Approved 1.27.14

TO:  UWRF Colleagues

RE:  Off-Campus, 
University-Sanctioned 
Event

FROM:  Tim Buttles, 
Agricultural Education 
Department

The Agricultural 
Education 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 
7 a.m. on Thursday, 
February 6th and 
returning late Feb. 
8/early Feb. 9th

Activity: Agricultural 
Communicators of 
Tomorrow Professional 
Development Conference 
held at Kansas State 
University in Manhattan, 
Kansas

Academic Rationale for 
Absence: To participate 
in the agricultural 
industry tours, 
workshops and keynote 
sessions on agriculture 
and communication 
strategies related to 
ag, food and natural 
resource topics.

Faculty Contact 
Information:  

1.	Campus Address:  
135 Ag Science
2.	Office Phone 
Number:  3555
3.	Email: 
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Participating Students: 
Please provide a list of 
the students who are 
participating in this 
activity:

1.	Lynn Bartholomew
2.	Amber Nesbitt


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/Facul
tySenate/Handbook/Chapter
8/