Students are strongly encouraged to contact their financial aid counselor if they are considering taking a leave of absence or withdrawing from the institute to discuss the financial ramifications. In ...

Attending class is essential for academic success. The University expects students to attend all scheduled class times unless an absence is excused under this policy. An excused absence is one in ...

Matriculated undergraduate students who need to interrupt their studies for medical reasons (e.g., surgery, pregnancy, illness, rehabilitation, and other health-related circumstances) can request a ...

“Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” This old adage is not often heard these days, but as a cliche, it does what all good cliches do, which is point to some obvious and necessary truth. The truth in ...

Student organization members may request letters to verify their participation in co-curricular activities in the event that they need to miss class to do so. This letter is meant to confirm a student ...

A leave of absence is a temporary separation from the university. If approved, a leave of absence may not exceed three (3) consecutive terms of non-enrollment, including summer. After three (3) ...

What is an Excused Absence? On occasion an unanticipated class absence occurs. If it falls within the following guidelines (in accordance with the UW Standard Administrative Policy and ...

Undergraduate students are not required to apply for a leave of absence; however, an application is required to maintain access to campus benefits. Graduate students must apply for a leave of absence ...

For over a year, I thought I was learning to live alone. My wife, Fran, had died after 48 years of marriage and I was, for the first time in all those years, alone. I ate on the coffee table in the ...

Figures vary on the price tag of staff absence but, based on an average salary of £25,000 a year, UK employers are left with an annual bill of at least £32 billion, although some estimations put it as ...