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	November 8, 2013

TO:  UWRF Colleagues

RE:  Off-Campus, 
University-Sanctioned 
Event

FROM:  Wes Chapin, 
Associate Vice Chancellor

The Political 
Science/International 
Studies Department and 
Global Politics Club are 
sponsoring an off-campus 
activity and a student 
in your course might 
miss class time.  The 
offices of the Provost 
and the Associate Vice 
Chancellor require that 
students provide this 
notice to you no later 
than one week prior to 
their scheduled activity 
to be in compliance with 
appropriate policies.  
Your consideration in 
allowing them to 
complete course 
assignments and work in 
compliance with these 
university’s policies* 
is appreciated.  Thank 
you for your support and 
cooperation.  Additional 
details are below.

Dates & Times: November 
23 at 8 a.m. departure, 
returning Wednesday, 
November 27 at 6:00 p.m.
	

Activity: American Model 
United Nations 
Conference at the 
Sheraton Chicago Hotel 
and Towers, 301 East 
North Water Street, 
Chicago, IL  60611-4300

Academic Rationale for 
Absence: This activity 
is valuable for 
political science and 
international students, 
in particular, and for 
other students generally 
for multiple purposes, 
including gaining 
research, writing, 
speaking, and 
negotiating experience, 
learning about 
international and 
political issues, and 
working with others in a 
team setting.

Faculty Contact 
Information:  

1.	Campus Address:  
104 North Hall	
2.	Office Phone 
Number:  x0629
3.	Email: 
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Participating Students: 
Please provide a list of 
the students who are 
participating in this 
activity:

1.	Joseph Henson
2.	Zachary Lunde
3.	Matthew Stewart
4.	Nicholas Vanden 
Heuvel

8.2.11 University 
Sponsored Off-campus 
Activities and Field 
Trips: Students will not 
be penalized for missing 
class in order to 
participate in 
University sanctioned 
events. If class 
attendance is a 
requirement, missing a 
class in order to 
participate in a 
University-sanctioned 
event will not be 
counted as an absence. 
Such absences do not 
relieve the students of 
any of their class 
responsibilities (e.g., 
homework, exams, lecture 
notes, etc.). Students 
are responsible for 
completing course 
requirements that are 
due on the dates of 
University-sanctioned 
events per prior 
agreement with the 
instructor. A University-
sanctioned event is 
defined to be any 
extracurricular event 
(e.g., educational field 
trips or conferences, 
theatrical performances, 
intercollegiate athletic 
contests, musical 
performance or tours, 
etc.) as approved by the 
Provost and Vice 
Chancellor for Academic 
Affairs.
http://www.uwrf.edu/Facul
tySenate/Handbook/Chapter
8/