announcement: Approved 11/12/2015
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November 11, 2015
TO:  UWRF Colleagues
RE:  Off-Campus, University-Sanctioned Event
FROM:  Sonja L. Maki, Plant and Earth Science
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”): Thursday, November 19, 2015 departing at 10:00 AM and returning at 1:00 PM
Activity: Como Park Conservatory Greenhouses, 1225 Estabrook Dr., St. Paul, MN 55103
Academic Rationale for Absence: This off-campus activity will expose those students taking Greenhouse Management (Hort 310) to the field of conservatory/botanical garden greenhouse operation, pest management, plant programming and seasonal display implementation.
Faculty Contact Information:
1.	Campus Address:  306 Agricultural Science
2.	Office Phone Number:  715-425-3852
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Participating Students: Please provide a list of the students who are participating in this activity:
1.	Andy Sherwood
2.	Avery Marcott
3.	Brent Arnoldussen
4.	Catarina Ortiz Thomazella
5.	Christian Nelsen
6.	Hailey Zettler
7.	Jay Holasek
8.	Jessica Lundquist
9.	Jonathan Wagaman
10.	Lisa Swast
11.	Mikayla Mack
12.	Peter Ault
13.	Phil Martola
14.	Rory Shannon
15.	Ryan Zagorski
16.	Salvatore D’Agostino
17.	Tanner Conway
18.	Theresa Folak
19.	Tyler Durand
20.	Wylie Hoffman
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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