Minutes of the Graduate Council
November 4, 2003
As approved by the Graduate Council, December 2, 2003
Members present: L. Bergen, R. Burckel, P. Burden, D. Carroll, R. Clark, T. Donavan, G. Eiselein, A.
Featherstone, W.R. Goe, D. Griffin, D. Higgins, C. Holcomb (proxy: G. Ramaswamy), V. Houser, W. Hsu,D.
McGrath, P. Mudrack, T. Musch, G. Owens-Wilson, A. Pahwa (sub: Kyle Mankin), D. Presley, G. Ramaswamy, S.
Siepl-Coates, J. Stevenson, R. Trewyn, Y. Wang
Members absent: M. DeLuccie, J. Fliter, M. Hossain, T. Keane, G. Kluitenberg, G. Marchin, K. Tilley, D. Troyer,
C. Wyatt
Graduate School staff present: J. Guikema, B. McGaughey, D. Woydziak
Guests: Phil Anderson (KSU Honor System), Larry Davis (Department of Biochemistry), Michael Kanost
(Department of Biochemistry), Tony Mong (Graduate Student Council)
The meeting was called to order by Dean R.W. Trewyn at 3:35 p.m. in Room 213, Student Union.
1) Opening remarks.
Dr. Karen Swisher, president of Haskell Indian Nations University, has been selected as the speaker for the
Graduate School fall commencement ceremony.
2) Minutes. The minutes of the October 7, 2003 meeting were approved as presented.
3) Graduate School Actions and Announcements
a) Appointments for Graduate Faculty Membership
Name
Department/Program
Estoria Maddux
Family Studies and Human Services
Phillip Marzluf
English
Joshua Tebbs
Statistics
4) Academic Affairs Committee
a) It was moved and seconded that the following faculty members be approved for Graduate Faculty
Membership. The motion passed.
i) for MEMBERSHIP ONLY
Name
Position
Vincent Amanor-Boadu
Associate Professor
Department/Program
Agricultural Economics
ii) for MEMBERSHIP AND CERTIFICATION
Name
Position
Kristan Corwin
Assistant Professor
Stephen Lundeen
Adjunct Professor
Dmitry Ryabogin
Assistant Professor
Xiao-Min Tong
Asst. Research Professor
Department/Program
Physics
Physics
Mathematics
Physics
iii) for CERTIFICATION ONLY
Name
Position
Dale Blasi
Professor
David Mengel
Professor and Head
Department/Program
Animal Sciences and Industry
Agronomy
b) Non-Graduate Faculty to teach Graduate Courses (Three-Year Approval)
Name
Department/Program
Courses
Charlie Nutt
Counseling & Ed Psych
CEP 835
Term
F03
c) Course and curriculum changes: A motion was made and seconded to approve course changes,
deletions, and additions. The motion passed.
i) CHANGE:
Current Course Description
Proposed Course Description
ACCTG 833. Corporate Taxation. (3) II. A study of federal
and state taxation of corporations with emphasis on case
analysis and tax planning. Pr.: ACCTG 342 and 642.
ACCTG 833. Corporate Taxation. (3) II. A study of the
federal taxation of corporations with emphasis on tax
planning. Pr.: ACCTG 342 and 642.
ACCTG 834. Partnership Taxation. (3) I. Intensive study of
the federal taxation of partnerships and S corporations. Pr.:
ACCTG 342 and 642.
ACCTG 834. Partnership Taxation. (3) I. Intensive study of
the federal taxation of partnerships. Pr.: ACCTG 342 and
642.
ACCTG 842. Estate and Gift Taxation. (3) II. Intensive
examination of the federal taxation of estates and gifts.
Emphasis on research and tax planning. Pr.: ACCTG 342
and 642.
ACCTG 842. Estate and Gift Taxation. (3) II. Intensive
examination of the federal taxation of estates, gifts and
trusts. Emphasis on tax planning. Pr.: ACCTG 342 and
642.
BIOL 805. Advanced Mycology. (3) II, in even years.
Study of fungi, with emphasis on structure, identification,
classification, phylogeny, and economic importance. One
hour lec. and six hours lab a week. Pr.: BIOL 704.
BIOL 805. Advanced Mycology. (3) II, in odd years. Study
of fungi, with emphasis on structure, identification,
classification, phylogeny, and economic importance. One
hour lec. and six hours lab a week. Pr.: BIOL 604.
GEOL 630. Stratigraphy-Sedimentation. (4) II.
Description, classification, correlation, chronology, and
paleogeography of sedimentary rock systems and the
depositional environments in which they formed. Three
hours rec. and three hours lab a week. Pr.: GEOL 581.
GEOL 630. Stratigraphy-Sedimentation. (3) I. Description,
classification, correlation, chronology, and paleogeography
of sedimentary rock systems and the depositional
environments in which they formed. Two hours lec. and
three hours lab a week. Pr.: GEOL 100 and GEOL 103.
GEOL 610. Sedimentary Geochemistry. (3) I, II.
Geochemical principles and processes in deposition and
diagenesis of sediments; different chemical pathways in the
exogenic cycle. Two hours rec. and three hours lab a week.
Pr.: GEOL 503 and MATH 220.
GEOL 708. Sedimentary Geochemistry. (3) I, II.
Geochemical principles and processes in deposition and
diagenesis of sediments; different chemical pathways in the
exogenic cycle. Two hours lec. and three hours lab a week.
Pr.: GEOL 503 and MATH 220.
GEOL 644. Computational Geophysics. (3) II. Computer
skills and techniques used in geophysical data processing
and analysis such as linear and nonlinear inversion, forward
modeling of gravity, magnetic, and seismic data, seismic
tomography, seismic anisotrophy, and seismic wave
attenuation. One hour rec. and four hours lab per week. Pr.:
GEOL 640.
GEOL 747. Computational Geophysics. (3) II. Computer
skills and techniques used in geophysical data processing
and analysis such as linear and nonlinear inversion, forward
modeling of gravity, magnetic, and seismic data, seismic
tomography, seismic anisotrophy, and seismic wave
attenuation. One hour lec. and four hours lab per week. Pr.:
GEOL 640.
PSYCH 840. Proseminar in Occupational Psychology.
(3) I, in odd years. Survey of occupational health issues for
first or second year graduate students in health and related
fields. Pr.: STAT 330.
PSYCH 840. Proseminar in Occupational Health
Psychology. (3) I, in odd years. Survey of occupational
health issues for first or second year graduate students in
health and related fields. Pr.: STAT 330.
ii) DROP:
STAT 839. Probability and Asymptotic Theory I. (3) I, in even years. Probability spaces and random
variables; distribution functions; moments and inequalities; characteristic functions; stochastic independence; convergence of a
sequence of distribution functions; the four types of convergence; convergence of the sum of independent random variables;
laws of large number; central limit theorems; conditional exceptions. Pr. STAT 771 and MATH 633.
STAT 840. Probability and Asymptotic Theory II. (3) II, in odd years. Central limit theorems, delta method, asymptotic
properties of least square estimators, maximum likelihood estimators, likelihood ratio tests, sample moments, order statistics,
sample quantiles, empirical distribution function, U-statistics, linear rank statistics, L-statistics. Pr.: STAT 839.
STAT 995. Advanced Inference I. (3) I, in odd years. Statistical decision rules; utility, loss, and risk functions; Bayes and
minimax analyses; admissibility, complete classes; sufficiency, likelihood estimation; information inequality. Pr.: STAT 771,
840.
STAT 996. Advanced Inference II. (3) II, in even years. Neyman-Person lemma, monotone likelihood ratio, uniformly most
powerful tests; confidence bounds; unbiasedness and invariance for hypothesis testing; sequential probability ratio tests. Pr.:
STAT 995.
iii) NEW:
GEOL 605. Introduction to Geochemistry. (3) II. Introduction to the use of inorganic geochemistry in the investigation of
geologic processes in the crust, mantle, and surface environment. Three hours lec. a week. Pr.: CHM 210, CHM 230, GEOL
502.
GEOL 750. Geologic Evolution of Planet Earth. (3) II. Integration of the various geologic disciplines into a broad-based
understanding of the history and dynamics of the earth. Specific regions, such as the western U.S., will be selected each year
for detailed study. Guest lectures will make up a significant part of the course. Three hours lec. a week. Pr.: completion of, or
concurrent enrollment in, all other courses required for the B.S. or B.A. degree in geology (except summer field courses).
SOCIO 853. Political Sociology of Developing Societies. (3) I. A comparative introduction to the state, power and political
processes in developing nations. Topics include theories of the state and state reformation, the relationship between the state
and civil society, state violence, authoritarian regimes, processes of formal democratization, effects of globalization, impact of
socio-economic inequality on governance. Pr.: SOCIO 809.
STAT 980. Probability and Asymptotics. (3) I. Probability theory, including independence, conditioning, modes of stochastic
convergence, laws of large numbers, central limit theory, martingales. Statistical applications to asymptotic approximations and
efficiency for inference in parametric and nonparametric models based on likelihood methods and statistical functionals. Pr.:
Math through at least two semesters of advanced calculus and STAT 771.
STAT 981. Advanced Inference. (3) II. Foundations and methods of statistical inference including invariance, likelihood and
Bayesian inference, decision theory, estimating equations and prediction. Additional topics may include E-M algorithm,
Hastings-Metropolis algorithm, exponential families, order restricted inference, density estimation, sequential methods, other
likelihoods, large sample and conditional inference. Pr.: STAT 980.
iv) New concurrent degree program:
Concurrent B.S. / M.S. Program in Department of Biochemistry
5) Graduate Student Affairs Committee
Greg Eiselein (chair) announced that the committee proposes that the Graduate Council support the
modification of the KSU Honor System to include graduate students. The motion was seconded and approved
following discussion.
To include graduate students in the Honor System, the constitution and bylaws will need to be updated. Phil
Anderson presented a draft that was created by the University Honor System and the Graduate Student Affairs
Committee. These changes were discussed and recommendations were made. A second draft will be
presented at the December Graduate Council meeting for approval.
6) Graduate School Committee on Planning
Gita Ramaswamy (chair) announced that the committee has created a list of graduate student learning
outcomes. The committee asked for the council’s feedback. Prior to the December council meeting they plan
to revise the list, solicit graduate program feedback and create a final draft.
7) Graduate Student Council Information
DeAnn Presley (president) introduced President Elect, Tony Mong. He announced that the SGA approved
their request for more than $5,000 for travel grant funding. Tony presented information about travel grant
funding across the Big 12.
Council was adjourned at 5:10 p.m.