announcement: Approved:October 22, 2018
TO:  UWRF Colleagues
RE:  Off-Campus, University-Sanctioned Event
FROM:  Dr. Lissa Schneider-Rebozo,
The URSCA Office & English 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”): 7 AM November 1 through noon on November 4, 2018.  Conference begins in the evening of November 1st and runs through midday on Nov 4th.
Activity: SAMLA: South Atlantic Modern Language Association Annual Conference, Birmingham Alabama: for conference presentations
Academic Rationale for Absence: both students have had oral presentations accepted on the panel “Literature and Performances Undergraduate Research Forum” on Friday, Nov 3,  from 3-4:15.  This is an unparalleled opportunity for the participating students’ professional development – providing public speaking experience, and opportunity to learn more about cutting edge practice in the fields of literary study, English Education, and creative writing.
Faculty Contact Information:
1.	Campus Address:  160 Hagestad Hall, URSCA Office, UWRF
2.	Office Phone Number:  715-425-3902
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Participating Students: Please provide a list of the students who are participating in this activity:
1.	Dana Redlin
2.	Bethany Flynn
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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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