APPROVED FEBRUARY 5, 2014

February 3, 2014

TO:  UWRF Colleagues

RE:  Off-Campus,
University-Sanctioned Event

FROM:  Zhiguo Yang,
History and Philosophy
Department 

The History and
Philosophy  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: Departure
on Thursday, March 13 and
return on Monday, March
24, 2014 

Activity: HIST 371 Japan
Study Tour, study abroad
field trip to Japan

Academic Rationale for
Absence: As part of HIST
371, a comprehensive,
semester-long course
about Japanese history,
culture and the Japan-US
relationship, the Japan
study tour will take the
students to museums,
historical monuments and
cultural relics in Tokyo,
Kyoto, Himeji and
Hiroshima, allowing them
to enhance what they will
have learned about Japan
in the classroom by
placing their knowledge
in the context of place
and time.

Faculty Contact
Information:  

1.Campus Address:  KFA
315, History and
Philosophy Department
2.Office Phone Number: 
715-425-3164
3.Email:
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Participating Students: 
1. Rachel Molitor
2. Allen Bush
3. Alyssa Smith
4. Jennifer Angell 

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/