Approved 10/23/2014
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October 22, 2014

TO:  UWRF Colleagues

RE:  Off-Campus, 
University-Sanctioned 
Event

FROM:  Dr. James C. 
Graham, 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 
(“activities should not 
be scheduled during the 
final exam period or 
one week prior to final 
examinations”): Tues., 
Nov. 11 leaving at 
11:30 a.m. for Shawano 
High School and Thur., 
Nov. 13 leaving at 
12:15 p.m. for Mauston 
High School

Activity: Conduct 
Parliamentary Procedure 
Workshops.  
 
Academic Rationale for 
Absence: These 
workshops allow UWRF 
students to further 
develop their 
leadership skills. This 
is a service learning 
project assisting 
Wisconsin FFA members 
to develop an 
understanding of how to 
conduct business 
meetings and understand 
parliamentary procedure 
effectively.  These 
workshops allow UWRF 
students a continuation 
of their classroom 
learning as teacher 
candidates in 
agricultural education.  
Specific outcomes 
include assessing and 
critiquing student 
performance; engaging 
learners; and providing 
feedback.  Moreover, 
this event fulfills one 
component of the 
agricultural education 
goal of student service 
to the professional 
community.  
Furthermore, these 
students are gaining 
valuable connections of 
networking with 
professionals in the 
field of agricultural 
education. Thank you 
for your support for 
this off-campus 
educational activity! 

Faculty Contact 
Information:  
1.Campus Address:  134 
Ag Science Bldg
2.Office Phone Number:  
715-425-3555
3.Email: 
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Participating Students: 
Please provide a list 
of the students who are 
participating in this 
activity:
1.Connor Anderson		
Tues., Nov. 11
2.Dan Anderson		
Tues., Nov. 11and 
Thur., Nov. 13
3.Kathryn Chapman		
Thur., Nov. 13
4.Maureen Croak		
Tues., Nov. 11
5.Jennifer Elsenpeter		
Tues., Nov. 11and 
Thur., Nov. 13
6.Samantha Jo Finger		
Tues., Nov. 11
7.Shawna Henke		
Tues., Nov. 11 and 
Thur., Nov. 13
8.Brittany Rambatt		
Thur., Nov. 13
9.Samantha Van Deurzen	
Thur., Nov. 13

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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