announcement: Approved: February 12, 2019
TO:  UWRF Colleagues
RE:  Off-Campus, University-Sanctioned Event
FROM:  Natasha Macnack; Plant and Earth Science Dept.
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”): Wednesday, March 20. Departure at 1 pm, return at 5 pm
Activity: Field Trip for Soil Fertility (SOIL 311); tour to University of Minnesota Soil Testing Laboratory in St. Paul, MN
Academic Rationale for Absence: Soil Fertility is a course that focuses on the supply of nutrients by the soil and methods to improve this. On this field trip students will learn about various soil testing procedures and equipment. It is important for our students to see first-hand how fertilizer and lime recommendations are generated.
Faculty Contact Information:
1.	Campus Address:  314 AGS
2.	Office Phone Number:  4387
3.	Email: [log in to unmask]
Participating Students: Please provide a list of the students who are participating in this activity:
1	Gardner, Courtney	10	McIlquham, Molly
2	Golden, Briar	11	Niemann, Charles
3	Gretzlock, Jordan	12	Paepke, Sarah
4	Gruetzmacher, Jaden	13	Schroeder, Kyle
5	Herman, Barrent	14	Schulz, Sierra
6	Hovde, Jenna	15	Sendelbach, Kirsten
7	Kortbein, Mark	16	Zebedee, Issac
8	Lenzen, Derek	17	Zimmerman, Jacob
9	Massie, Noah
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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