announcement: Approved 3/17/2015
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March 16, 2015

TO:  UWRF Colleagues

RE:  Off-Campus, University-Sanctioned Event

FROM:  Wes Chapin, Department of Political Science

The Political Science Department is 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 of Academic Affairs 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 (“activities should not be scheduled during the final exam period or one week prior to final examinations”): Departing at approximately 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 9 and returning Sunday, April 12 during the afternoon.

Activity: The students will be attending the annual Arrowhead Model United Nations Conference in La Crosse, WI, hosted by UW-La Crosse (http://www.arrowheadmun.org/).  

Academic Rationale for Absence: The students are conducting research on several countries and numerous international issues.  They will represent Germany and Austria on committee’s simulating the United Nations’ General Assembly and Security Council.  These activities are relevant to the study of both comparative politics and international relations.

Faculty Contact Information:  

1.Campus Address:  104 North Hall
2.Office Phone Number:  425-0629
3.Email: [log in to unmask] 

Participating Students: Please provide a list of the students who are participating in this activity:

1.Brady Banfield
2.Emily Beskar
3.Joseph Henson
4.Sam Murphy
5.Breanna Neubauer
6.Taylor Norby
7.Arianna Pajtash
8.Brianna Rekowski
9.Katie Schuman

Submit this completed form to [log in to unmask] for consideration by the office of the associate vice chancellor for academic affairs.

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/FacultySenate/Handbook/Chapter8/


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