Major/Minor Distribution Lists

The following distribution lists for declared Majors and Minors are available through UWSP's Outlook Address Book:

Major (maj) distribution lists contain the addresses for all students currently declaring a given undergraduate or graduate major.

Majors by Subplan (majsp) contain the addresses of all students that have declared a major with a specific subplan.

Major by Class Standing (majcl) distribution lists contain the addresses for all students currently declaring a given undergraduate or graduate major by their class standing, i.e. Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior or Special.

Majors by Teaching Intent (majti) distribution lists contain the addresses for all students by class standing currently declaring a given undergraduate or graduate major, i.e. Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior or Special by their Teaching or Non-Teaching Intent.

Majors by Department (majdept) contain the addresses of all students that have declared a major associated with a department.

Majors by College (majcoll) contain the addresses of all students that have declared a major associated with a college.

Minor (min) contain the addresses for all students currently declaring a given minor.

Minors by Department (mindept) contain the addresses of all students that have declared a minor associated with a department.

Minors by Department (mincoll) contain the addresses of all students that have declared a minor associated with a college.

Who Can Use Major/Minor Distribution Lists?

Each department controls access to who can send to their lists.  Messages may be rejected if sent from an off-campus Internet address or unauthorized UWSP account.

Requesting Permission to Email a Course Distribution List

• To request access to email a course distribution list email the UWSP Postmaster.
• To request access to send an email to all UWSP course lists, contact the Registrar's Office.

How to Email a Major or Minor Distribution List

In the Outlook Desktop app

1. Open Outlook and create a new email.
    
2. Click the To button to open the Select Names dialog box.
   
    
   • In the Select Names box, you can access course distribution lists from two different areas:
     • Type the desired Major or Minor list prefix followed by a dash ("-") followed by the Major or Minor abbreviation in the Search box.
       NOTE: See Declared Major/Minor List Formats in the Related Articles section for more information on list prefixes and how to search for a specific list type.

       

       
       OR
        
     • Click the Address Book drop-down and select the desired major or minor category. 
       
        
3. Select the desired list(s) > click To > OK.
   
   
   
   • To select multiple use ctrl+click to select non-contiguous lists or shift+click to select a range.

In Outlook for the Web

1. Open Outlook for the web in a browser.
    
2. Create a new email and click To.
   
    
3. Scroll down to the Majors or Minors section in the contact list.
   
    
4. Select the desired category > click the to add the list as a recipient in the email.
   

Availability & Accuracy

All distribution lists are automatically available in Microsoft Outlook. The lists are updated every half hour from data supplied by the Office of the Registrar.

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