Approved 10/23/2014

October 23, 2014

TO: UWRF Colleagues

RE: Off-Campus, 
University-Sanctioned 
Event

FROM: Kenneth Ecker, 
Ph.D.

The Health/Human 
Performance 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 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: 
Leave : Thursday, 
November 6, 2014 at 
5:30 a.m.
			
Return: Saturday, 
November 8, 2014, at 
11:00 p.m.
Activity: MWACSM 
(Midwest Chapter of the 
American College of 
Sports Medicine), 42nd 
Annual Meeting, Star 
Plaza, Merrillville, IN
To collaborate with 
other organizations, 
educators, scientists, 
physicians, fitness 
practitioners, and 
students concerned with 
the same or related 
specialties.
Academic Rationale for 
Absence:
Purpose and Objectives
•To promote and advance 
scientific knowledge 
and application of this 
knowledge dealing with 
the effect of sports 
and other physical 
activities on the 
health and wellness of 
human beings at various 
stages of life. 
•To collaborate with 
other organizations, 
educators, scientists, 
physicians, fitness 
practitioners, and 
students concerned with 
the same or related 
specialties. 
•To arrange for mutual 
meetings of educators, 
scientists, physicians, 
fitness practitioners, 
and students concerned 
with the same or 
related specialties. 
•To initiate, promote, 
and collaborate on 
research in these 
fields. 
•To disseminate 
information pertaining 
to various aspects of 
sports, other physical 
activities, and 
medicine. 
Faculty Contact 
Information:  

1.Campus Address:  128 
Karges Center
2.Office Phone Number:  
715-425-0635
3.Email: 
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Participating Students: 
Please provide a list 
of the students who are 
participating in this 
activity:

1.Annah Clark
2.Paige Cook
3.Jacob Dick
4.Heather Johnson
5.Kyle Lewis
6.Gustavo Mendoza
7.Benjamin Scheele

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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