program. In addition, personnel from county and state agencies will be able to share their relevant expertise with the program's students under cooperative arrangements between KSU and the agencies. Some of the courses will be team-taught by KSU faculty and Kentucky Environment and Public Protection Cabinet (EPPC) professionals as guest lecturers. Based on the proposed curriculum, KSU is not seeking any new faculty members. However, it is anticipated that other existing qualified KSU faculty members from various parts of the university will join the MES program at a later time. A short biographical sketch of the core faculty members outlining their academic backgrounds as well as their teaching and research experience as it relates to the proposed MES program is presented in Appendix C1.
Division of Mathematics and Sciences: Tamara Sluss TS Kochhar Kazi Javed Land Grant Program: Mike Bomford Kirk Pomper George Antonious John Sedlacek Aquaculture Program (Land Grant): Sid Dasgupta Literature, Languages, & Philosophy: George Shields Whitney Young School of Honors & Liberal Studies: Ron Mawby Tom McPartland
To maximize resource efficiency, this interdisciplinary program utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach to administration, taking advantage of administrative support from the three participating departments and the Land Grant Program. In addition, support staff associated with the KSU Environmental Education Center will coordinate some field activities. The program coordinator will work as a liaison between the department chairs, deans, and the director of graduate studies to facilitate communications between
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