Ombuds Office
Location: All meetings will be on Zoom.
Please use email or make an appointment to contact the ombuds office.
Email: ombuds@smc.edu
Ombudsperson Office Staff
Ombudsperson/Life Science Professor Sandra Hutchinson
Ombudsperson/Philosophy Professor Paul Klumpe
Ombudsperson/Life Science Professor Yvonne Ortega
10/15/25 is the last appointment day for potential Spring 2025 grade appeal (the following week is spring break and the
college is closed);
11/12/25 is the last appointment day for potential Summer 2025 grade appeal.
Grade appeal requests for Winter 2025 and prior are closed.
Our office is now closed for the remainder of summer. We will reopen at the start of the fall semester, and our fall schedule and appointments will be available closer to that time.
For your class of concern, please immediately download the syllabus, your most recent Canvas gradebook, and any relevant material such as assignment instructions and feedback, your submissions, etc. that you want to discuss with us.
*Limited* Summer Intersession 2025 Hours
- If your course for grade appeal/consultation about a concern is in Life Sciences, please schedule with Prof. Klumpe.
- If your course for grade appeal/consultation about a concern is in Philosophy and Social Sciences, please schedule with Profs. Hutchinson or Ortega.
Important Dates
Fall 2024 Grade concerns: Meet with an ombudsperson before April 15, 2025 to file a grade appeal.
Winter 2025 Grade concerns: Meet with an ombudsperson before May 15, 2025 to file a grade appeal.
Spring 2025 Grade concerns: Meet with an ombudsperson before October 15, 2025 to file a grade appeal.
Summer 2025 Grade concerns: Meet with an ombudsperson before November 15, 2025 to file a grade appeal.
Grade appeal requests for Winter 2025 and prior are closed.