APPROVED MARCH 20, 2014

March 20, 2014

TO:  UWRF Colleagues

RE:  Off-Campus,
University-Sanctioned Event

FROM:  Bonnie Walters,
Animal and Food Science
Department

The Animal and Food
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: April 1,
2014 at 8:00 am through
April 6, 2014 8:00 pm

Activity: US Poultry and
Egg Association
Collegiate Poultry
Judging Contest at LSU in
Baton Rouge, LA. 
Students will be
competing in the
Collegiate Poultry
Judging Contest.

Academic Rationale for
Absence: Students learn
decision making skills,
critical thinking skills
and the specific content
of evaluating live
chickens as breeders for
meat birds, egg
production for layers,
breed specifics for 5
breeds of poultry.  The
students also must
evaluate poultry products
including interior
grading of eggs, exterior
grading of eggs, broken
out grading of eggs, and
grading poultry
carcasses.  Many of these
students will also be
traveling to Louisiana
for the first time and
get to experience a
different part of the US
not only geographically
but also culturally.    

Faculty Contact
Information:  

1.Campus Address:  244 FSA
2.Office Phone Number: 
715-425-3704
3.Email:
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Participating Students: 
1. Stephanie Solberg
2. Brittany Santiago
3. Emily Nelson
4. Nicholas Pues
5. Charmayne Anderson

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/