announcement: Approved 4/11/2016
RESUBMIT - Added student
April 11, 2016
TO:  UWRF Colleagues
RE:  Off-Campus, University-Sanctioned Event
FROM:  Kerry Keen, Plant & Earth Science Department
The Plant and Earth 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 Sunday, 4/17/2016 at 8:00 a.m. and returning Wednesday morning, 4/20/2016 by 10:00 a.m.
Activity: North Central Section of the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting in Champaign, IL
Academic Rationale for Absence: Students will attend a professional conference, and co-present research results from a geology project exploring sedimentary geology in an underground silica sand mine.
Faculty Contact Information:
1.	Campus Address:  302 Ag. Science Building
2.	Office Phone Number:  715-425-4320
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Participating Students: Please provide a list of the students who are participating in this activity:
1.	Samuel Kirmis	  2. Gary Strohbeen               3. Joshua Carlson
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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