APPROVED FEBRUARY 20, 2014

February 18, 2014

TO: UWRF Colleagues

RE: Off-Campus,
University-Sanctioned Event

FROM: Plant and Earth
Science Department

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: April 18,
2014; departing at 7 am
and returning at 5 pm

Activity: Students will
be visiting various
hamlets in St. Croix
County to study their
history and development
patterns.

Academic Rationale for
Absence: Students use
this exercise to gain
hands-on planning
experience by performing
and in-depth analysis of
a local hamlet.

Faculty Contact Information:

1.Campus Address: 300
Agricultural Science Building
2.Office Phone Number:
715/425-3729
3. Email:
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Participating Students: 

Conway, Shaine
Crusing,Jordan
Jones,Brent Dale Morey,
Hailey Prchal,Benjamin
John Sis,Alysha Davenport
Thorvaldson,Erin Lynn

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

Offcampusevents_20131021.doc
 
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
ofUniversity-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/FacultvSenate/Handbook/Chapter8/