APPROVED 11-26-2013

November 25, 2013

TO:  UWRF Colleagues

RE:  Off-Campus, 
University-Sanctioned 
Event

FROM:  Nathan O’Connor 

The Animal 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: Departing 
River Falls the morning 
of December 3rd and 
returning the evening of 
December 8th 

Activity: Students will 
be competing in an 
intercollegiate judging 
contest at the National 
Reining Horse Futurity 
in Oklahoma City.  
Please see itinerary 
below.     Tue Dec 3rd – 
Travel to Oklahoma Wed 
Dec 4th – Live Judging 
Practice   Thurs Dec 
5th – Contest begins 
with written exam and 
penalty clip test.  Fri 
Dec 6th - Day 2 of 
judging contest, 
students will judge 2 
classes of ten horses.  
Sat Dec 7th – Awards 
presentation and 
students will watch the 
NRHA Futurity Finals.  
Sun Dec 6th - Travel to 
River Falls 

Academic Rationale for 
Absence: Participating 
in an intercollegiate 
judging contest is a 
wonderful opportunity 
for students to further 
their knowledge of the 
equine industry.  They 
get the opportunity to 
showcase what they have 
learned at UWRF while 
promoting the University 
on a national scene.   
Students will also have 
the opportunity to 
network with potential 
employers.  

Faculty Contact 
Information:  

1.	Campus Address:  
207C Ag Science 
2.	Office Phone 
Number:  3704
3.	Email: 
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Participating Students: 
Please provide a list of 
the students who are 
participating in this 
activity:

1.	Nicole Rucker 
2.	Jordan Kurtz 
3.	Anne Hagopian 
4.	Joshua 
Rosentrater
5.	Katee Weiss 

Submit this completed 
form to 
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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/Facul
tySenate/Handbook/Chapter
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