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MES
Ecology and Politics of Invasive Marine
(Spartina) Cordgrasses in Washington State
4 credits
Faculty: Dave Milne, ext. 6017
M, 6-10p, LAB I 1051
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Enrollment: 10 limit
CRN: 30237
Participants in this program will focus on the ecological
and economic impacts of cordgrasses (species of Spartina)
that have been introduced to Washington's tidewaters over
the past century. Lectures by visitors and faculty will describe
the ecology of these grasses in their native regions, their
interactions with Washington's marine and upland biota, their
potential and actual impacts on the shellfish industry, recreation,
shoreline activities and other human endeavours, aspects of
the state's control program, and legislative and political
responses to the grasses. Lab sessions will be devoted to
identification of the Spartina species and similar saltmarsh
plants, and quantitative assessments of the plants' potential
for occupying tidelands, growth rate, responses to climate
change, and other features. One required Saturday field trip
(date TBA) will focus on the Spartina situation in
Puget Sound. Participants in this class are welcome to join
the Exotic Species class field trips, which will often examine
Spartina grasses as well as other invasive plants and
animals.
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Environmental Policy and Management
4 credits
Faculty: Nina Carter, ext. 6707, email: Nina Carter
W, 6-10p, LAB I 1051
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or faculty signature.
Undergraduates must have junior standing or above. Regularly
enrolled graduate students have preference.
Enrollment: 18
CRN: 30238 (Graduate); CRN: 30239 (Undergraduate)
This graduate elective will inform students about the history,
politics and methods of managing environmental problems in
a liberal democratic society. We will focus briefly on the
federal and constitutional context of environmental problems,
then turn to the political and historical context of national
and Washington state environmental issues. We will meet with
state Legislators, discuss current political issues with executives
from the Governor's office and various public and nonprofit
organizations. We will examine several state and federal environmental
laws including the Endangered Species Act as it relates to
Pacific Northwest salmonids and Washington state's growth
management and water laws.
We will explore specifically how governmental and non-governmental
organizations create, carry out and evaluate the effectiveness
of environmental programs. We will consider how and why environmental
managers use or do not use scientific evidence to elucidate
and solve environmental problems. Managers from various environmental
agencies will share their views and specifically discuss how
they transform legislative mandates into environmental policies
and programs. The course combines subjects from environmental
studies and public administration to prepare students for
a career in managing environmental programs in public and
private organizations. Students will be expected to respond
to two essay questions (3-5 pages) using the assigned reading
material and lectures and research and write a final paper
(10-15 pages).
To receive full academic credit of four quarter hours, participants
must attend all program functions, read the required texts,
discuss the texts and presentations in seminar and submit
written assignments in a timely manner.
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Forest Ecology and Wildlife Conservation
4 credits
Faculty: Nobuya Suzuki, ext. 5493
W, 6-10p, LAB I 1037, plus field trips: Sa, Apr 19, May 2-4,
(Friday-Sunday, optional overnight trip to Opal Creek Wilderness
in Oregon) and Sa, May 24. The field trip schedules may change.
Attendance to at least one local day trip is required.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or faculty signature.
Undergraduates must have junior standing or above. Regularly
enrolled graduate students have preference. Students should
have some analytical and computer skills. The previous knowledge
of statistics and computer software, such as Excel, is highly
desirable but not required.
Special Expenses: $80 for an optional overnight field
trip to Opal Creek Wilderness (May 2-4).
Enrollment: 18
CRN: 30246 (Graduate); CRN: 30247 (Undergraduate)
Conservation of biodiversity and ecological processes across
the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest requires clear understanding
of the functions and roles of unmanaged and managed forest
ecosystems. This course will provide students with opportunities
to learn fundamental and applied topics in forest ecology
and management, wildlife ecology and conservation biology.
Potential topics include conservation of wildlife habitat,
populations and biodiversity, as well as forest ecosystem
management, ecology of natural disturbance and forest stand
dynamics.
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** New course **
Geographic Information Systems
4 credits
Faculty: Peter Impara, ext. 6543, email: Peter Impara
Tu, 6-10p, LAB II 1223
Prerequisites: Ability to manage files in Windows
Enrollment: 8
CRN: 30531
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Natural Resource Economics
4 credits
Faculty: Ralph Murhpy, ext. 6430
M, 6-10p, LAB I 1037
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or faculty signature.
Undergraduates must have junior standing or above. Regularly
enrolled graduate students have preference.
Enrollment: 18
CRN: 30244 (Graduate); CRN: 30245 (Undergraduate)
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Psychoneuroimmonology: Brain, Emotions
and Immunity
4 credits
Faculty: Betty Kutter, ext. 6099, email: Betty Kutter
M, 6-10p, LH 4
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or faculty signature.
Enrollment: 7
CRN: 30243
This graduate course will investigate how our emotions and
attitudes affect our physiology and our health. Class meetings
will concentrate on neuroendocrine physiology, immunology,
psychology and microbiology and how they are intertwined.
Readings will include new research and emerging theories of
the mind-body connection, which indicate that the concept
of health encompasses one's physical, mental and emotional
well-being. The central part of the program will be Monday
evening, 6-10 p.m. There will also be online work and individual
research assignments. In this class we will examine the old
adage that "attitude is everything."
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MPA
MPA Tribal programs Government to Government
(CRN 30258 & 30259) and Indigenous Leadership (CRN 30252 & 30253)
have been canceled.
Comparative Health Care
4 credits
Faculty: Joan Bantz, ext. 5095, email: Joan Bantz
Sa, 9a-5p, Apr 12, 26, May 17, 31, LAB I 1059
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or faculty signature.
Undergraduates must have junior standing or above. Regularly
enrolled graduate students have preference.
Enrollment: 20
CRN: 30248 (Graduate); CRN: 30249 (Undergraduate)
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Ethics and Leadership
4 credits
Faculty: Joan Bantz, ext. 5095, email: Joan Bantz
W, 6-10p, LAB I 1059
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or faculty signature.
Undergraduates must have junior standing or above. Regularly
enrolled graduate students have preference.
Enrollment: 20
CRN: 30250 (Graduate); CRN: 30251 (Undergraduate)
This course examines the ethical dilemmas of leadership, the
foundations and context of moral choice, the moral implication
of decision making within public organizations and the impact
upon staff, morale, personal integrity and citizens. In doing
so our purpose is to make visible the ethical challenges and
decisions criteria facing leaders, to explore the leadership
role in sharing the organization's ethical culture, and to
examine governmental alternatives in a post-Enron world.
This course will challenge students to craft their own ethical
perspective strengthened through critical examination of ethics
theory utilizing case studies, workshops, readings and local
public leadership who will share their own ethical perspectives.
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Management Approaches to Service Delivery
4 credits
Faculty: Lisa Weinberg, ext. 6707
Th, 6-9:30p, LAB I 1051, and Sa, 10a-5p, June 7, LAB I 1051
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or faculty signature.
Undergraduates must have junior standing or above. Regularly
enrolled graduate students have preference.
Enrollment: 20
CRN: 30254 (Graduate); CRN: 30255 (Undergraduate)
This course will address the challenges of service delivery
in public and nonprofit organizations. The issues and tools
associated with planning and managing programs to best serve
clients will be examined through classroom discussion and
exercises and application projects. Specific topics will include
needs assessment, process analysis, and performance measurement.
Broader issues of accountability and customer service will
be explored as well.
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Tribal Governance: Organization and
Administration
4 credits
Faculty: Linda Moon Stumpff, ext. 6845, email: Linda Moon Stumpff,
and Alan Parker, ext. 5075, email: Alan Parker
May 16-18, May 30-June 1, 8a-5p, LAB II 2207
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or faculty signature.
Undergraduates must have junior standing or above. Regularly
enrolled graduate students have preference.
Enrollment: 30
CRN: 30154 (Graduate);
CRN: 30259 (Undergraduate)
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