The following off-campus 
activity has been 
approved by the 
Associate Vice 
Chancellor for Academic 
Affairs and Graduate 
Studies.  If you have 
any questions, please 
contact Wes Chapin at 
x0629.



Thanks.



April 22, 2014



TO:  UWRF Colleagues



RE:  Off-Campus, 
University-Sanctioned 
Event



FROM:  Heather Sumner 
Davis, Plant and Earth 
Science



The Geology 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: Tuesday, 
April 22 6:30 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m.



Activity: Minnesota 
Groundwater Association 
Spring Conference, 
University of Minnesota, 
St. Paul, MN



Academic Rationale for 
Absence: The Minnesota 
Groundwater Association 
Spring Conference is a 
valuable opportunity for 
the students to learn 
about current challenges 
and strategies to 
increase and decrease 
groundwater recharge 
from professionals 
working in the field of 
hydrogeology.  This 
conference also provides 
each student a mentor 
for the day giving them 
the invaluable 
opportunity to  meet 
many professionals on a 
personal basis. 



Faculty Contact 
Information:  



1.	Campus Address:  
311 Ag Science

2.	Office Phone 
Number:  715-425-3989

3.	Email: 
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Participating Students: 
Please provide a list of 
the students who are 
participating in this 
activity:



1.	David Berthene

2.	Greg Brown

3.	Shane Doyle

4.	Chris Johnson

5.	Dustin Kassera

6.	Chad Marty

7.	Erin Peterson

8.	Kari Wolf

9.	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/Facul
tySenate/Handbook/Chapter
8/