APPROVED MARCH 17, 2014

March 14, 2014

TO:  UWRF Colleagues

RE:  Off-Campus,
University-Sanctioned Event

FROM:  Forrest Rodgers,
Sociology and Criminal
Justice

The SACJ 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: Wednesday,
April 16, 2014, 7:30 am –
3:00 pm

Activity: MCF-Rush City
Prison Tour

Academic Rationale for
Absence: The following
students will be studying
prison culture, issues,
and programs by visiting
the Minnesota
Correctional Facility –
Rush City.  This is a
Level 4 (Close – Maximum)
Security Facility that
will allow students  the
opportunity to apply
concepts learned in
various criminology and
criminal justice courses
they have taken to date.
 For students who have
never been to a prison,
they will understand the
various facets of prison
culture, rehabilitation
and programming designed
for successful reentry
into society.  It also
allows students who have
been to a different
prison the opportunity to
compare and contrast the
prison by the
demographics of its
occupants, as well as
location.

Faculty Contact
Information:  

1. Campus Address:  KFA 332
2. Office Phone Number: 
715-425-3260
3. Email:
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Participating Students: 
1.  Cody McConnell
2.  Brianna Johnson
3.  Mike Sutlief
4.  Katherine Koch
5.  Willie Nielsen
6.  Nicole Horwath
7.  Emily Nolting
8.  Taylor Webb
9.  Trevor Ross
10. Mikayla Swanson
11. Rachel Solberg
12. Robin Moes
13. Kelly Mullinax
14. Avalon Hanson
15. Angela Devine
16. Zoe Vaassen

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/