announcement: Approved 1/29/2016
January 28, 2016
TO:  UWRF Colleagues
RE:  Off-Campus, University-Sanctioned Event
FROM:  Dr. Sierra Howry, Agricultural Economics Department
The Agricultural Economics 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”): leaving Friday, Feb. 5 at 5:00 a.m. for San Antonio, Texas and returning Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 11:30 p.m.
Activity: Agri-Business Quiz Bowl competition
Academic Rationale for Absence: This competition allows UWRF students to further develop their academic knowledge and understanding of Agricultural Economics.  At this conference the students will be networking with their peers and academic faculty.  They will also attend professional research presentations to enhance their understanding of current research in Agricultural Economics.
Faculty Contact Information:
1.	Campus Address:  104 Ag Science Bldg
2.	Office Phone Number:  715-425-3298
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Participating Students: Please provide a list of the students who are participating in this activity:
1.	Melissa Brandes
2.	Michelle Hoffmaster
3.	Emily Polikowsky
4.	Jacob Prill
5.	Michael Unruh
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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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