APPROVED FEBRUARY 12, 2014

February 11, 2014

TO:  UWRF Colleagues

RE:  Off-Campus,
University-Sanctioned Event

FROM:  Jill Coleman
Wasik, Plant and Earth
Science

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: 11:30 am –
5:30 pm Monday, March 3,
2014 

Activity: Field trip to
the St. Croix Watershed
Research Station, Marine
on St. Croix, MN

Academic Rationale for
Absence: The
Environmental Analysis
(ESM 413) course focuses
on the study of
environmental pollutants
through the collection
and analysis of samples
from environmental
settings.  Students will
travel to the St. Croix
Watershed Research
Station to interact with
and learn from nationally
and internationally
respected environmental
scientists who
reconstruct past changes
in the environment
resulting from human
activity.  Students will
benefit from practicing
analytical activities
alongside working
scientists in field and
laboratory settings.

Faculty Contact
Information:  

1. Campus Address: 
Agricultural Sciences 301	
2. Office Phone Number:
 425-3729	
3. Email:
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Participating Students: 

1.  Greg Brown
2.  Taylor Gieser
3.  Maxwell Hansen
4.  Ernie Hokanson
5.  Aaron Johnson
6.  Dustin Kassera
7.  Nicholas Kramer
8.  Chad Marty
9.  David Von Ruden
10. Anton Yelk

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/FacultySenate/Handbook/Chapter8/