Minutes of the Graduate Council
May 3, 2005
As approved by the Graduate Council, September 6, 2005
Members present: K. Al-Khatib, T. Bala, R. Burckel, P. Burden, R. Clark, W.R. Goe, D. Griffin (proxy McGrath),
D. Higgins, W. Hsu, K. Kramer,D. McGrath, T. Miller, P. Mudrack, J. Nechols, M. O’Shea, A. Pahwa, B. Schenck-
Hamlin, S. Siepl-Coates, S. Smethers, R. Trewyn, M. Wilkerson
Members absent: M. Dickson, T. Donavan, A. Featherstone, C. Holcomb, V. Houser, S. Jang, T. Keane, G.
Marchin, R. Slick, D. Smit, J. Stevenson, Y. Wang, P. Wangemann
New Members present: B. Fees, M. Herman, J. Hughey, S. Hutchinson, S. Kovar, J. Neil, J. Smith
Graduate School staff present: J. Guikema, C. Shanklin, C. Polson, J. Sommer, D. Woydziak
Guests: M. Parillo(History), S. Zschoche (History)
The meeting was called to order by Associate Dean Jim Guikema at 3:35 p.m. in Room 213, Student Union.
1) Opening remarks.
Jim Guikema announced that Ron Trewyn was on his way back from a meeting in Kansas City and would join the Council at approximately 4:00 p.m.
Welcome new council members.
2) Minutes.
The minutes of the April 5, 2005 meeting were approved as presented.
3) Graduate School Actions and Announcements
Jim Guikema announced that the Spring Graduate School Commencement is scheduled for 1:00 pm on
Friday, May 13 th at Bramlage Coliseum. The Big 12 Track meet will also be in progress at that time. Everyone is encouraged to come a little early and use the parking lot east of Bramlage.
4) Academic Affairs Committee a) It was moved and seconded that the following faculty members be approved for Graduate Faculty
Membership. The motion passed. for MEMBERSHIP and CERTIFICATION
Name
Zoran Ristic
Position
Adj. Asst. Professor
Department/Program
Agronomy b) Course and curriculum changes: A motion was made and seconded to approve course changes, deletions, and additions. The motion passed.
i) COURSE CHANGES:

Current Course Description
BIOL 612. Limnology . (4) I, in even years. Basic ecological principles of aquatic environments. Plants and animals of local streams, rivers, ponds, and reservoirs are used to demonstrate the interaction of biological processes with the chemical and physical features of natural aquatic environments. Three hours lec., three hours lab a week; two optional weekend field trips. Pr.: BIOL 201 and CHEM 110 or 210.
BIOL 585. Principles of Conservation Biology . (3)
II. Biological diversity and the factors contributing to loss of biodiversity. Scientific principles of biological conservation emphasizing the application of ecological theory and population genetics to the conservation of threatened populations, species, and ecosystems.
Three hours lec. per week. Pr.: BIOL 450 and 529.
BIOL 684. Wildlife Management . (3) II. Concepts of managing wildlife with emphasis on North American game species. Applied population dynamics as they relate to management, historical, and recent developments in wildlife management, habitat improvement, and related material. Three hours lec. a week. Pr.: BIOL 433 and 450.
BIOL 696. Fisheries Management
BIOL 730. General Virology . (3) II. Theoretical and experimental basis of virology, with emphasis on the role of the virus as a controlling force in cellular biology; principles of host-virus interactions; introduction to use of mammalian cell cultures as the host for virus propagation. Pr.: Twelve hours of biological sciences, including BIOL 450 and 455; and
BIOCH 521 or equiv.; consent of instructor.
BIOL 822. Landscape Ecology . (3) I, in odd years.
Effect of spatial pattern on ecological processes.
Course will emphasize how spatial complexity emerges and is maintained in ecological systems, the analysis of spatial pattern, scaling issues, the ecological consequences of spatial pattern and applications for conservation and ecosystem management in both aquatic and terrestrial systems.
Two lecture hours and three laboratory hours per week. Pr.: BIOL 529 or equivalent.
. (4) I, in even years. Historical and contemporary issues in the management and conservation of exploited fishes.
Methods for managing fisheries resources in streams, lakes, and ponds including estimating abundances, quantifying age and growth, manipulating populations, modeling population dynamics, culturing fishes, and improving aquatic habitat. Three hours lec. and three hours lab per week. Pr.: BIOL 430.
Proposed Course Description
BIOL 612. Freshwater Ecology . (4) I, in even years.
Basic ecological principles of aquatic environments and environmental applications. Plants and animals of local streams, rivers, ponds, and reservoirs are used to demonstrate the interaction of biological processes with the chemical and physical features of natural aquatic environments. Three hours lec., three hours lab a week; two optional weekend field trips. Pr.: BIOL
201 and CHM 110 or 210.
BIOL 642. Principles of Conservation Biology . (3)
II. Biological diversity and the factors contributing to loss of biodiversity. Scientific principles of biological conservation emphasizing the application of ecological theory and population genetics to the conservation of threatened populations, species, and ecosystems.
Three hours lec. per week. Pr.: BIOL 450 and 529.
BIOL 684. Wildlife Management and Techniques .
(4) II. Concepts and techniques of wildlife ecology and management with emphasis on North American game species. Applied population dynamics as they relate to historical and recent developments in wildlife management, habitat improvement, and related material. Three hours lec., one hour rec., and three hours lab a week. Pr.: BIOL 433.
BIOL 696. Fisheries Management and Techniques .
(4) I, in even years. Historical and contemporary issues in the management and conservation of exploited fishes. Methods for managing fisheries resources in streams, lakes, and ponds including estimating abundances, quantifying age and growth, manipulating populations, modeling population dynamics, culturing fishes, and improving aquatic habitat. Three hours lec. and three hours lab per week. Pr.: BIOL 430.
BIOL 730. General Virology . (3) II. Theoretical and experimental basis of virology, with emphasis on how viruses manipulate cells to insure their own survival, mechanisms of virus replication, principles of virus host interactions including how viruses cause disease, and selected medically relevant viruses. Pr.: Twelve hours of biological sciences, including BIOL 450 and
455; and BIOCH 521.
BIOL 822. Landscape Ecology . (4) I, in odd years.
Effect of spatial pattern on ecological processes.
Course will emphasize how spatial complexity emerges and is maintained in ecological systems, the analysis of spatial pattern, scaling issues, the ecological consequences of spatial pattern and applications for conservation and ecosystem management in both aquatic and terrestrial systems.
Two lecture hours, one discussion hour and three laboratory hours per week. Pr.: BIOL 529.

Current Course Description
BIOL 828. Conservation Biology . (3) II, in even years. Study of factors that threaten biodiversity and strategies/techniques to minimize or reverse those threats. Considers how spatial and temporal scale issues affect management decisions, how molecular techniques have been used to elucidate problems of scale, and the social and economic factors that affect implementation of conservation techniques. Pr.: BIOL
450 and 529.
FINAN 665. Intermediate Finance.
(4) I, II. An indepth study of a firm’s investment and financing decisions, firm performance measurement, and financial planning for a business enterprise. Topics include financial statement analysis and forecasting, capital budgeting, risk considerations in capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure theory and practice., distribution policy, leasing, and mergers and acquisitions. Pr.: FINAN 510 and 520. (Not available for credit to students taking FINAN 815 or 860.)
FINAN 675. Cases in Finance.
(3) I, II. A capstone case course in finance. Utilizes the case method of instruction to provide students with the opportunity to integrate financial concepts and theories with the objective of solving financial problems in a real world setting. Analytical and written and oral communication skills are developed using cases in such topics as financial analysis and forecasting, investment and financing decisions, distribution policies, security issuance, and international aspects of finance. Pr.:
FINAN 665.
LAR 645. Professional Internship Report. (Var.) I,
II, S. Confirmed employment in a professional physical planning office, subject to the approval of the department faculty, for a period of eight weeks, documented by the employer and written and oral reports by the students. Pr.: LAR 444.
LAR 648. Landscape Architecture Design Studio
VI. (4) II. Twelve hours of design studio a week.
Design of the outdoor environment for human needs and activities; ecological considerations; project program, site selection, analysis concept, design communication, specification, construction, planting, and maintenance. Pr.: LAR 646, 647.
LAR 655. Landscape Architecture Internship, Part
A. (10) II. Twenty-eight week internship with an approved landscape architecture, architecture, planning, or engineering sponsor. Students are responsible for documenting their experiences in a bimonthly report to the department. Must be enrolled conc. With LAR 656. Pr.: LAR 646, 647, 444.
Proposed Course Description
BIOL 828. Advanced Topics in Conservation
Biology . (2) II, in even years. Considers in depth one or two topics important to conservation biology. Topics vary. Potential topics are: community based ecosystem management and policy implementation, habitat loss and fragmentation, demographics of small populations and population viability models, conservation genetics.
FINAN 665. Intermediate Finance.
(4) I, II. An indepth study of a firm’s investment and financing decisions, firm performance measurement, and financial planning for a business enterprise. Topics include financial statement analysis and forecasting, capital budgeting, risk considerations in capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure theory and practice., distribution policy, leasing, and mergers and acquisitions. Pr.: FINAN 453, 510, and 520. (Not available for credit to students taking FINAN 815 or
860.)
FINAN 675.Cases in Finance . (3) I, II. Capstone course in finance utilizing real world cases to integrate and apply financial concepts and theories, with emphasis on analytical and written and oral communication skills. Pr.: FINAN 665, and senior level students admitted in a College of Business
Administration degree track or graduate standing.
LAR 645. Professional Internship Report. (1-2) I, II,
S. Confirmed employment with a landscape architecture, architecture, planning, or engineering sponsor. Presentation of a summary exhibition board, journal and oral report by each student. Pr.: LAR 655.
LAR 648. Landscape Architecture Design Studio
VI. (4) II. Twelve hours of design studio a week.
Design of the outdoor environment for human needs and activities; ecological considerations; project program, site selection, analysis concept, design communication, specification, construction, planting, and maintenance. Pr.: LAR 646, 647, and concurrent enrollment in LAR 655 or LAR 742.
LAR 655. Landscape Architecture Professional
Internship. (8-10) II. Twenty-eight week internship with an approved landscape architecture, architecture, planning, or engineering sponsor subject to the approval of the departmental faculty. Pr.: LAR 444 and concurrent enrollment in LAR 648.

Current Course Description
MANGT 652. Application of Theory of Constraints.
(3) I, II, even years. The intent of this course is to provide an overview of the application of Theory of
Constraints (TOC). TOC suggests that every process or system has at least one constraint that prevents the operation from being more efficient. TOC offers methodologies that are specifically developed to identify and manage constraints to enable the operation to achieve its goals. Students will be taught the skills required for the identification and management of constraints within an operation system. Pr.: MANGT 420, MANGT 421, MANGT 521.
MATH 852. Functional Analysis I . (3) I, in alternate years. Topics to be selected from linear topological spaces, seminormed linear spaces, Banach spaces,
Hilbert spaces, Banach algebras, spectral theory, harmonic analysis, and others. May be taken four times for a total of 12 hours. Pr.: MATH 822.
MATH 853. Functional Analysis II . (3) II, in alternate years. Continuation of Functional Analysis I. May be repeated for credit. Pr.: MATH 852.
MC 615. Magazine Article Writing.
(3) Preparation of feature stories and articles; techniques of market analysis, and marketing of articles written in course.
Pr.: MC 500.
MC 620. Magazine Production . (3) II. The practical application of theory to writing, editing, graphic reproduction, layout, and management of magazines.
Pr.: MC 500.
MC 635. Public Relations Techniques . (3) I, II.
Focuses on the use of communications techniques in achieving organizational goals. Includes planning, application, and ethics of messages for print, electronic, and online media and for special events.
Pr.: MC 325, MC 440, and MC 445 with grades of C or better.
Proposed Course Description
MANGT 652. Application of Theory of Constraints.
(3) II. The intent of this course is to provide an overview of the application of Theory of Constraints
(TOC). TOC suggests that every process or system has at least one constraint that prevents the operation from being more efficient. TOC offers methodologies that are specifically developed to identify and manage constraints to enable the operation to achieve its goals. Students will be taught the skills required for the identification and management of constraints within an operation system. Pr.: MANGT 420, MANGT
421, MANGT 521.
MATH 852. Functional Analysis I . (3) I, in alternate years. Topological vector spaces; locally convex spaces (Hahn-Banach Theorem, weak topology, dual pairs, Krein-Milman Theorem, theory of distributions);
Banach spaces (Uniform Boundedness Principle,
Open Mapping Theorem and its applications,
Alaoglu’s Theorem, analytic vector-valued functions,
Krein-Smulian Theorem); C(X) as a Banach space
(Stone-Weierstrass Theorem, Riesz Theorem); L p spaces. Pr.: MATH 821.
MATH 853. Functional Analysis II . (3) II, in alternate years. Banach Algebras (spectrum, Gelfand Fourier transform, holomorphic functional calculus); Hilbert spaces (geometric properties, Riesz’s Theorem, projections, the adjoint); functional calculus for normal operators; compact operators (spectral properties,
Min-Max Theorem, Schatten-vol Neumann classes);
Fredholm operators; other operator topologies on
B(H); unbounded self-adjoint operators. Other topics.
Pr.:MATH 852.
MC 426. Magazine Article Writing.
(3) Preparation of feature stories and articles; techniques of market analysis, and marketing of articles written in course.
Pr.: MC 300.
MC 436. Magazine Production . (3) II. The practical application of theory to writing, editing, graphic reproduction, layout, and management of magazines.
Pr.: MC 300.
MC 480. Public Relations Techniques . (3) I, II.
Focuses on the use of communications techniques in achieving organizational goals. Includes planning, application, and ethics of messages for print, electronic, and online media and for special events.
Pr.: MC 180, MC 241, and MC 280 with grades of C or better.

Current Course Description
MC 660. Global Culture and the Internet . (3)
Intersession only. Examination of the impact of
Western influences through Internet communication and technology on the shaping of a global culture; includes issues of commercialism, capitalism, colonialism, and tribalism and conflicts created by cultural clashes. Pr.: MC 235 or instructor permission.
MC 685. Electronic Media Management . (3) I.
Management practices of broadcast, cable and nonbroadcast facilities including regulation and sales.
Pr.: MC 410 or MANGT 420 with grade of C or better and a 2.5 GPA upon completion of 30 or more hours.
MKTG 690. Marketing Management.
(3) I, II, S.
Analysis of marketing situations which lead to appropriate management of the marketing program’s objectives. Capstone course integrates knowledge of marketing and other business management principles into marketing strategy, development, implementation, and control. Pr.: MKTG 642 or conc. enrollment.
Proposed Course Description
MC 561. Global Culture and the Internet . (3)
Intersession only. Examination of the impact of
Western influences through Internet communication and technology on the shaping of a global culture; includes issues of commercialism, capitalism, colonialism, and tribalism and conflicts created by cultural clashes. Pr.: MC 110 or instructor permission.
MC 685. Media Management . (3) I. Issues, ethics and practices in managing media companies, with special emphasis on problems and practices in converged media operations. Pr.: MC 211 or MANGT
420 with grade of C or better and a 2.5 GPA upon completion of 30 or more hours.
MKTG 690. Marketing Management.
(3) I, II, S.
Analysis of marketing situations which lead to appropriate management of the marketing program’s objectives. Capstone course integrates knowledge of marketing and other business management principles into marketing strategy, development, implementation, and control. Pr.: MKTG 642 or conc. enrollment.
Undergraduates must be business students admitted in a College of Business Administration degree track
(major).
ii) COURSES TO DROP:
BIOL 685. Wildlife Management Techniques . (3) I. Ecology and management techniques. Two hours lec. and three hours lab a week. Pr.: BIOL 433 and 450.
BIOL 719. Biomembranes . (2) II, in even years. Fundamental concepts in membrane biochemistry. Emphasis on the relationship of membrane structure and function. Includes an introduction to research literature on cellular and model membranes. Reading/discussion format. Pr.: BIOL 541 and BIOCH 521.
LAR 656. Landscape Architecture Internship. Part B.
(4) II. Preparation and presentation of internship report and employer profiles. Must be enrolled concurrently with LAR 655. Pr.: LAR 646, LAR 647, and LAR 444.
MC 650. Newspaper Management . (3) I. The management of newspapers dealing with organization, ownership, promotion, research, production, equipment, markets, personnel, legal aspects, advertising, buying and selling of newspaper properties, business practices, and news policy. Pr.: MC 540 or concurrent enrollment.
STAT 916. Nonparametric Theory and Robustness . (3) I, in even years. Hodges-Lehman estimators;
L-estimator; M-estimator; distribution-free confidence, prediction, and tolerance intervals; jackknife and bootstrap methods; U-statistics; linear rank statistics; two-sample problems; Pitman's asymptotic relative efficiency; k-sample problems; testing independence; simple regression problem. Pr.: STAT 840.
STAT 925. Computational Statistics . (3) I, in odd years. Seminumerical and numerical methods used in computational statistics. Application areas include linear and nonlinear least squares methods, unconstrained and constrained nonlinear function optimization, robust estimation, and classical multivariate analysis. Emphasis on the most recent advances in these and other areas supported by computational statistics. Pr.: STAT 725 and 861.

iii) NEW COURSES:
BIOL 640. Population Biology . (3) I. An introduction to the theories of quantitative population biology including dynamics, demography and genetics. Emphasis on spatio-temporal variation within and among populations and species. Three hours lec. A week. Pr.: BIOL 450 and 529 and STAT 340.
HIST 812. Foundations of Security Studies . (3) I, II, S. An interdisciplinary introduction to the major historical developments and scholarly approaches in the fields of military history, international relations, and security studies. Same as POLSC 812.
HIST 815. Research Design and Methodology in Security Studies . (3) II. An exploration of rigorous interdisciplinary methods in history and political science culminating in a piece of original research in security studies. Same as POLSC 815.
HIST 850. History and Security: East Asia . (3) II, in alternate years. An examination of the major historical problems and literature relating to national and international security in East Asia. Pr.: HIST 801 or HIST
812/POLSC 812 or concurrent enrollment.
HIST 851. History and Security: Latin America . (3) II, in alternate years. An examination of the major historical problems and literature relating to national and international security in Latin America. Pr.: HIST 801 or HIST
812/POLSC 812 or concurrent enrollment.
HIST 852. History and Security: the Middle East . (3) I. An examination of the major historical problems and literature relating to national and international security in the Middle East. Pr.: HIST 801 or HIST 812/POLSC 812 or concurrent enrollment.
HIST 853. History and Security: Russia/Central Asia . (3) II, in alternate years. An examination of the major historical problems and literature relating to national and international security in Russian and Central Asia. Pr.:
HIST 801 or HIST 812/POLSC 812 or concurrent enrollment.
HIST 911. Historical Approaches to Security . (3) I. Examination of theories and approaches to military history and the history of international relations.
HIST 912. Historical Methods in Security Studies . (3) II. Training in primary source research in military history, foreign policy, and international relations.
LAR 610. Landscape Architecture Field Trip. (1) II. Field trip opportunity for students with advanced standing in the College of Architecture, Planning and Design.
LAR 742. Topics in Italian Landscape Architecture . (3) II. Investigation of Italian culture, landscapes and communities through analytical readings and/or drawings.
MATH 812. Homological Algebra I . (3) I. Introduction to the basics of homological and cohomological delta functors with applications to specific categories. Topics include Abelian categories functors, exactness, chain complexes and maps, cochain complexes and maps, projective and injective resolutions, left and right derived functors, homological dimension, double complexes, spectral sequences, Tor and Ext functors, cohomology of groups, Lie algebras, and Hochschild homology. Pr.: MATH 811.
MATH 813. Homological Algebra II . (3) II. Introduction to special homology and cohomology theories. Topics include Galois cohomology, cyclic homology, local cohomology theories, localization, derived categories, and the calculus of fractions in Abelian categories. Pr.: MATH 812.
MATH 814. Lie Algebras and Representations I . (3) I, in odd years. Introduction to Lie algebras. Topics include ideals, homomorphisms, nilpotent, and solvable algebras, radicals, killing forms, Cartan subalgebras, semisimple
Lie algebras and root systems, classification of semisimple Lie algebras, conjugacy theorems, enveloping algebras and PBW theorems, Serre relations, and constructions of semisimple Lie algebras and their enveloping algebras.
Pr.: MATH 811.

MATH 815. Lie Algebras and Representations II . (3) II, in odd years. Introduction to Kac-Moody algebras and their representations, Verma modules and BGG categories, and the Kac-Weyl character formula. In addition, special topics include quantum groups and their representations. Pr.: MATH 814.
MATH 816. Algebraic Geometry I . (3) I. Introduction to affine algebraic varieties over algebraically closed fields.
Topics include Hilbert Nullstellensatz, Zariski topology, morphisms, differentials, smoothness, separability, and normality, algebraic and projective varieties, sheaf theory, sheaf cohomology, and vector bundles. Pr.: MATH 811.
MATH 817. Algebraic Geometry II . (3) II. Introduction to schemes. Topics include categories, representable functors, prime spectra, algebraic schemes, separable schemes, normal schemes, proper schemes, schemes with bases, completions, formal schemes, Zariski’s Theorem, Frobenius morphisms, and etale morphisms. Pr.: MATH
816.
MATH 818. Introduction to Algebraic Groups I . (3) I, in even years. Introduction to algebraic groups. Topics include a review of algebraic geometry on varieties and morphisms, Lie algebras of algebraic groups, actions of algebraic groups over algebraic varieties, Jordan-Chevalley decompositions, solvable and unipotent algebraic groups, radicals and unipotent radicals, Borel subgroups, and parabolic subgroups. Pr.: MATH 811.
MATH 819. Introduction to Algebraic Groups II . (3) II, in even years. Introduction to reductive and semisimple algebraic groups, Bruhat decompositions, flag varieties, cohomology groups of line bundles over flag manifolds,
Chevalley groups and their representations, Weyl modules and classification of irreducible modules, group functors and schemes, Hopf algebras and their representations. Pr.: MATH 818.
MATH 823. Geometric Function and Measure Theory I . (3) I. Topics include general measure theory, covering theorems, Hausdorff measure, area and coarea formulas, distributions, Sobolev spaces, Poincare’ inequalities, embeddings theorem, changes of variables, extensions, and capacity. Applications include quasiconformal and quasiregular maps in IR IN and analysis on fractals. Pr.: MATH 821.
MATH 824. Geometric Function and Measure Theory II . (3) II. Continuation of Geometric Function and Measure
Theory I. Pr.: MATH 823.
MATH 827. Classical and Modern Fourier Analysis I . (3) I. Topics include Fourier analysis on the circle, singular integrals of convolution type, Littlewood-Paley theory and multipliers, BMO and Carleson Measures, and boundedness and convergence of Fourier integrals (or singular integrals of nonconvolution type). Pr.: MATH 821.
MATH 828. Classical and Modern Fourier Analysis II . (3) II. Continuation of Classical and Modern Fourier
Analysis I. Pr.: MATH 827.
MATH 857. Nonlinear Analysis I . (3) I. The course deals with studies of nonlinear operator equations, existence of their solutions, uniqueness of the solutions, numerical methods for finding solutions. Fixed point theorems, topological principles, nonlinear elliptic equations and evolution equations, ill-posed and inverse problems are discussed. Pr. MATH 821, 822, 852, 853 and MATH 840 is recommended.
MATH 858. Nonlinear Analysis II . (3) II. Continuation of Nonlinear Functional Analysis I. Pr.: MATH 857.
MATH 877. Classical and Quantum General Relativity . (3) I. A self contained introduction to general Relativity, followed by a mathematical introduction to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. The course then culminates in review of current approaches to quantizing general Relativity.
MATH 890. Riemann Surfaces . (3) II. Introduction to Riemann Surfaces. Topics will include complex charts, complex structures, holomorphic and meromorphic maps (and functions), order of poles and zeros, covering spaces, monodromy of holomorphic maps, differential forms, DeRham cohomology groups, integration on
Riemann surfaces, Cech cohomology of sheaves, compact Riemann surfaces, finite theorems, divisors and sheaves of meromorphic forms, and the Riemann Roch Theorem. Pr.: MATH 702, MATH 811, and MATH 822.
MUSIC 603. Percussion Pedagogy Workshop . (3) S. Advanced study of percussion instruments and related performance techniques, teaching methods and responsibilities, organization, and literature.

POLSC 812. Foundations of Security Studies . (3) I, II, S. An interdisciplinary introduction to the major historical developments and scholarly approaches in the fields of military history, international relations, and security studies. Same as HIST 812.
POLSC 813. International Security . (3) I. Surveys traditional issues in the study of international security such as the causes of war, the utility of deterrence, coercion, and engagement, international intervention, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Attention will also be placed on security and conflict in important regional settings, such as East Asia and the Middle East.
POLSC 814. Terrorism and Transnational Security Issues . (3) I. Introduction to the general aspects of terrorism and counter-terrorism in order to build transnational security. The course examines these issues in terms of forms, causal factors, goals, and consequences. The main objective is to understand terrorism as part of new international security issues such as failed states, environmental degradation, demographic explosion and poverty, conflict in developing world, post-conflict reconstruction, income distribution, humanitarian emergencies, and globalization.
POLSC 815. Research Design and Methodology in Security Studies . (3) II. An exploration of rigorous interdisciplinary methods in history and political science culminating in a piece of original research in security studies. Same as HIST 815.
POLSC 900. Advanced Research Methods I . (3) I. The first of a two course methods sequence in security studies. Surveys the role of theory, hypotheses testing, operationalization and measurement, and research design in social science. Case study and historical methods will be given particular attention. Students will also be provided with a brief introduction to quantitative social science analysis.
POLSC 901. Advanced Research Methods II . (3) II. The course is the second in the sequence of two method courses in security studies. It emphasized quantitative analysis in political science and covers regression analysis, violation of regression assumptions, and logit models. The course also introduces students to time series, decision theory, and game theory. Pr.: POLSC 900.
iv) CURRICULUM - CHANGES
M.S. in College Student Personnel Work, Advising Option (Change name from Counseling Option to
Advising Option.) v) CURRICULUM - NEW
M.S. in College Student Personnel Work, Student Services in Intercollegiate Athletics Option
M.A. in Security Studies
Ph.D. in Security Studies c) Carol Shanklin introduced a document created by the Academic Affairs Committee containing guidelines for preparing course entries for the K-State graduate catalog. It will be posted on the web next to the form used for course changes. All council member are encouraged to share this guide with the course and curriculum committees in their departments. The purpose of this document is to increase uniformity within the graduate catalog and the efficiency that course changes proceed through the approval process.
Department and college contacts will be updated this summer.
5) Graduate Student Affairs Committee
Susanne Siepl-Coates (chair) reported that committee has formed a graduate handbook work group to evaluate K-State’s efforts and identify opportunities for improvement.
Carol Shanklin announced that the honor and awards work group has selected Ashley Matthews and Randall
Reiger as the K-State nominees for the 2005-2006 Jack Kent Cooke scholarships.

6) Graduate School Committee on Planning
Carol Shanklin reported the committee proposes for a second reading the following changes to the Graduate
Handbook - Appendix B: Dissertations, Theses, and Reports - Section C: Sequestration:
C. Sequestration
The purpose of sequestration is to delay for a limited time public dissemination of patentable or otherwise proprietary or sensitive materials. Prior to the final defense, the student and his/her major professor may request that the University act to protect the student’s rights concerning the dissertation, thesis, or report by temporarily sequestering the work. Approval must be obtained from the Dean of the Graduate School.
If the dissertation, thesis, or report does not contain material believed to be patentable, the student's major professor should send a request of sequestration directly to the Dean of the Graduate School. If the dissertation, thesis, or report does contain material believed to be patentable, the student’s major professor notifies the University Patent Advisory Committee. The chairperson of the University Patent Advisory Committee notifies the major professor of the committee’s decision. The major professor sends a letter to the Graduate School requesting sequestration.
If approved by the Dean of the Graduate School, the Graduate School defers submitting the abstract for microfilming and places all of the required copies of the dissertation, thesis, or report in a secure location in the Graduate School during the period of sequestration. However, this procedure involves no delay in the conferral of the degree. The student whose dissertation, thesis, or report has been approved for sequestration still deposits with the Graduate School the normal fees for graduation. These fees cover the cost of microfilming by University Microfilms/Proquest, if applicable, at the time of degree completion.
Sequestration is normally limited to four years. Nevertheless, under compelling circumstances that require continued protection, the Dean of the Graduate School may approve further sequestration at the student’s or major professor's request on a year-byyear basis for an additional three years.
If the request for sequestration is approved, the Graduate School provides the student a preliminary receipt for the required copies after they are submitted. After the sequestering period, Graduate School provides the student and major professor a receipt indicating the three copies or EDT files have been delivered to the University Archives.
As long as the copies remain in the secure location within the Graduate School, access to them may be obtained only with the student’s and major professor’s written permission authorizing the type of access. On each occasion when the document is reviewed, it will not leave the Graduate School and the user must sign a form on the same day on which he or she uses them indicating he/she had access to the document.
At the end of the sequestration period, the University has the right to disseminate information from the dissertation, thesis, or report as an original contribution to knowledge. For the dissertation, publication normally will be accomplished by submitting the work to University Microfilms/Proquest for microfilming.
Following discussion, the second reading was approved.
Carol also announced that the sequestration flowchart attached to the agenda has been added to the secure website. A document with examples of materials that can be sequestered will be identified and will also be added after approval by the Committee on Planning.
7) Election Committee
Jim Guikema announced the following results of the 2005 election. All new members were welcomed and the members that have completed their three year terms were thanked for their service.
ELECTION RESULTS:
APPLIED NATURAL SCIENCES ACADEMIC AREA
J. Scott Smith (Animal Sciences and Industry)
ARTS & HUMANITIES ACADEMIC AREA
Jana Fallin (Music)
BASIC NATURAL SCIENCE ACADEMIC AREA
Michael Herman (Biology)
BUSINESS AND EDUCATION ACADEMIC AREA
Marjorie Hancock - 3 YR (Elementary Education)

Peter Mudrack - 1 YR (Management)
MATHEMATICAL & ENGINEERING SCIENCES AREA
James Neill (Statistics)
SOCIAL SCIENCE ACADEMIC AREA
Bronwyn Fees (Family Studies & Human Services)
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Stacy Kovar (Accounting)
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Judith Hughey (Counseling and Educational Psychology)
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Stacy Hutchinson (Biological and Agricultural Engineering)
8) Graduate Student Council Information
Bala Thiagarajan presented a brief summary of the results of the GTA survey. A majority of students replying to the survey were interested in a training workshops to assist them with their teaching responsibilities. A support network was also a frequent request by GTAs.
9) University Research and Scholarship
Ron Trewyn reported that K-State is being well represented at the 1 st Annual International Symposium on
Agroterrorism (ISA) being held in Kansas City by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Because of the work being done at K-State and other institutions in this area, the regional FBI office is also focusing their efforts on bioterrorism.
10) Closing Remarks
Ron Trewyn welcomed new members and presented certificates of appreciation to members that completed their terms. He thanked everyone for their contributions to another successful year and announced that the council will not meet again until September 6th.
Council was adjourned at 4:10 p.m.