Early Alert program

For Students: Early Alert is a system for identifying students who are having difficulties in a given course. An instructor fills out an Early Alert for a student and submits it to the Office of Academic Advisement for action. Once the notice is received, the office will contact students so that they will be apprised of the situation and can take steps to improve their performance in the class. Students may be identified for Early Alert for a variety of reasons, including absences, lateness, test scores, language skills and writing ability.

The goal of the Early Alert system is not designed to penalize students, but rather to address academic problems or difficulties early on in the semester so that a student can successfully complete the course. If you have received an Early Alert notice, we urge you to speak with your instructor so that you can work out a constructive plan for the remainder of the semester.

For Faculty: As a faculty member here at Marymount Manhattan College, you are on the "front line" with students. While many issues can certainly be addressed directly with your students, occasionally a problem may be beyond your resources, time or expertise.

In situations where you have serious concerns about a student, The Office of Academic Advisement strongly encourages you to submit an EARLY ALERT NOTICE to our office. Upon receipt of Early Alert, our office will immediately notify the student and in many cases, ask the student to come and speak with an Academic Advisor. In some cases, faculty may be notified when and how a student has been contacted and what action has been taken.

For efficient processing of this form make sure the following is indicated on the Early Alert Notice:

Student Name
Student ID
Course Number & Title
Instructor Name

Please keep in mind that this is an EARLY alert. Early intervention can often mean the difference between a student passing or failing a course.

You may fill out and submit an Early Alert notice to us in one of two ways.

You can fill out an Early Alert form, available at our offices, through divisional secretaries, or open and print this PDF form online and submit it to our office
You may use the submission form available online. *PLEASE NOTE: After our office receives and processes the Early Alert, it will be sent to the student. Therefore, any comments
that you include on the Early Alert should be written directly to the student.

If you would like to give our office additional information about the student or the situation,
please email Heather Wotton directly at hwotton@mmm.edu.