Raising Flags and Kudos
Starfish Flags and Kudos are Raised Two Ways:
1. Progress Surveys
- Progress surveys are deployed at the 20% point of the term and sent to your Canvas account
- You will receive an email reminding you to complete a flag survey for your courses
2. Manually
- Click on the Starfish link in Canvas to manually raise flags and kudos at any time during the semester.
- Referrals to campus offices are not on progress surveys and must be raised manually. Click here to see step-by-step instructions on raising a referral.
Types of Flags and Kudos
| Flags | Kudos |
|---|---|
| Early Course Alert* | Keep up the Good Work |
| Attendance | Showing Improvement** |
| Missing/Late Assignments | Outstanding Academic Performance** |
| Low Quiz/Test Grades | Good Follow Through (on 50% progress survey) |
| Substantial Change needed to Pass Course (on 50% progress survey) | Learning Lab Good Follow-Through (for LLAB staff) |
| In Danger of Failing** |
* Early Course Alert is a new flag introduced in spring 2021. This flag is meant to be raised in lieu of Attendance Flag AND Missing/Late Assignments Flag AND Low Quiz/Test Scores Flag. The Early Course Alert flag is designed to alert students that they are not off to a good start in your course.
**These flags/kudos are not included on the progress survey but can be raised manually at any time
General Concern Flag
This flag is appropriate when no other flag fits your concern. You must use the comments feature when raising this flag. Please do not use this flag if you are concerned about a disability, mental health, and/or disruptive behavior.
| Concern | Contact |
| Disability | Center on Disability |
| Mental Health | Starfish Counseling Referral (see important note below) |
| Disruptive Behavior | Behavior Reporting Form |
Note: Mental Health Referrals: If a student is in need of immediate assistance, please do not raise a referral in Starfish. Call the Counseling Center directly at 215-751-8169 or call College security at 215-751-8111.