If there is a student in your course whose academic performance is not meeting your course’s standards because of poor quality of work, incomplete assignments, poor attendance, or a combination of these factors, please consider submitting an Academic Alert (formerly Early Warning Report) [which can be submitted at any point in the semester].  

 

To submit an Academic Alert for a student in your course:

1. Sign into your portal account

2. In the Academics section, select “Eagle Service – Academic Alerts”

3. Click on the “Academic Alert (Formerly Early Warning)” button on the Eagle Service homepage.

4. Select the class section in which you want to issue an Academic Alert and click on the “Send Academic Alert” button for the desired student.

5. Select a reason from the dropdown menu for the Academic Alert and provide a comment describing the student’s performance. Please note that this comment is shared with the student.

6. Click on “Send E-Mail” when you are done. This sends the information you provided to the student, their academic advisor, and the Academic Support team. The advisor and Academic Support team will use the information to assist students with options and resources for improving academic performance.

7. You may initiate a new Academic Alert for the same student (which will be sent to the student and the academic advisor) at any time via the same process.  It is recommended you keep all prior Academic Alerts that are emailed to you, as the system only retains the most recently updated information.

 

If you have any questions about the Academic Alert submission process, please contact the Record Services team (record_services@american.edu) who are ready and able to assist.