APPROVED February 2, 2014

TO:  UWRF Colleagues

RE:  Off-Campus,
University-Sanctioned Event

FROM:  Travis Tubré,
Psychology Department

The Psychology 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: April
30th, 2014 (9:00AM) to
May 2nd, 2014 (9:00PM)

Activity: Students will
be traveling to attend
and present papers at the
Annual Conference of the
Midwestern Psychological
Association (MPA), a
premier event that
represents a tremendous
opportunity for students. 

Academic Rationale for
Absence: MPA is the
oldest regional
psychology organization
in the United States,
first meeting in 1901.
The Midwest has
historically been an
epicenter for American
psychology and many of
the top doctoral programs
in the field are located
in this region (e.g., the
University of Minnesota,
Purdue, the University of
Illinois). Thus, in many
ways the MPA meeting
functions more like a
national conference in
that it attracts top
faculty and students in
the field. Keynote
speakers at the event
rival those of national
conferences in terms of
their visibility in the
field. The Department of
Psychology at UWRF has a
rich history of sending
students to this meeting,
where they are able to
interact with other
students and faculty to
share their research
findings and develop
their presentation
skills. We will be
sending a large
contingent of over twenty
students and six faculty
members, which represents
a strong presence that
should rival that of any
university.  The majority
of students participating
in past MPA meetings have
gone on to successful
graduate careers, many at
the doctoral level.  They
report that the
experience was
instrumental in terms of
(a) strengthening their
graduate applications,
(b) helping them develop
core skills in research,
and (c) providing
opportunities to network
with key faculty from
programs in the field of
psychology. Given UWRF’s
significant focus on
URSCA, this opportunity
is well aligned with our
mission.

Faculty Contact
Information:  

1.Campus Address: 
Psychology Department	
2. Office Phone Number: 
x4689
3. Email:
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Participating Students: 

1.  Colin Benidt
2.  Julia Chous
3.  Sean Eberle
4.  Kelsey Eckstein
5.  Madeline Erb
6.  Kirstie Gabbert
7.  Brittni Gullickson
8.  Jaime Haines
9.  Joseph Hames
10. Rachel Happe
11. Heidi Hilgers
12. Hannah Klimek
13. Danielle Lehman
14. Cerenity Louis
15. Crysta Lowell
16. Samuel Minor
17. Kayla Rinker
18. Coleman Sandstrom
19. Alexander Toftness
20. Michael Vidana
21. Shelby Winstead

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/