announcement: Approved: October 16, 2018
TO:  UWRF Colleagues
RE:  Off-Campus, University-Sanctioned Event
FROM:  Plant & Earth Science Department
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 (“activities should not be scheduled during the final exam period or one week prior to final examinations”): Thursday, November 1, 2018 from 10:00 AM  until 1:30 PM
Activity: Tour of Len Busch Roses, 4045 County Road 101 N, Plymouth, MN 55446
Academic Rationale for Absence: The purpose of this off campus activity is to expose students in the Greenhouse Management Course (HORT 310/510) to the cutflower industry by touring Len Busch Roses, one of the nation’s top rose growers in the industry. Students will be exposed to greenhouse operations such as integrated pest management and sustainable heating operation as well as the latest trends in rose and other cutflower crop production.
Faculty Contact Information:
1.	Campus Address:  306 Agricultural Science Building
2.	Office Phone Number:  715-425-4292
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Participating Students: Please provide a list of the students who are participating in this activity:
1.	Zach Beyer
2.	Vanessa Boumeester
3.	Alexander Brand
4.	Abigail Carlson
5.	Kendra Carlson
6.	Daniel Ehret
7.	Jordan Gretzlock
8.	Sierra Hau
9.	Garrett Kerkow
10.	Emily Kolbe
11.	Leah Meyers
12.	Max Nissen
13.	Cassidy Peterson
14.	Patrick Pruschinski
15.	Evan Rathke
16.	Kirsten Sendelbach
17.	Brynn Tentis
18.	McKayla Wingert
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.
http://www.uwrf.edu/FacultySenate/Handbook/Chapter8/


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