Approved 9/18/2014
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October 16, 2013

TO: UWRF Colleagues

RE:  Off-Campus, 
University-Sanctioned 
Event

FROM: David Zlesak PES

The Plant and Earth 
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 
(“activities should not 
be scheduled during the 
final exam period or 
one week prior to final 
examinations”): 
Thursday Oct 2nd from 
Noon and through Friday 
Oct 3rd, 2014

Activity: Attending the 
Mid-America Collegiate 
Horticulture Society 
undergraduate student 
conference and judging 
contest hosted this 
year by North Dakota 
State University in 
Fargo.

Academic Rationale for 
Absence: Students will 
network with fellow 
students and faculty 
from other 
institutions, 
participate in a 
horticulture judging 
contest, tour regional 
industry and research, 
and attend wonderful 
professional 
development seminars.  

Faculty Contact 
Information:  

1.Campus Address:  305 
Ag Sci
2.Office Phone Number:  
3852
3.Email: 
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Participating Students: 
Please provide a list 
of the students who are 
participating in this 
activity: 
Andrea Hattouni
Alicia Smith
Victoria Kyllo
Anna Schaufler
Brent Arnoldussen
Emily Klein
Jacob Kluza
Jameson Coopman
Joel Sehloff
Lisa Swast
Madeline Bode
Mitchell Haase
Nathaniel Holmes
Gustavo Vasconcelos


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
ultySenate/Handbook/Cha
pter8/