Decision Letter
Submission Number: 13454
Decision Date: August 29, 2025
Associate Dean: Dorit Naaman (Associate Dean Academic)
Student Name: Jack Hodgins
Student Email: 21jwh2@queensu.ca
Dear Jack Hodgins:
I have carefully considered your request to waive the petition deadline related to the faculty ruling that you be required to withdraw. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant this request. You may now proceed with submitting a new petition request under the category Waive a Requirement to Withdraw for One Year.
Your petition letter is an opportunity for you to explain the academic impacts of the extenuating circumstances that you experienced over the past academic year. It is important that your letter outlines the timeline of the circumstance and describes how your classes were directly affected. You may also wish to comment on the current state of the circumstances, including whether they have been resolved or are now being managed in a way that would allow you to be successful in future studies.
In addition, your petition must include an Academic Plan. When preparing your plan for returning to studies, you may wish to consider strategies such as reducing your course load, repeating courses, utilizing academic resources on campus, or meeting with a personal counsellor.
Your documentation should confirm the timeline of the extenuating circumstances and explain how they affected your academic ability in your 2024 Fall and 2025 Winter term courses. Documentation can include, but is not limited to, a letter from a professional such as Student Wellness Services, an Off-Campus Physician’s Letter https://www.queensu.ca/artsci/sites/faswww/files/form/off-campus-physician-note.pdf (if your healthcare provider is not within the Queen’s community), death certificates, legal documents, etc. If your extenuating circumstances are personal in nature or cannot be documented professionally, we may accept a letter from a family member or friend if they supply their contact information so that it can be verified.
Sincerely,
Dorit Naaman, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
Decision Date: August 29, 2025
Associate Dean: Dorit Naaman (Associate Dean Academic)
Student Name: Jack Hodgins
Student Email: 21jwh2@queensu.ca
Dear Jack Hodgins:
I have carefully considered your request to waive the petition deadline related to the faculty ruling that you be required to withdraw. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant this request. You may now proceed with submitting a new petition request under the category Waive a Requirement to Withdraw for One Year.
Your petition letter is an opportunity for you to explain the academic impacts of the extenuating circumstances that you experienced over the past academic year. It is important that your letter outlines the timeline of the circumstance and describes how your classes were directly affected. You may also wish to comment on the current state of the circumstances, including whether they have been resolved or are now being managed in a way that would allow you to be successful in future studies.
In addition, your petition must include an Academic Plan. When preparing your plan for returning to studies, you may wish to consider strategies such as reducing your course load, repeating courses, utilizing academic resources on campus, or meeting with a personal counsellor.
Your documentation should confirm the timeline of the extenuating circumstances and explain how they affected your academic ability in your 2024 Fall and 2025 Winter term courses. Documentation can include, but is not limited to, a letter from a professional such as Student Wellness Services, an Off-Campus Physician’s Letter https://www.queensu.ca/artsci/sites/faswww/files/form/off-campus-physician-note.pdf (if your healthcare provider is not within the Queen’s community), death certificates, legal documents, etc. If your extenuating circumstances are personal in nature or cannot be documented professionally, we may accept a letter from a family member or friend if they supply their contact information so that it can be verified.
Sincerely,
Dorit Naaman, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
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