Granted | Haley Everson | 2016-10-25 10:24:47 AM | |
| associate_dean | N/A | Johanne Benard, Ph.D. | Haley Everson | 2016-10-25 10:24:47 AM | ||
| decision_letter | N/A | N/A | Decision letter sent | Haley Everson | 2016-10-25 10:25:14 AM |