Approved 10/17/2014
______________________

October 16, 2014

TO:UWRF Colleagues

RE:Off-Campus, 
University-Sanctioned 
Event

FROM: Karen Klyczek and 
J. Alfred Bonilla, 
Biology Department

The Biology 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”): October 
31, 2014, 8:00-2:00.

Activity: Electron 
Microscope Facility, 
University of Minnesota

Academic Rationale for 
Absence: Students have 
been isolating new 
bacteriophage viruse 
from soil samples as 
part of the lab 
research project in 
BIOL 160. In order to 
visually characterize 
the viruses, we need to 
use the electron 
microscope facility at 
the U of M, since we do 
not have that 
capability at UWRF.

Faculty Contact 
Information:  

1.Campus Address:  AGS 
407
2.Office Phone Number:  
3363
3.Email: 
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Participating Students: 
Please provide a list 
of the students who are 
participating in this 
activity:

1.Anderson-Cashin,Mary
2.Cooper,Alissa Ann
3.Cunningham,Brent 
Burness
4.Debace,Nicole Marie
5.Gundersen,Alyssa Joy
6.Hamernick,Brianna 
Elizabeth
7.Hastings,Nicole 
Kimberly
8.Koch,Bradley John
9.Kosch,Madeline Grace
10.Lowery,Anna Noelani
11.Lubich,Brittany 
Annette
12.Merrill,Matthew 
Victor Kim
13.Myers,Nikiesha 
Elizabeth
14.Polzin,Courtney Lynn
15.Satterlund,Connor 
Daniel
16.Stillwell,Jacqueline 
Daphne
17.Syverson,Robyn Anne
18.Tait,Andrea
19.Thao,Soua
20.Xiong,Mary
21.Anigbogu Jr,Patrick 
Onyekachukwu
22.Braden,Codi Rae
23.Caturia,Megan Lou
24.Graham,Kristin
25.Hersant,Jacole Lynn
26.Jacobsen,David 
Andrew
27.Kleven,Krystal Jean
28.Liesse,Eric William
29.Lorrig,Mckenzi Jay
30.Mahoney,Kristi Lee
31.Mattison,Michelle 
Lorena
32.Peterson,Richard 
John
33.Pliszka,Morgan 
Ashley
34.Rang,Miranda Lynn
35.Schuette,Kaylah Jo
36.Slack,Michelle 
Alexis
37.Thraen,Margot Louise
38.	
VanSchaick,Jacqui 
Nicole
39.	
Westphal,Brendan Lee


Submit this completed 
form to 
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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.
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