Approved 10/24/2014
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October 24, 2014

TO: UWRF Colleagues

RE: Off-Campus, 
University-Sanctioned 
Event

FROM: Nathan O’Connor 
Dept. of ANSC

The Animal 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: 
Departure 12/2/2014 at 
noon – return the 
evening of 12/7 

Activity: Students will 
be competing in an 
intercollegiate judging 
contest at the National 
Reining Horse 
Association Futurity in 
Oklahoma City. Please 
see itinerary below. 
Tue Dec 2nd - travel to 
Oklahoma.  – Wed and 
Thursday practice 
judging. Judging 
Contest will consist of 
a written exam and 
penalty clip test on 
Friday,   live judging 
of two classes of ten 
horses on Saturday. – 
Return to River Falls 
Sunday December 7th
Academic Rationale for 
Absence:   
Participating in an 
intercollegiate judging 
contest is a wonderful 
opportunity for 
students to further 
their knowledge of the 
equine industry. They 
get the opportunity to 
showcase what they have 
learned at UWRF while 
promoting the 
University on a 
national scene. 
Students will also have 
the opportunity to 
network with potential 
employers.
 
Faculty Contact 
Information:  

1.Campus Address:  207C 
Ag Science
2.Office Phone Number:  
3704
3.Email: 
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Participating Students: 
Please provide a list 
of the students who are 
participating in this 
activity:

Anne Hagopian,  Katelyn 
Nelson,  Caitlin 
Finger, Kaitlyn Logan, 
John Hartmann-Green,  
Jordan Kurtz,  Evan 
Henthorne,  Kayla 
Mercier, Anelle Mommsen 

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/Fac
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