Approved 1/20/2015
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January 15, 2015

TO: UWRF Colleagues

RE: Off-­‐Campus, 
University-­‐Sanctioned 
Event

FROM: Ian Williams, 
Plant & Earth Science

The Plant & 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: April 
26th, departing at 6:00 
am and returning at 
7:00 pm.

Activity: Geol 326: 
Structural Geology 
field trip to Thomson 
Dam MN

Academic Rationale for 
Absence: In order to 
study geology you need 
to look at rocks. 
Geological structures 
can be hand specimen 
size, but can also be 
meters to kilometers in 
size. The structures we 
see at Thomson dam are 
10’s of meters across 
and the students will 
take attitude 
measurements in order 
to construct a 
geological map of the 
area: an activity 
central to the skills 
of a geologist.  Note: 
these rocks cannot be 
brought back to observe 
in the lab, because 
even the smallest ones 
need to be in-­‐situ for 
orientation data to 
have meaning.

Faculty Contact 
Information:

1.Campus Address: Room 
316 AgS
2.Office Phone Number: 
ex 3139
3.Email: 
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Participating Students: 
Please provide a list 
of the students who are 
participating in this 
activity:

1.Bachman,Erik Dale
2.Brasaemle,Nicole 
Diane
3.Carlson,Joshua John
4.dos Santos Neto,Joao 
Luiz
5.Ferguson,Peyton Allen
6.Grall,Christopher 
Scott
7.Hafstad,Logan Paul
8.Huberty,Thomas 
Michael
9.Kirmis,Samuel Wayne
10.LaCoy,Brett 
Alexander
11.Lambert,Rebecca 
Leigh
12.Mayer,Patricia Ann
13.Mitchell,Jeremy Alen
14.Morgan,Katie Anne
15.Muchowski,Patricia 
Ann
16.Pierquet-
Flores,Donald Arlen
17.Soe,Zar Ne
18.Strohbeen,Gary 
Arnold
19.Sullivan,Logan 
Joseph
20.Walde,Justin Lance


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.
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