Approved 1/20/2015
______________________

January 16, 2015

TO: UWRF Colleagues

RE: Off-Campus, 
University-Sanctioned 
Event

FROM: Steven Kelm, 
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: Depart:  
Friday, 1/30/15 at 7 
AM;  Return:  Sunday, 
2/1/15 at 3 PM 

Activity: American 
Dairy Science 
Association – Student 
Affiliate Division, 
Midwest Section 
conference.  The 
conference is hosted by 
UW-Platteville and will 
be held at the Kalahari 
Resort in the Wisconsin 
Dells on Friday and 
Saturday.  Conference 
activities include 
formal business 
meetings, quiz bowl 
competitions, industry 
and academic seminars, 
and social activities.  
Approximately 500 
students from 
universities in the 
Midwest will be in 
attendance.

Academic Rationale for 
Absence: The ADSA group 
is an international 
organization of 
educators, scientists 
and industrialists who 
are committed to 
advancing the dairy 
industry.  The student 
affiliate is composed 
of graduate and 
undergraduate students 
who are studying 
agriculture or food 
science.  The regional 
meeting allows UWRF 
students to interact 
with students from 
Midwestern universities 
such as Ohio State, 
Michigan State, and 
Minnesota.  During the 
event, students will 
also meet program 
advisors from the host 
institution, network 
with dairy industry 
professionals, and 
explore current 
research efforts.  
Conference activities 
include formal business 
meetings, quiz bowl 
competitions, industry 
and academic seminars, 
and social activities.  
Approximately 500 
students from 
universities in the 
Midwest will be in 
attendance.  

Faculty Contact 
Information:  

1.Campus Address:  245 
Ag Science
2.Office Phone Number:  
715-425-3704
3.Email: 
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Participating Students: 
Please provide a list 
of the students who are 
participating in this 
activity:

Bauer, Isaac 	
Nelson, Dylan 
Belongia, Ashley 	
Nelson, Kris 
Boesl, Liz 	
Novey, Brandon 
Borgardt, Tim 	
Nunes, Katrina 
Bowe, Dakota 	
Oelke, Joel 
Brown, Savannah 	
O'Leary, Rachel 
Connelly, Meghan 	
Orth, Eryn 
Essock, Cierra 	
Owens, Julia 
Fenner, Derek 	
Randall, Morgan 
Fesenmaier, Brian 	
Rentmeester, Kyle 
Gapinski, Dominic 	
Roberts, Paige 
Gordon, Chase 	
Rostad, Brad 
Ihrke, Hailey 	
Sanborn, Tanner 
Johnson, Tanner 	
Siegmund, Melissa 
Kittell, Morgan 	
Solum, Sierra 
Kohls, Michelle 	
Thamert, Travis 
Kostello, Lauren 	
Trimner, David 
Krull, Bryce 	
Vanden Heuvel, Brittany
Kuffel, Jenny 	
Vieth, Logan 
Marcks, Bethany 	
Wittmus, Taylor 
Miller, Jessica 	
Ziegler, Jesse 
Moore, Charlie 	
Zweifelhofer, Eric 


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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