There are many communications to faculty, staff, and students within the Starfish system. These communications are system-generated when flags are raised via a progress report or the "Raise Flag" function. Each aspect identified as a concern will generate its own standardized email directly to the student. If a comment is added at the time the report is completed or when using the "Raise Flag" function, it is included as an "Instructor Comments" in the system-generated email. If comments are not added, then the "Instructor Comments" section is not included in the email.
Communications to Student:
- Attendance/Participation Concern
- Low Assignment/Quiz/Test Scores
- Multiple Academic Concerns (Requires Comments)
- Performance Improving
- Keep Up the Good Work
- Wellness - At Risk of Failing (Wellness Courses only)
- RIT 365 - No Show (RIT 365 Courses only)
- Roster Verification - No Show (Selected Courses only)
- Course Withdrawal
- Advisor Comment to Student
- Success Plan is Created
- Success Plan is Completed
- Success Plan To-Do is Past the Assigned Due Date
Communications to Instructors:
- Academic Progress Report Announcement (Sample Message from Dr. Ellen Granberg)*
*Please note the content of this announcement and subsequent reminder e-mails may change.
Communications to Primary Academic Advisors and Support Advisors:
Sample email message sent from Starfish with notes (click image below to expand)
User Functionality Table:
The chart below shows the functionality a user has within the system.
(Updated 11-4-2019)
| Role/Connection | Ability to Raise Flags and Kudos | Receive Email Notification of Flags | Clear My Students' Flags | Option to send "Clear" Comments to Instructor | Ability to Create Office Hours |
| Instructor | X | Email - List of flags raised upon submission | X | No option to send "Clear Comments" to Student or Advisor | X |
| Faculty Advisor | Recent Tracking Item Summary | X | X | X | |
| Academic Advisor | Recent Tracking Item Summary | X | X | X | |
| Support Advisor | Recent Tracking Item Summary | X | X | ||
| Advising Lead | Recent Tracking Item Summary | X | X | X | |
| Department Contact | Recent Tracking Item Summary | X | X | ||
| Major Contact | Recent Tracking Item Summary | X | X | ||
| Student | Academic Alert Email One sent for each flag raised | Student does not receive "Clear Comments" |
User View Table:
The chart below shows the things a user can see within the system.
(Updated 11-4-2019)
| Role/Connection | View Details of Flags I raised for My Course Sections
| View Details for All My Students in All Courses
| View Details of Flags I Received
| View "Clear" Comments | View All My Students' Meeting Details
| View My Meeting Details
| View All Details in a Students Starfish Record
| View emails generated from starfish that I've sent |
| Instructor | X | X | X | |||||
| Faculty Advisor | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Academic Advisor | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Support Advisor | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Advising Lead | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Department Contact | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Major Contact | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Student | X | X |