Section A: ABSTRACT.....41 Section B: Proposed Program.....43 Introduction.....43 Program Rationale & Goal.....43 Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Environmental Studies.....45 Needs Assessment.....46 Recent Environmental Education Initiatives at KSU.....48 Admission Criteria.....49 Graduate Student Recruitment & Retention.....51 Other Environmental Studies Programs.....53 Program Assessment.....55 The MES Curriculum & Degree Requirements.....55 Capstone Research Project.....57 Highlights of the Proposed MES Program.....58 Section C: Resources Required.....59 Faculty.....59 MES Core Faculty Members.....60 Office Staff.....60 Library Resources.....61 Computer & Laboratory Facilities.....61 Current Environmental Funding & Future Opportunities.....61 Graduate Assistants.....62 Estimated Enrollment, Revenue, and Expenses Analysis.....63 Budget Justification.....64 Section D: Key Indicators of Progress Toward Postsecondary Reform.....66 Five Questions Posed by CPE.....66 Appendices.....75 Appendix B1: Comments from the MES Survey.....75 Appendix B1: Comments from USDA EE Workshop.....80 Appendix B2: MES Course Descriptions.....82 Appendix C1: Faculty Biography.....85 Appendix C2: Blazer Library- Books and Other Catalogued Items.....90

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