Missouri State University’s 2015 Public Affairs Conference will be held April 14-17.  This year’s theme is “The Ethical Citizen: Can you make a difference?”

Again this year, the conference will bring to campus prominent people from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds; from public, private and academic arenas; and around the world.  Please visit the Public Affairs Conference website for updated schedule, artist, panelist and speaker information, and detailed panel descriptions.

Employees may use up to two hours of work time to attend conference

Because this conference is intended to stimulate thinking about a variety of interesting topics, employees may use up to two hours of their work time, in coordination with their supervisors, to attend the conference.  I encourage you to attend, and I encourage supervisors to facilitate attendance by individuals in your offices or divisions.

The ability to track attendance at conference sessions through My Learning Connection is available.  In order to evaluate attendance and, therefore, improve future conferences, please register online through My Learning Connection. You can locate the sessions by searching under “category” and selecting the “Public Affairs Conference” option.

For further information please contact Dr. Kurt Heinlein, provost fellow for public affairs and conference chair, at 6-5200 or kurtheinlein@missouristate.edu.

I look forward to seeing you at many of the conference sessions.  Thank you.