Michigan college president sorry for erroneous email saying students have been dismissed
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The president of Eastern Michigan University apologized to students after it was determined that a mass email incorrectly alerted the entire student body that they had been dismissed from the university due to their academic performance, AnnArbor.com reported.
According to AnnArbor.com, the email read:
As a result of your Winter 2012 academic performance, you have been dismissed from Eastern Michigan University. This dismissal action is in accordance with policies described in the University’s undergraduate catalog (available online at EMU’s Homepage, which is www.emich.edu, under the Student link). Any enrollment for upcoming terms will be cancelled and you will be ineligible to register for classes.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Unless action is taken to reverse this dismissal, you will not be eligible to resume coursework at EMU until Summer 2013 at the earliest. To return to school at that time, you will need to apply for readmission by contacting the appropriate office. If this dismissal followed a previous dismissal and readmission, it is final and readmission is not possible.
Your formal written notice will be mailed to your home address that we have on file in the student system. If you want to begin an appeal process prior to receipt of your letter, you can read the instructions at the following link and begin preparing your appeal: http://www.emich.edu/uacdc/forms_library/forms/dismissalappealandcoversheet.pdf
Note that you must provide documentation for your extenuating circumstances. If you wish to appeal, you must follow the directions for the appeal process - note that the deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, May 18, 2012 in 200 McKenny.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The school determined that the cause of the email was an operational error in the notification system from Academic Advising, the paper reported. The letter was intended to reach roughly 100 students. The school determined that the mass email was not a result of hacking, the report said.
"An outside company that we contract with for this notification process, GradesFirst, sent the dismissal message to the entire student body instead of the file of 100 or so students who were supposed to receive it," Walter Kraft, the vice president of communication, told the paper. "GradesFirst has offered an apology for its role in this matter," he said.