APPROVED JANUARY 16, 2014

January 13, 2014

TO:  UWRF Colleagues

RE:  Off-Campus,
University-Sanctioned Event

FROM:  Sylvia Kehoe,
Department of Animal and
Food Science

The Animal and Food
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: Wednesday,
February 5 (6 AM) until
Friday, February 7 (10:00 PM)

Activity: Students will
participate in the
Midwest Dairy Challenge.
 This is an educational
event where students
interact with other
Universities and
Technical Colleges in the
Midwest region to
evaluate dairy farms. 
They use the knowledge
they learned in classes
to be part of a
consulting team and
develop a powerpoint
presentation for a panel
of judges.  They are
provided with data
records and financial
information for their
farm and need to wisely
utilize their time to
evaluate and summarize
the pros and cons of the
farm.  They are also
given a chance to network
with industry
professionals and other
Midwestern students.

Academic Rationale for
Absence: The Dairy
Challenge is an
educational event where
students use their book
knowledge and hands-on
experiences to form a
team, evaluate a farm,
and come to conclusions
as a consultant would. 
They are provided with
all the records and
financial information and
need to work with their
team members in a
fast-paced competition to
present their conclusions
to a panel of
professionals in the
industry who serve as
judges.  It’s a great
experience that is
similar to the real world
and gives students a
chance to gain experience
as a consultant. 

Faculty Contact
Information:  

1.Campus Address:  206C
Ag Science
2.Office Phone Number: 
715-425-3704
3.Email:
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Participating Students: 
Abby Tauchen
Jamie Pfaff
Austin Moucha
Maria Pieper

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/