September 3, 2009 Agenda

Graduate Council Agenda

310 Administration Building

1:30 p.m.

September 3, 2009

1. Graduate Writing – Dr. Valerie Balester, Executive Director University Writing Center

2. ELPE – Dr. David Martin, Director Measurement and Research Services

3. Approval of the June 2009 minutes.

4. New Courses:

ATMO 677      Introduction to Geophysical Data Assimilation

BIOL 622        Microbial Physiology

BIOL 698        Special Topics Behavior, Genes, and Evolution

BMEN 604      FDA Good Laboratory and Clinical Practices

ECEN 600       Experimental Optics

ECEN 699       Advances in VLSI Logic Synthesis

ECEN 730       CMOS RFIC Engineering

ECEN 770       Organic Semiconductor

GEOL 651       Paleoecological Community Analysis

MEEN 616      Foundation of Continuum Mechanics

MEEN 672      Introduction to Finite Element Method

MEEN 686      Composite Materials Processing and Performance

MEEN 688      Advanced Solid Mechanics

OCNG 677      Introduction to Geophysical Data Assimilation

OCNG 678      Coastal Dynamics

STAT 618        Statistical Aspects of Machine Learning and Data Mining

WGST 603      The Contemporary Family

5. Course Change Requests:

MARB 681       Seminar

MARS 681       Seminar

MEEN 601      Advanced Machine Design

OCNG 641      Marine Chemistry

OCNG 681      Seminar

WMST 685      Directed Studies

WMST 689      Selected Topics in an Identified Area of Women's and Gender Studies

6. Tabled Course:

SCSC 623       Natural Resources and Agricultural Sustainability in UK

7. Special Consideration Items:

Graduate Certificate in Food Safety

Women’s Studies – Graduate Course Prefix Change

8. Discussion Items:

Grade Changes – I to S – Dr. Bob Webb