Approved 10/10/2014 
______________________

October 10, 2014

TO: UWRF Colleagues

RE: Off-Campus, 
University-Sanctioned 
Event

FROM:  Dr. James C. 
Graham, 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 
(“activities should not 
be scheduled during the 
final exam period or 
one week prior to final 
examinations”): Varies 
(Oct. 27-31) (Oct. 28-
31) (Oct. 29-31) (Oct. 
30-31) & (Oct. 31)

Activity: National FFA 
Convention & Expo and 
the National 
Agricultural Education 
Conference & ATA 
Conclave in Louisville, 
KY.  

Academic Rationale for 
Absence: This week-long 
event provides our 
students’ opportunities 
to compete in 
discipline related 
competitive events, 
attend professional 
development events, 
meet with potential 
employers regarding 
internships and future 
employment 
opportunities, and 
network with peers, 
educators, government 
leaders and employers 
from across the 
country.  Furthermore, 
a number of these 
students are or will be 
serving in leadership 
roles associated with 
this event.  This 
National event brings 
together over 50,000 
high school and 
collegiate students 
from across the 
country, and for many 
of our students is the 
culmination of more 
than 5 years of work 
and preparation.  As 
this is a week-long 
event, UWRF students 
will be attending at 
different times as 
indicated below.  Thank 
you for your support 
for this off-campus 
educational activity! 

Faculty Contact 
Information:  

1.Campus Address:  134 
Ag Science Bldg
2.Office Phone Number:  
715-425-3555
3.Email: 
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Participating Students: 
Please provide a list 
of the students who are 
participating in this 
activity:

1.McKenzie Baecker		
Oct. 27-31
2.Carissa Haffenbredl	
Oct. 27-31
3.Andrew Helmer		
Oct. 27-31
4.Sabrina Kieser 		
Oct. 27-31
5.Erin Larson 			
Oct. 27-31
6.Jade Pinter			
Oct. 27-31
7.Brittany Rambatt		
Oct. 27-31
8.Aaron Zimmerman		
Oct. 27-31
9.Connor Anderson 		
Oct. 28-31
10.Lindsay Anderson   		
Oct. 28-31
11.Kathryn Chapman   		
Oct. 28-31
12.Isaac Christenson   		
Oct. 28-31
13.Maureen Croak   		
Oct. 28-31
14.Jennifer Elsenpeter   	
Oct. 28-31
15.Kristen Hatzinger   		
Oct. 28-31
16.Shawna Henke   		
Oct. 28-31
17.Tanner Johnson  		
Oct. 28-31
18.Alexandra Klapoetke   	
Oct. 28-31
19.Zachary Markhardt 	
Oct. 28-31
20.Eric Mateske 		
Oct. 28-31
21.Amber Nesbitt 		
Oct. 28-31
22.Nathan Overby 		
Oct. 28-31
23.Justin Stangel 		
Oct. 28-31
24.Samuel Tauchen 		
Oct. 28-31
25.Brynn Tentis 		
Oct. 28-31
26.Katlyn Hacker 		
Oct. 29-31
27.Alexus Heldt 		
Oct. 29-31
28.Alex Huibregtse 		
Oct. 29-31
29.Thomas Olson 		
Oct. 29-31
30.Michael Sankey 		
Oct. 29-31
31.Joseph Wimmler 		
Oct. 29-31
32.Ashley Bue 			
Oct. 30-31
33.Shea Esser 			
Oct. 30-31
34.Ashley Hemann 		
Oct. 30-31
35.Michelle Hoffmaster 	
Oct. 30-31
36.Amber Zimmerman 	
Oct. 30-31
37.Cierra Essock 		
Oct. 31
38.Tyler Foote 			
Oct. 31
39.Loghan Hallett 		
Oct. 31
40.Brielle Hauge 		
Oct. 31
41.William Larson 		
Oct. 31

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/Fac
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