Approved 9/12/14
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	September 11, 
2014

TO:  UWRF Colleagues

RE:  Off-Campus, 
University-Sanctioned 
Event

FROM:  Tim Buttles, 
Agricultural Education 
Department

The Agricultural 
Education 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: 
Thursday, September 
25th, departing 7 a.m. 
& returning 4 p.m.

Activity: Future 
Agriculture Teacher 
Workshop at the 
University of Minnesota 
– Twin Cities and CHS 
Headquarters in Inver 
Grove Heights.

Academic Rationale for 
Absence: Students will 
attend sessions in the 
morning providing 
professional 
development in the 
areas of classroom 
management and 
technology in the 
classroom. In the 
afternoon the group 
will be part of the 
National Teach Ag! Day 
Kickoff Event held at 
the CHS headquarters 
and live streamed 
across the country.

Faculty Contact 
Information:  
1.	Campus Address:  
AGS 135
2.	Office Phone 
Number:  x3555
3.	Email: 
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edu 
Participating Students: 
Please provide a list 
of the students who are 
participating in this 
activity:
 
1.McKenzie Baecker
2.Deanna Cahoon-Draus
3.Megan Christiansen
4.Sabrina Kieser
5.Joel Koch
6.Allison Kozelek
7.Zach Markhardt
8.Amber Nesbitt
9.Emily Schalla
10.Anna Struthers
11.Carrie Urbanek
12.Sean  VanderHeiden 

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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