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As someone who works in a Dean's Office at a college I would like to give you some advice. You need to call the Dean's Office immediately and explain the situation. I cannot say how their process works, each school has different processes, but some options they may give you is to contact the chair the department or ask you to file a grade appeal. Do whatever they tell you to move the process along.
You will not sound whiny as long as you keep it professional while explaining the situation and don't bad mouth the professor or say he is out to get me (blah, blah, blah), just come across as you understand it is an oversight. Also, do not wait until the semester starts again in the fall, do it now when staff are not as stressed and wonder why you waited so long, because they will wonder.
You are aware that even if you go straight to the Dean, this professor will be notified by the Dean or whoever formally handles grade appeals. Feel it or not, this professor will remain a part of this until it is resolved.
It sounds like you are the one with the vendetta, not your prof.
See the quote above, according to what you wrote the prof said he could access the system in ten days...not that he would change the grade in ten days. And since he said to remind him (but not to bug him!), my guess is that he knew he would be busy.
You are not his only student and you are not the only student sending him emails (more-than-likely). You are also not his only obligation. Relax and get in touch with him towards the end of the semester.
It doesn't seem he has the vendetta. He just feels slighted. Think of it this way, you get a B when you deserve an A by point totals (baring late policy issues) it affects your GPA (a measure that is less and less becoming a factor in most post-grad hiring.)
And his work email is his attorney email, not his professor email.
And he also noted in ten days when he can get in the system he said he would make the change.
Also, I have no vendetta. I don't like to be bullied. If I earned a grade, then I better get that grade.
Are you close the campus? If so, go in in person and see if he is in his office. If not, find out from the secretary when he will be. Then see him in person. OR go to the dean IN PERSON and simply explain that you don't know what to do because you can't get in touch with the professor. You will need the copies of the email where he said he made a mistake and agreed to change your grade.
If you cannot go in person, call the department and ask the secretary if he is in this summer at all and if she knows how you can get in touch with him. If not, call the dean and explain. Just be polite and factual and don't wait too long.
It is very unlikely it has anything to do with another teacher or his wife. We do have better things to do with our time than worry about who's late. You can't know what is going on in his life right now, and most likely he just hasn't gotten around to it, or perhaps did submit something and it never went through.
Great to hear this was resolved correctly. Better late then never!
Agreed! I've had too much to deal with. It sucks that you have to be on like employer's backs and professor's backs. It shocks me that these mistakes happen because it messes with people's lives. Especially since I am considering grad school possibly.
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I've had too much to deal with. It sucks that you have to be on like employer's backs and professor's backs. It shocks me that these mistakes happen because it messes with people's lives. Especially since I am considering grad school possibly.
