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Proposal for the Initiation of a New Instructional Program Leading to

A Graduate Certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation

July 2007

Oregon State University

College of Science

Geosciences

College of Liberal Arts Anthropology

Speech Communication Political Science

Sociology

College of Engineering Biological and Ecological Engineering

College of Forestry Forest Engineering

College of Agricultural Sciences

Agricultural and Resource Economics

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Index Sections Pages 1. Program Overview……………………………………………………..3 2. Course of Study………………………………………………………...4 3. Accreditation of the Program………………………………….…...…10 4. Evidence of Need………………………………………………………10 5. Similar Programs in the State………………………………………...13 6. Resources………………………………………………………………14 Appendices Appendix A – Monitoring the Outcome of the Program……………….19 Appendix B – The Leadership Role of OSU……………………………20 Appendix C – More on the National and International Needs……......21 Appendix D – Library Evaluation………………………………………...24 Appendix E – Campus Facilities………………………………….…......25 Appendix F – Liaison with OSU Instructional Units……………...…….26 Appendix G – Letters of Support………………………………………...27 Appendix H – Budget Outline………………………………………........28 Appendix I – Faculty Vitae………………………………………...…......29

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1. Program Overview a. Proposed CIP number 030205 b. Provide a brief overview of the proposed program, including a description of the

academic area and a rationale for offering this program at the present time. The State of Oregon is no stranger to water resource conflicts. Water resources are the backbone for our major activities and for those of most other Western states – agriculture, forestry, fisheries and wildlife, industry, urbanization, recreation and tourism. With a projected fifty-four percent increase in population in Western States by 2020, water use in all sectors will expand, placing new demands on presently over-allocated rivers and aquifers. Independent of population growth, increased claims for in-stream water needs, associated with state and federal environmental policies will further heighten competition for limited supplies. Without strategies to anticipate, address, and mediate between competing users, intractable water conflicts such as the ongoing Klamath Basin conflict are likely to become more frequent, more intense, and more disruptive. The opportunity costs associated with state resources lost to court cases and crises management are not insignificant. For instance, in the Klamath Basin alone, between 1983 and 2004, over forty Federal court cases have tied up human, legal, and financial resources that could have been better spent elsewhere. Water which crosses boundaries – be they economic sectors, legal and political jurisdictions, cultural divides, or international borders – sets the stage for inherent disputes between users trying to safeguard access to a common and vital resource. Current approaches to water resources education and research do not adequately address the subtle challenges to water resources management inherent in conflict management and transformation. We propose the Certificate Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation to fill this niche as a broader, more integrative approach that explicitly integrates human and policy dimensions of water resources within the framework of scientific and technological solutions. The certificate program is a flexible, coherent program that will offer critical and underemphasized skills essential to preventing and resolving water conflicts; facilitate dialogue on critical water issues across diverse values and perspectives; and, serve OSU students, and citizens and officials in Oregon, the United States, and internationally. This certificate program, administered through the Geosciences Department will assist in achieving the goals of the OSU strategic plan, and integrates OSU’s mission of teaching, research, and outreach in four of its five multidisciplinary thematic areas. Specifically, the certificate program addresses the following elements of the OSU plan: (1) advances the arts and sciences as the foundation for scientific discovery, social and cultural enhancement, and progress in the applied professions by delivering strong research and curricular activities that are strengthened by interdisciplinary connections with professional programs; (2) increases the understanding of the origin, dynamics, and sustainability of the Earth and its resources by linking social, ecological, economic, and political systems as they apply to water resources; (3) optimizes enterprise, innovation, and economic development by helping to develop a network of professionals capable of the success of emerging and growing organizations across natural resource and technology sectors; and (4) helps in managing natural resources that contribute to Oregon’s quality of life and growing and sustaining natural resources-based industries by providing tools and skills to prevent or resolve conflict over water and move towards collaborative and less confrontational approaches that build community – an essential component to the existence of natural resources important to the state’s economy. The program also addresses broader issues of importance to OSU:

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Preparing professionals for the work force. Students participating in the programs will be competitive and competent across broad disciplines. For example, students will be able to utilize OSU’s Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database (TFDD) as a training lab for the integration of information sciences, decision support systems, geographic and cartographic knowledge, and public policy. Students using it as part of their coursework or research will gain vital competency relevant to today’s workforce, particularly in the areas of information technology and public policy. Inspiring student learning and enthusiasm: Case-based coursework and outreach-based fieldwork within basins facing water conflict challenges are the core elements of the Certificate Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. Interaction with world-class OSU and international academics and practitioners will balance scholarly and practical approaches to attract top tier students and professionals to OSU. Increasing diversity on campus through international and minority student and faculty recruitment: Due to its pivotal role in all aspects of human livelihoods, water tends to act as a unifying force and brings people from all walks of society together more often than it sets them apart. A diverse participant pool representing multiple values, cultures, political, and educational perspectives, is vital to the success of achieving our research and educational goals. National and international partnership networks will ensure the diversity of student and faculty membership in the Program through outreach to international students, Native American students and other minorities. The unique status of Native American treaty rights and its impact on water management issues in Oregon and the American West, will guarantee active collaboration between tribes and the university. Furthermore, OSU Extended Campus (Ecampus) will provide support in the development and delivery of the online version of this proposed graduate certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation, as part of its mission to bring OSU educational programs to statewide, national, and international audiences. It is hoped that this will also create an opportunity for part-time, evening, and weekend professional non-residents to participate in the program. These, in addition to other important issues that the certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation addresses will help to promote OSU’s role as a prominent international university. c. When will the program be operational, if approved? If approved, the program will be operational in Fall 2007. We will begin promoting the certificate program as soon as we receive its approval. The first students will graduate from the program during academic year 2007-2008 2. Course of Study a. Briefly describe proposed curriculum. The graduate certificate program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation is designed to accommodate the needs of professionals and graduate students. Classes towards the certificate can be taken on campus, while nonresident students can take the web-based OSU classes. The certificate is designed to stand-alone, however the curriculum course work can be used to supplement a student’s existing program at OSU or elsewhere. The curriculum centers around case-based, interactive course and field work to provide an in-depth look at water conflict, conflict transformation, and prevention issues and strategies across four distinct and overlapping themes: Water Governance, Water and Ecosystems, Water and Society, and Water and Economics (Table 1). Each theme incorporates several topics critical to understanding water conflicts.

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A highlight of the certificate program is a capstone course (WRP 599: Water Governance and Conflict Management, to be offered Sp’ 07) coupled with an intersession practicum working with watershed councils, landowners, and agencies in Northeast Oregon; and a guided and critiqued project in which two teams take on, for example, the roles of Jordan and Israel to negotiate a treaty for water resource allocation in a simulated water negotiation. These techniques will hone student skills, understanding and thought development. Students will also take part in fieldwork in a watershed or basin at risk of, or in, water conflict. Students will learn about and practice conflict transformation skills during the Spring term. While readings, lectures and class discussions will explore the literature, practices and applications of negotiation and conflict resolution, the interactive and experiential nature of the class will give students the roadmap for and experience of conflict transformation. From this, we will explore what new institutional networks and relationships are needed, and how these can be achieved through role-playing, in-class exercises, and guest lectures. Students will also be introduced to leadership skills for guiding this type of change. Our emphasis on experiential learning and debriefing is intended to bring to light an array of opportunities for conflict transformation from the individual level to the societal level. Table 1: Overall Programmatic Framework Themes Topics Water and

Ecosystems

Water and Society

Water and Economics

Water Governance

WCMT Capstone and Practicum/Internship

Hydrology and Aquatic Ecosystems

Water Use and Society

Social and Environmental Capital

Watershed Management and IWRM

Population and Health

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Risk, Complexity, Uncertainty

Cultural and Local Issues

Water Economics

Negotiation: Principles, Practice, Public Participation

Globalization and Localization

Water Law, Policy, and Institutions

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Certificate program students will be able to focus on these themes and topics through a variety of courses that are presently offered at Oregon State University. Students are required to take two courses (totaling 6 credits) from the WCMT Capstone and Practicum/Internship thematic area (Table 1), and at least four additional elective courses (totaling a minimum of twelve credits). Regarding the elective courses, at least one 3-credit course must be taken from each of the remaining thematic areas (Tables 1). These credits are summed up in Table 2. The required courses are specified in Table 3, it indicates that one 3-credit course be taken in a capstone

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course and 3-credits be taken as a practicum or internship, for a total of 6 credits. Table 4 presents the selection of elective courses. Table 2: Certificate Program Credits Credits

(Minimum) Credits for required courses 6 Credits for elective courses (minimum) 12 Total Certificate Program Credits (minimum) 18 Table 3: Required Courses Theme Required Courses

Course Credits

Offered On-line

Credits (Minimum)

WCMT Capstone and Practicum/Internship Capstone Courses OR

WRP 599 Special Topic: Water Governance and Conflict Management

3

OR COMM 442/542

Bargaining and Negotiation Processes

3

OR COMM 446/546

Communication in International Conflict and Disputes

3

Credits 3 WCMT Capstone and Practicum/Internship Practicum/Internship OR

WRP 510 Internship 3

WRP 599 Practicum

3

Credits 3 Total Credits for Required Courses 6 Table 4: Elective Courses Theme Elective Courses

Course Credits

Offered On-line

Credits (Minimum)

Water Governance Water Resources Law and Policy

GEO 424/524

International Water Resources Management

3

GEO 425/525

Water Resource Management in the US

3

AREC 432/532

Environmental Law 4

AREC 453/ 553

Public Land and Resource Law 4

AREC 599 Special Topics in Law and Policy 4 COMM 440/540

Theories of Conflict and Conflict Management

3

FOR 462/ 562

Natural Resource Policy and Law

3

FOR 463/ 563

Environmental Policy and Law Interactions

3

PS 454/554 International Law and Organizations

4

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PS 474/574 Natural Resource Policy and Bureaucratic Polices

4

PS 577 International Environmental Politics and Policy

4

PS 475/575 Environmental Politics and Policy

4 Yes

WRP 599 Seminar: Oregon Water Law and Policy

3

Credits 3 Water and Society Culture and Local Issues

ANTH 477/577

Cultural Ecology 3

ANTH 481/581

Natural Resources and Community Values

3

PHL 440/540

Environmental Ethics 3

PHL 443/ 543

World View and Environmental Values

3

SOC 481/581

Society and Natural Resources 3/4 Yes

WRP 599 Seminar: Socio-technical Aspects of Water Resources

3

Water Use and Society GEO 420/520

Geography of Resource Use 3

MRM 415/515

Coastal Resources Management 4

PS 577 International Environmental Politics and Policy

4 Yes

ENVE 456/ 556

Sustainable Water Resources Development

3

FE 534 Forest Watershed Management 4 FE 535 Water Quality and Forest Land

Use 3

SOC 580 Society and Natural Resources 4 Yes

SOC 585 Consensus and Natural Resources

4

Population and Health H 512 Environmental and Occupational

Health 3

H 427/527 Case Studies in International Health

3

H 528 Global Health Issues 3 H 429/529 International Health 3 H 540 Environmental Health I: Food

Production and Water/Wastewater

3

H 441/541 Environmental Health II: Air Quality and Hazardous Waste Management

3

H 512 Environmental and Occupational Health

3

H 514 Environment, Safety and Health Seminar

1

CE 548 Water Quality Dynamics 3 ENVE 531 Fate and Transport of Chemicals

in Environmental Systems 4

ENVE 532 Aqueous Environmental Chemistry

4

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ENVE 534 Physical and Chemical Processes for Water Quality Control

4

ENVE 554 Groundwater Remediation 4 Credits 3 Water and Ecosystems Overview of Physical Hydrology and Aquatic Ecosystems

BRE 512 Physical Hydrology 3 FE 430/530 Watershed Processes 4 GEO 487 Hydrogeology 4 GEO 582 Geomorphology of Forests and

Streams 3

FW 479/579 Wetlands and Riparian Ecology 3 FE 537 Hillslope and Watershed

Hydrology 4

FE 532 Forest Hydrology 3 FE 533 Forest Hydrology Laboratory 1 FE 538 Field Hydrology 3

FE 630 Special Topics in Forest Hydrology

1-3

Risk, Uncertainty, and Complexity BRE

448/548 Nonpoint Source Pollution Assessment and Control

3

Integrated Water Resources Management

FW 426/526 Coastal Ecology and Resource Management

5

Credits 3 Water and Economics Water Economics: Social and Environmental Capital, Globalization and Localization

AREC 505 or 507

Reading and Conference or Seminar

3

AREC 534 Environmental and Resource Economics

3

AREC 543 Applied Trade Analysis 4 AREC 550 Environmental Economics 3

AREC 551 Natural Resource Economics 3

Credits 3 Total Credits for Elective Courses (Minimum) 12 Admission Requirements To enroll, candidates must be admitted to the university either into a graduate degree program or into the graduate certificate program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. Credits earned at OSU prior to admission to the certificate program may be applied toward the certificate as transfer credit. Per the current graduate credit transfer policy, up to six (6) credits may be transferred toward an 18-credit graduate certificate. The entrance requirements for this program are the same as OSU’s graduate requirements. Prospective students should contact the Office of Admissions at the address below or visit the admission to the graduate program web site.

Office of Admissions 104 Kerr Administration Bldg Oregon State University Corvallis OR 97331 Telephone: 541-737-4411 Fax: 541-737-2452

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E-mail: osuadmit@oregonstate.edu Web site: http://oregonstate.edu/admissions

b. Describe new courses. Include proposed course numbers, titles, credit hours, and

course descriptions. No new courses will be developed. c. Provide a discussion of any nontraditional learning modes to be utilized in the new

courses, including, but not limited to: (1) the role of technology, and (2) the use of career development activities such as practica or internships.

A practicum and real-world problem solving is a requirement for completing the certificate program and will be incorporated into the program through two capstone projects. A highlight of the certificate program is a practicum which will hone student skills and thoughts through a one-week, guided and critiqued project in which two teams take on, for example, the roles of Jordan and Israel to negotiate a treaty for water resource allocation in a simulated water negotiation. To gain understanding and practice at the local level, students will also take part in one to two weeks of fieldwork in a watershed or basin at risk of, or in, water conflict. d. What specific learning outcomes will be achieved by students who complete this

course of study? Upon successful completion of the certificate program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation, students will be able to:

• Improve their listening skills through practice and critiquing; • Increase their understanding of the culture and environment from multiple perspectives

and scales (both geographic and temporal) on water conflict issues; • Demonstrate an understanding of the complexity of the water resource systems and how

they interact with water uses; • Articulate the latest debates, insights, concepts, and tools in conflict management and

resolution; • Uncover and assess conflicting water use interests in the framework of policy objectives

and constraints; • Analyze the significance of institutional frameworks for water resources at multiple scales

– local, national, regional, and international – in terms of potential for cooperation and conflict;

• Demonstrate knowledge of a variety of management, negotiation, and decision-support scenarios, and have the capacity to apply that knowledge to water resource conflict problems at local, national, regional, and international scales;

• Concisely summarize a personal position in current debates in water resources management, accurately formulate leading concepts and latest understanding in the field, and effectively select and apply suitable tools pertaining to preventing and resolving water conflicts;

• Successfully work and communicate in a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural environment. For information of how the outcomes of the program will be monitored, see Appendix A. e. Is there a maximum time allowed for a student to complete this program? If so, please

explain. Pursuant to the OSU Curricular Procedures Handbook, the graduate certificate program must be completed by the time the associated post-graduate degree is conferred. If a student is admitted

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to the university and admitted solely in the certificate program, the student has two years to complete the program. 3. Accreditation of the Program a. If applicable, identify any accrediting body or professional society that has established

standards in the area in which the proposed program lies. There are many professional societies and accredited bodies in similar fields, below several of them are listed along with their respective Web links:

1. The Association of Conflict Resolution - http://www.acrnet.org/ 2. The International Association for Public Participation - http://www.iap2.org/ 3. The International Coalition of Concerned Mediators -

(ICCM)�http://www.concernedmediators.org/ 4. U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution - http://www.ecr.gov/ 5. The International Association of Facilitators (IAF) -�http://www.iaf-

world.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1 6. The Oregon Mediation Association - http://www.mediate.com/oma/

b. If applicable, does the proposed program meet professional accreditation standards?

If it does not, in what particular area(s) does it appear to be deficient? What steps would be required to qualify the program for accreditation? By what date is it anticipated that the program will be fully accredited?

Though there are many accrediting bodies or professional societies listed above, none of the present ones directly relate to the specialty discussed herein. For this reason, there are no directly related professional accreditation standards for this type of program. We therefore deem this inapplicable at this time. 4. Evidence of Need a. What evidence does the institution have of need for the program? Please be explicit.

(Needs assessment information may be presented in the form of survey data; summaries of focus groups or interviews; documented requests for the program from students, faculty, external constituents, etc.).

OSU is a founding partner of the Universities Partnership for Transboundary Waters, a consortium of expertise on the problems specific to shared water resources, which in turn has been tasked with the training component for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - a lead water cooperation facility. UNESCO, through its recent five-year program Potential Conflict to Cooperation Potential, identified key needs to alleviate the conflict potential over shared waters, and found the lack of training in conflict management among stakeholders and water managers to be of paramount importance. Of the universities involved, OSU has the strongest core faculty and experience in these issues, and is thus poised to take the lead in this international initiative. On issues related to water conflict management and water governance programs, these courses are demand-driven. They are the result of a year of extensive interviews of students and professionals in the field who helped identify precisely what OSU can best do to help support this complex, interdisciplinary field. The question was brought also to several watershed councils, participants of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board's biennial conference (e.g. citizens, state and federal agencies, local governments and stakeholders), and to the State's “Salmon Strategy Team” comprised of state and federal agencies and coordinated by the Governor's Natural Resources Office.

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Even without a formal program, OSU faculty have already led training efforts in water conflict management throughout the US and the world, including for the US Bureau of Reclamation, the US Army Corps of Engineers, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the US Agency for International Development, the Water Ministry of Mexico, UNESCO, and the World Bank. OSU faculty have been asked by the World Bank to design a course in international water conflict management based on their bi-annual course for water ministers, to meet what they see as a growing demand for the field at the professional and graduate student levels throughout the world. b. Identify statewide and institutional service-area employment needs the proposed

program would assist in filling. Is there evidence of regional or national need for additional qualified individuals such as the proposed program would produce? If yes, please specify.

Recent policy initiatives illustrate that such a program is a priority at the state, regional, and national levels. State and Local Need Water rights, salmon recovery, dams, hydropower, water quality concerns, and urban water supplies are frequently headline issues. There is a buzz as well about the implications of climate change, demographic changes, and the end of cheap oil on the region's allocation and management of its water resources. Addressing today's and tomorrow’s water issues requires intense interdisciplinarity. By integrating water sciences and policy, and by forcing our work to be grounded in the needs of the real world through this certificate program, students will be well prepared to take their leadership roles in the management of our scarce natural resources. Additionally, over the past decade over 90 local watershed councils formed as a result of the water/watershed governance vision of Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds. These water councils create a place for local stakeholders and agencies to come together to assess and holistically address salmon and watershed restoration. The scientific community at OSU is constantly bombarded by requests for technical input and engineering assistance for those watersheds. Many of our best graduates are now leading the technical staffing of these councils. Having students facile with the combination of technical skills, as well as organizational and community skills will serve communities and the state well. To learn more about the OSU’s leadership role, see Appendix B. National Need Water resources conflicts are also a priority across the Western U.S. region. As a Federal response to the Klamath River Basin crisis of 2001, Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton made the prevention of western water conflict a top priority through the Water 2025 initiative which had a $20 million dollar budget for 2005. At the international level, on December 22, 2006, President Bush signed the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Act, a $50 million bill, to address the lack of consensus between the U.S. and Mexico on the source and availability of future water supplies along the border. Within the U.S., expanding population, changes in demographic variables, and growing economies influence water needs, with growing claims in industrial, municipal, agricultural, and environmental sectors. Independent of population growth, increased claims for in-stream water needs, associated with the implementation of state and federal environmental laws, will further heighten competition for limited supplies. Without strategies to anticipate and address competing

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water demands, U.S. water management stakeholders run the risk of increasing financial, technical, and legal conflicts. To read more on the national and international front, see Appendix C. c. What are the numbers and characteristics of students to be served? What is the

estimated number of graduates of the proposed program over the next five years? On what information are these projections based?

Based on our capacity to implement the certificate program, we are estimating 10 new students will be served in the first 2 years – professionals and current graduate students, though we believe that demand will surpass our capacity. d. Are there any other compelling reasons for offering the program? Oregon State University is a member of the Universities Partnership for Transboundary Waters, an international consortium of water expertise including ten universities on five continents, seeking to promote a global water governance culture through professional and student exchanges and training related to transboundary waters. Oregon State University has been the coordinating hub for the Partnership since it was established in 2001. Partnership institutions include the University of Zimbabwe, the University of Pretoria (South Africa), the Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand), Yunnan University (China), Linköping University (Sweden), University of Dundee (Scotland), the Universidad Nacional de Litoral de Argentina, the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, the University of Tokyo, and the University of Southern Australia. It is our hope that the Certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation offered at Oregon State University will serve as the beginning of obtaining jointly accredited certificate programs with the partnership institutions thus increasing the prominence and visibility of OSU and the Universities Partnership for Transboundary waters as the leader in water resources management and conflict resolution. e. Identify any special interest in the program on the part of local or state groups (e.g.,

business, industry, agriculture, professional groups). Oregon and National

Debbie Colbert, Senior Policy Coordinator Oregon Water Resources Department Telephone: (503) 986-0903

Ken Bierly, Acting Director Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board Telephone: (503) 986-0180

Mike Carrier, Director of Natural Resource Policy Office of Governor Kulongoski Telephone: (503) 986-6525

Dr. Peter H. Gleick, President The Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security Oakland, CA Telephone:(510) 251-1600

Gene Derfler, Council Member, State of Oregon Northwest Power and Conservation Council Telephone: (503) 229-5171

Robert Lackey, Ph.D., Associate Director U.S. EPA: Western Ecology Division Telephone: (541) 754-4607

Stephanie Hallock Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Telephone: (503) 229-5300

Geoffrey D. Dabelko, Director Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Environmental Change and Security Project Washington, D.C. Telephone: (202) 691-4178

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f. Discuss considerations given to making the complete program available for part-time, evening, weekend, and/or place-bound students.

With the development of the online version of the certificate program, being planned through OSU’s Extended Campus (Ecampus), it is hoped that part-time, evening, and weekend professional non-residents will have the opportunity to participate in the program while continuing with their careers and family commitments. Furthermore, we are also exploring the possibility of making some of the required courses available in the summer and on weekends. As needed, Ecampus will assist in course development, training (initial and on-going), and marketing, at no charge to the program. All online courses will be developed within Blackboard using best practices in online learning. The academic unit will retain oversight of the curriculum and instruction and will provide program leadership and advising. Ecampus revenue-share will return 80% of the tuition generated by enrollment in the online courses to cover the cost of ongoing instruction, which is intended to allow the online track of this program to be self-sustaining. Students can be provided with support services appropriate to online learners such as phone and email support, searchable knowledge base, and communications to optimize their opportunities for successful completion of the program. Full information is available on the OSU Extended Campus website, http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu. 5. Similar Programs in the State a. List all other closely related OUS programs. As home to post-graduate degree programs in Water Resources Science, Water Resources Engineering, and Water Resources Policy and Management, and being the administrative hub of the Universities Partnership for Transboundary Waters – a consortium of transboundary waters programs in ten universities on five continents – to our knowledge, OSU will be unique in offering the only Water Conflict Management and Transformation graduate certificate program in the Pacific Northwest. The Conflict Resolution Graduate Program at Portland State University is developing an understanding and appreciation of the theoretical, conceptual, and methodological breadth of the field and to develop expertise in the pursuit of their own particular interests in the study of conflict resolution. In conjunction with the student's adviser, each student will design a program based upon particular concerns within the field of conflict resolution, such as violence prevention, mediation, negotiation, facilitation, restorative justice, nonviolent social change, international conflict resolution, dispute systems design and evaluation. The University of Oregon Law School Mediation Training is a 30-hour basic mediation training focusing on communication, uncovering disputants' interests and helping the participants find their own solutions. It is typically offered two times a year. This program is primarily designed for U of O law students and does not focus on the technical and social aspects of water and other environmental issues as they pertain to conflict resolution. The University of Oregon Law School, Appropriate Dispute Resolutions Program integrates dispute resolution principles and skills into many aspects of legal study. Mirroring modern practice, the study of the law of business, environmental protection, mass torts, family, labor, real estate, intellectual property, public planning, estate planning, and international law includes consideration of a range of dispute resolution concepts. The program aims specifically at providing students with the information and skills needed to be effective lawyers. The University of Oregon Law School, Master’s Degree in Conflict and Dispute Resolution is a two-year program that is based on the foundational ideas and concepts of conflict resolution theory, research, and practice. In addition to traditional mediation, negotiation, and adjudication

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courses, the first-year curriculum explores the implications of ethical, cross-cultural and third-party dynamics in the field of conflict resolution. b. In what way, if any, will resources of other institutions (another OUS institution or

institutions, community college, and/or private college/ university) be shared in the proposed program?

All of the resources required for the certificate program are shared resources and faculty already located at OSU. However, we will be drawing on the expertise of our colleagues in other OUS institutions. c. Is there any projected impact on other institutions in terms of student enrollment

and/or faculty workload? No impact is expected. 6. Resources a. Identify program faculty, briefly describing each faculty member's

expertise/specialization. Separate regular core faculty from faculty from other departments and adjuncts. Collect current vitae for all faculty, to be made available to reviewers upon request.

The OSU core faculty (Level 1) will oversee the certificate program, performing such tasks as determining acceptable courses, approving new faculty and participating departments, and working with the administration on procedural matters. They will also serve as advisors to students in the certificate program, helping them to select appropriate coursework for a certificate, and working out scheduling difficulties. Teaching faculty (Level 2), include the core faculty, as well as other faculty who serve as instructors for one or more WCMT Program courses. And finally, several adjunct faculty (Level 3) will share their technical expertise and research experience with WCMT students. Level 1: Core Faculty - Coordinating Committee Agricultural Economics William Jaeger, Associate Professor and Extension Policy

Specialist, Agricultural and Resource Economics Biological and John Selker, Professor Ecological Engineering Soil and Groundwater Quality, and Watershed Management Desiree Tullos, Assistant Professor

Ecohydraulics, River morphology and restoration, Bioassessment, Habitat and hydraulic modeling, Environmental flows

Communications Gregg Walker, Professor Collaborative Learning, Conflict Management, Decision-Making, and Communication

Forest Engineering Jeffrey J. McDonnell, Professor

Watershed Hydrology, Runoff Processes and Modeling, Isotope Hydrology, and Watershed Theory

Geosciences Aaron Wolf, Professor Transboundary Water Conflicts and Conflict Resolution, Water

Basin Technical and Policy Analysis, Environmental Policy Analysis

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Munther Haddadin, Adjunct Professor Water Policy and Management

Institute for Natural Lisa Gaines, Associate Director Resources Human Dimensions of Environmental Risk, and Conflict

Resolution Institute for Water Michael Campana, Director and Watersheds Hydrogeologist and International Water Expert Todd Jarvis, Assistant Professor

Transboundary aquifers, Online Dispute Resolution Political Science Brent Steel, Professor

Water policy and Management Sociology Denise Lach, Associate Professor

Water Management and Policy, and Climate Change Water Conflict Lynette de Silva, Faculty Research Assistant, Geosciences Management and Associate Director Transformation (CERTIFICTE PROGRAM CONTACT) Water Management, Water Conflict Management, Earth Science Education and Outreach Water Resources Mary Santelmann, Associate Professor, Geosciences

Director, Water Resources Management Graduate Program Water Resources Management, Ecology and Biogeochemistry of Wetlands

Level 2: Teaching Faculty Anthropology Bryan Tilt, Assistant Professor Sustainable Development, Environmental Risk Assessment,

Natural Resources, and Fisheries Management Agricultural Economics William Jaeger, Associate Professor and Extension Policy

Specialist, Agricultural and Resource Economics Biological and John Selker, Professor Ecological Engineering Soil and Groundwater Quality, and Watershed Management

Desiree Tullos, Assistant Professor Ecohydraulics, River morphology and restoration, Bioassessment, Habitat and hydraulic modeling, Environmental flows

Communications Gregg Walker, Professor Collaborative Learning, Conflict Management, Decision-Making, and Communication

Forest Engineering Jeffrey J. McDonnell, Professor

Watershed Hydrology, Runoff Processes and Modeling, Isotope Hydrology, and Watershed Theory

Geosciences Aaron Wolf, Professor

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Transboundary Water Conflicts and Conflict Resolution, Water Basin Technical and Policy Analysis, Environmental Policy Analysis

Munther Haddadin, Adjunct Professor Water Policy and Management

Institute for Natural Lisa Gaines, Associate Director Resources Human Dimensions of Environmental Risk, and Conflict

Resolution Institute for Water Michael Campana, Director and Watersheds Hydrogeologist and International Water Expert Todd Jarvis, Assistant Professor

Transboundary aquifers, Online Dispute Resolution Political Science Brent Steel, Professor

Water policy and Management Sociology Denise Lach, Associate Professor

Water Management and Policy, and Climate Change Water Conflict Lynette de Silva, Faculty Research Assistant, Geosciences Management and Associate Director Transformation (CERTIFICTE PROGRAM CONTACT) Water Management, Water Conflict Management, Earth Science Education and Outreach Water Resources Mary Santelmann, Associate Professor, Geosciences

Director, Water Resources Management Graduate Program Water Resources Management, Ecology and Biogeochemistry of Wetlands

Level 3: Adjunct Faculty Oregon State University Das Gupta, Ashim, Professor, Asia Institute of Technology Universities Partnership for (Thailand) Transboundary Waters Doermann, Julia, Senior Water Policy Advisor, Oregon State

University (U.S.) – Institute for Water and Watersheds He, Daming, Professor, Yunnan University (China) López Ramírez, Alexander, Professor, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (Costa Rica) – International Transboundary Water Resources Policy and Management Lundqvist, Jan, Professor, Linköping University (Sweden) – Water Resources Policy and Management Manzungu, Emmanuel, Professor, University of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe) – Watershed Management and Stakeholder Participation O’Leary, Marilyn, Professor, University of New Mexico (U.S.) - U.S. Water Law Tuchjneider, Ofelia, Professor, Universidad Nacional de Litoral de Argentina (Argentina) Turton, Anthony, Professor, Pretoria University (South Africa) van der Zaag, Pieter, Professor, UNESCO-IHE (The Netherlands)

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Wouters, Patricia, Professor, University of Dundee (Scotland) - International Water Law

b. Estimate the number, rank, and background of new faculty members who would need

to be added to initiate the proposed program in each of the first four years of the proposed program's operation (assuming the program develops as anticipated). What commitment does the institution make to meeting these needs?

OSU has a large faculty in water resources and we will be able to offer this certificate program with no additional hires. The program will be implemented with existing resources. Classes will be taught as part of the instructors’ normal load. c. Estimate the number and type of support staff needed, if any, in each of the first four

years of the program. The Program of Water Conflict Management and Transformation (WCMT) is housed in the Geosciences Department through the support of Dean Sherman Bloomer, College of Science. The WCMT will manage the certificate program with the existing support staff within the WCMT. The WCMT will handle both the administrative functions and advisory activities for this program. It is anticipated that e-campus resources will also be utilized to administer the electronic components of the program. The advisory activities will require 0.25 full-time equivalent (FTE) hours. d. Describe the adequacy of student and faculty access to library and department

resources (including, but not limited to: printed media, electronically published materials, videotapes, motion pictures, CD-ROM and online databases, and sound files) that are relevant to the proposed program (e.g., if there is a recommended list of materials issued by the American Library Association or some other responsible group, indicate to what extent access to such holdings meets the requirements of the recommended list).

While new subscriptions and materials at the Valley Library are always a welcome addition, resources at the library are currently adequate to handle the proposed certificate (see Library Evaluation, Appendix D). Since we have existing programs in the Water Resources Graduate Program, and Communications, the essential publications are already in place. We also have the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database (www.transboundarywaters.orst.edu), which tracks water-related political interactions between countries over the world’s 263 international basins, and within the United States. e. How much, if any, additional financial support will be required to bring access to such

reference materials to an appropriate level? How does the institution plan to acquire these needed resources?

Library resources are currently sufficient to support the certificate (see Library Evaluation, Appendix D). f. Identify any unique resources (in terms of buildings, laboratories, computer

hardware/software, Internet or other online access, distributed-education capability, special equipment, media, and/or other materials), beyond those now on hand, necessary to offer this program. How does the institution propose that these additional resources will be provided?

The certificate will be offered with existing facilities, equipment, and technology.

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Appendix A – Monitoring the Outcome of the Program

The level to which our outcomes are met will be monitored by a three-fold approach: (1) A Water Conflict Management and Transformation Program Coordinating Committee will review the program every 5 years in parallel with university graduate program reviews; (2) all students graduating from the certificate program in the first 5 years will be given an exit interview where they will be asked standard questions about how the program was successful and how the program could be improved; and (3) regular follow-up of graduates will be done to track how graduates are doing in terms of employment and satisfaction with the education they received from the program. Student learning assessments will mirror the procedures currently in place for OSU graduate programs, where a combination of graded exams, term papers, presentations, and research projects are used. Learning assessment will be embedded in the curriculum, with each course requiring demonstration of mastery of subject matter.

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Appendix B – The Leadership Role of OSU Oregon State University (OSU) is ideally positioned to provide leadership in addressing how to improve agency coordination, public participation and multi-objective decision-making – elements of the ecology of management that are often left out of formal water resources education programs. With approximately eighty faculty in six colleges who teach and conduct research in areas related to water and watersheds, OSU faculty are nationally and internationally recognized for their activities related to the management of transboundary resources. Gregg Walker, professor of communication, has been invited by state and federal agencies in thirteen states to deliver workshops for diverse stakeholders on environmental conflict management, negotiation, and collaborative learning. Other notable faculty contributions have broadened public awareness of water resource information, for instance: activities of the new Institute for Water and Watersheds (Michael Campana, Director), and Denise Lach (Sociology); and, research in information technology resources for public participation in decision-making, John Bolte (Bioengineering), Mary Santelmann (Geosciences) and Court Smith (Anthropology). OSU’s Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database, a joint project of the Department of Geosciences and the Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering, has drawn the interest of researchers and negotiators from around the world. OSU researchers have contributed to the growing number training and information-sharing programs in transboundary waters issues at the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Agency for International Development, the World Bank, the United Nations Environment Program, the United Nations Development Program, and UNESCO. With some honing of energy and expertise to provide specialized programs specific to the needs of transboundary water challenges, OSU is well-poised to become the preeminent U.S. institution for research, teaching, and global service in transboundary water dispute prevention and resolution.

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Appendix C – More on the National and International Needs Tensions between farmers, tribal interests, and environmentalists in the Klamath Basin in Oregon, offers a case in point, with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation launching the Water 2025 initiative, precisely to head off “future Klamaths.” The initiative has produced a study of regions throughout the western U.S. where tensions are likely to occur by 2025, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Projected Water Crisis Regions in the US, 2025

International Need On a larger scale, international organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank, and the International Conservation Union have begun to focus and fund large international river basin projects to meet overlapping goals associated with assisting hostile countries to work together and to protect their common water resources for current and future generations. These programs place great emphasis on building the capacity of institutions through human resources training to ensure a high level skill base across these large basins to address complex water resources challenges before they become conflicts. Many federal agencies are collaborators in these projects; the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of State have technical assistance programs to assist countries sharing a single watershed to identify joint water development goals, and to cooperate rather than let tensions simmer.

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Throughout the world, water has been an underlying cause of tension and violence between Israelis and Arabs, Indians and Pakistanis, and farmers and environmentalists. The problems, and the need for solutions, are intensifying. Irretrievable water use worldwide has increased more than 400% since 1950, (Kirda and Kanber 1999; Simon 1998; Postel et al. 1996), and there is a developing consensus that much of the world will face a serious water crisis within the next two decades. Given the variability of climates and the inertia of political and social institutions, such a crisis appears to be unavoidable (Frederiksen 1997). A number of countries are already dealing with an acute shortage of water, notably in the near east. As both quality and quantity degrade, the potential for conflict, and the importance of finding cooperative solutions, intensifies. The Basins at Risk Project at Oregon State University tracks

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water-related political interactions between countries over the world’s 263 international basins (www.transboundarywaters.orst.edu). Figure 2 shows how the number of interactions, both cooperative and conflictive, are increasing exponentially in recent years. All indications are that these trends will continue. Internationally, the ongoing water crisis will in all likelihood engender severe conflicts as critical water supplies that have been taken for granted for millennia reach their exploitable limits. The recent damming of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers by Turkey, a country that has previously been a minor stakeholder in these rivers, may leave Iraq and Syria with only 30% of historical flows from rivers they have always depended upon (Simon 1998). By 2025 the Nile River, which has blessed Egypt with abundant water for seven thousand years, will no longer be able to meet

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national needs, and Egypt’s problems will be exacerbated by competition with other countries that share the Nile, particularly Ethiopia. Such water shortages induce strains that have economic, social, environmental and political impacts. If political conflicts are added, the situation becomes worse. Such situations are further exacerbated when there is more than one party to the water conflict. The competition for water from the Jordan River and West Bank aquifers is seen as a primary obstacle to peace in that region. Wolf et al. (2003) assessed eighteen watersheds as being in special risk of political tensions over the next 3-5 years, as shown in Figure 3. Figure 3: International Basins at Risk Likewise, many important aquifers are shared between countries. While surface water conflicts have surfaced for some time, more is hidden in the subsurface groundwater. If focus is made on the Middle East, for example, one notices that there are hardly any two neighboring states that do not share a groundwater aquifer, renewable or non-renewable. Israel and Palestine have to go through hard negotiations over their shared aquifers. Jordan and Syria, Syria and Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, Iraq and Syria, face the complicated issues of ground water sharing, protection and rational use. References Frederiksen, H. D. 1997. “Are current water management policies adequate to the task?”. Proceedings of Theme A, International Association for Hydraulic Research (IAHR) 27th Congress, San Francisco, CA, August 10-15. Marshall English and Andras Zsollosi-Nagy, ED. Kirda, C., and Kanber, R. 1999. “Water, no longer a plentiful resource, should be used sparingly in irrigated agriculture”. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, Vol 84: Crop Yield Response to Deficit Irrigation”, Kirda, Mouteonnet, Hera and Nielsen EDs. Kluwer Academic Publishers, London. Pp 1-20. Postel, S. L., Daily, G. C. and Erlich, P. R. 1996. “Human appropriation of renewable fresh water”. Science, V271, No. 9, pp 785-788. Simon, Paul. 1998. “Tapped Out: the coming world crisis in water”. National Press Books, Washington DC. Wolf, A., S. Yoffe, M. Giordano. 2003. “International Waters: Identifying Basins at Risk.” Water Policy. Vol. 5 #1. pp. 31-62.

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Appendix D – Library Evaluation

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OSU Libraries Collection Development Library Evaluation for Category I Proposal

Graduate Certificate in Water Conflict Prevention and Resolution

Title of Proposal

Institute for Water and Watersheds College of Science, Geosciences College of Engineering, Bioresource Engineering College of Agriculture, Agricultural and Resource Economics Graduate Program in Water Resources

Department

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The subject librarian responsible for collection development in the pertinent curricular area has assessed whether the existing library collections and services can support the proposal. Based on this review, the subject librarian concludes that present collections and services are:

[ ] inadequate to support the proposal (see budget needs below) [ ] marginally adequate to support the proposal [X ] adequate to support the proposal

Estimated funding needed to upgrade collections or services to support the proposal (details are attached)

Year 1: $ Ongoing (annual): $

Comments and Recommendations:

Date Received: February 25,2005 Date Completed: April 18,2005

Subject Librarian Signature

Richard Brumley

Head of Collection Development

University Librarian

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Library Assessment for the Graduate Certificate in Water Conflict Prevention and Resolution

In November 2003 the Library completed an assessment in response to a Category I proposal for a series of programs in Water Resources: MS and PhD in Water Resources Engineering; MS and PhD in Water Resources Science; MS in Water Resources Policy and Management. In that assessment the Library identified specific journal titles and backsets as well as a prescribed number of monographs that would need to be purchased to support these programs. These additional materials are required to meet the demands of a program that was proposed to become one of the top three in the country. It is important to note, however, that the 2003 assessment determined that the collections as they existed at the time were adequate to support these water resources programs in their initial phases.

The weakness in the collections, identified in the 2003 assessment and therefore requiring comment in relation to the current proposal for a graduate certificate in water conflict prevention and resolution, is in the area of social sciences. Absent the need to support a full range of graduate programs in the social sciences, the Library's collections are not always robust with resources that offer the social, legal or political perspective on particular issues. However, over many years the Library has built, and continues to build, strong collections in natural resources. As a result, these collections are not without materials that cover the social, political, economic and ethical issues related to natural resources in general and water resources in particular. A sampling in the Library catalog of Library of Congress subject headings that bear, albeit broadly, on this proposal are listed below. Materials in these areas are both current and retrospective. Their geographic scope and political perspective range from local, regional, national to international. Figures represent the number of catalog entries:

Subject Monographs Serials Electronic Resources

Conflict Management Environmental Conflict Environmental Ethics Environmental Law Environmental Mediation Environmental Economics Environmental Policy Water Supply Water Rights Water Law Water Use Watershed Management Water Resources

The Category I proposal for a Graduate Certificate in Water Conflict Prevention and Resolution requires no new faculty and no new courses. In addition to field work, it will

require 18 credits from existing 500 level courses in Geosciences, Forestry, Agriculture and Resource Economics, Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology, Speech Communication, Anthropology, Health, Bioresource Engineering, and Civil Engineering. The Library collections are adequate to support this proposal.

Appendix E - Campus Facilities

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Appendix F – Liaison with OSU Instructional Units

Liaison Letter Liaison Responses and Communication

Reply and Commentary to Liaison

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Correspondence with the Curriculum Liaison Subject: Re: Curriculum Liaison for Category I proposals: Graduate Certificate Program in

Water Conflict Management and Transformation From: Lynette de Silva <desilval@science.oregonstate.edu> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:36:33 -0800 To: thayne.dutson@oregonstate.edu, ronald.lynn.adams@orst.edu,

Hal.Salwasser@orst.edu, kschaffer@orst.edu, sherman.bloomer@orst.edu, franciss@orst.edu, greg.perry@oregonstate.edu, john.bolte@orst.edu, steve.tesch@orst.edu, david.mcmurray@oregonstate.edu, blunch@orst.edu, rwarner@orst.edu, riltis@orst.edu, nielsenr@geo.oregonstate.edu, aquadoc@oregonstate.edu, santelmm@geo.oregonstate.edu

CC: Bryan.Tilt@oregonstate.edu, WJaeger@oregonstate.edu, selkerj@engr.orst.edu, gwalker@oregonstate.edu, jeff.mcdonnell@orst.edu, wolfa@geo.oregonstate.edu, lisa.gaines@oregonstate.edu, todd.jarvis@oregonstate.edu, bsteel@oregonstate.edu, denise.lach@oregonstate.edu, tullosd@engr.orst.edu, gina.shellhammer@oregonstate.edu

The attached Category I proposal describes a new instructional program leading to a graduate certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. Within this new program, your unit might be proposed to teach one or more elective courses. Graduate students in your unit may be interested in pursuing this new instructional program in conjunction with their graduate degree. In accordance with the liaison criteria in the Curricular Procedures Handbook, this memo serves as notification to your (college/department/program) of our intent to make this curricular change. Please review the attached proposal and send your comments, concern, or support to Lynette de Silva (desilval@geo.oregonstate.edu) by Tuesday, February 6. Your timely response is appreciated. Please note that a lack of response will be interpreted as support. Additionally, to expedite the process, during the week of February 5, Lynette de Silva will hand deliver the Category 1 Proposal Transmittal Sheet for you to sign. By signing, you indicate that the proposal has been reviewed and approved. Thank you for your time and input. Sincerely, Lynette de Silva Department of Geosciences

104 Wilkinson Hall Oregon State University Corvallis, OR, 97331-5506 Phone: (541) 737-7013 Fax: (541) 737-1200 E-mail: desilval@geo.oregonstate.edu WORKING CATEGORY 1, Proposal _012307.doc Subject: Re: Curriculum Liaison for Category I proposals: Graduate Certificate Program in

Water Conflict Management and Transformation From: William Jaeger <wjaeger@oregonstate.edu> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:56:12 -0800 To: Lynette de Silva <desilval@science.oregonstate.edu> Lynette, I see a note in the Cat 1 proposal about getting a reference from me for a point made under 1.b. You also had asked earlier for an abridged CV. Here is the CV. The appropriate reference is: Jaeger, William K. 2004. “Conflicts over water in the Upper Klamath Basin & the potential role for market-based allocations,” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 29(2), August 2004, pp. 167-84. Bill William K. Jaeger Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics 213 Ballard Extension Hall Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon 97331 541-737-1419 (phone) 541-737-2563 (fax) Subject: Re: Curriculum Liaison for Category I proposals: Graduate Certificate Program in

Water Conflict Management and Transformation From: Roger Nielsen <nielsenr@geo.oregonstate.edu> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:06:56 -0800 To: Lynette de Silva <desilval@geo.oregonstate.edu> Lynette This looks great - have you run this through Anne Nolin and our curriculum committee yet? Given where it is coming from it is just a formality.

Roger Roger L. Nielsen Chair, Department of Geosciences 104 Wilkinson Hall Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon 97331-5506 nielsenr@geo.oregonstate.edu 541-737-1235 (office) 541-737-1200 (FAX) Subject: Re: Curriculum Liaison for Category I proposals: Graduate Certificate Program in

Water Conflict Management and Transformation From: Lynette de Silva <desilval@science.oregonstate.edu> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:22:22 -0800 To: Roger Nielsen <nielsenr@geo.oregonstate.edu> CC: Aaron Wolf <wolfa@geo.oregonstate.edu> Hello Roger, Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I will forward it to Anne Nolin, so the curriculum committee can review the proposal. Cheers, Lynette Subject: Re: Curriculum Liaison for Category I proposals: Graduate Certificate Program in

Water Conflict Management and Transformation From: Lynette de Silva <desilval@science.oregonstate.edu> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:34:47 -0800 To: nolina@geo.oregonstate.edu CC: nielsenr@geo.oregonstate.edu, wolfa@geo.oregonstate.edu Hello Anne, Please bring the information provided below to the attention of the curriculum committee: The attached Category I proposal describes a new instructional program leading to a graduate certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. Within this new program, your unit might be proposed to teach one or more elective courses. Graduate students in your unit may be interested in pursuing this new instructional program in conjunction with their graduate degree.

In accordance with the liaison criteria in the Curricular Procedures Handbook, this memo serves as notification to your (college/department/program) of our intent to make this curricular change. Please review the attached proposal and send your comments, concern, or support to Lynette de Silva (desilval@geo.oregonstate.edu) by Tuesday, February 6. Your timely response is appreciated. Please note that a lack of response will be interpreted as support. Thank you for your time and input. Sincerely, Lynette de Silva Department of Geosciences 104 Wilkinson Hall Oregon State University Corvallis, OR, 97331-5506 Phone: (541) 737-7013 Fax: (541) 737-1200 E-mail: desilval@geo.oregonstate.edu WORKING CATEGORY 1, Proposal _012307.doc Subject: Re: Curriculum Liaison for Category I proposals: Graduate Certificate Program in

Water Conflict Management and Transformation From: "Francis, Sally K." <franciss@oregonstate.edu> Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 13:12:30 -0800 To: "Lynette de Silva" <desilval@science.oregonstate.edu> CC: <santelmm@geo.oregonstate.edu>, "Rettig, Bruce"<r.bruce.rettig@oregonstate.edu> Lynette, The following are my comments regarding the proposal to establish a new graduate certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation (WCMT). 1. It is not clear to me who is proposing this credential. Is it the units listed on the cover page? If so, a center/institute can not propose an academic program; the Institute of Water and Watersheds should be removed. 2. The fall, 2007 start date is ambitious, but possible.

3. The first paragraph under 2.a on page 4 is confusing. 4. On page 10, section 4. a, there is not discussion of anticipated student demand for the program. The discussion deals with the importance to society of the program, but does not address the likelihood that students will seek to enroll in it. 5. What is meant by "professional certification" (section 4. f., page 12)? What is the certifying agency? 6. Section 6. c (page 16-17) needs greater specificity. The first sentence in the first paragraph states that the "...existing staff and administrative resources within the Program of Water Conflict Management and Transformation" will help manage the certificate program. But, given that the certificate in WCMT does not exist, what are the "existing staff and administration resources?" Is it correct to conclude that, in fact, the certificate will be managed by the Director of the Water Resources Graduate Program? That makes sense to me. If so, it would follow that the certificate is located in the Graduate School because that is where the Director reports. Similarly, in the same paragraph it is stated that advising will be conducted through the Water Resources Graduate Program requiring .25 FTE. Is this .25 in addition to the current .25 FTE allocated to the Director? If so, there is no budget detail specifying the source of funds. Thanks for the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposal. I am supportive of creating such a certificate. Sally Sally K Francis Dean, Graduate School 300 Kerr Administration Building Oregon State University (541) 737-4881 Subject: Re: Curriculum Liaison for Category I proposals: Graduate Certificate Program in

Water Conflict Management and Transformation From: Lynette de Silva <desilval@science.oregonstate.edu> Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2007 10:10:50 -0800 To: "Francis, Sally K." <franciss@oregonstate.edu> CC: Aaron Wolf <wolfa@geo.oregonstate.edu>, santelmm@geo.oregonstate.edu, "Rettig,

Bruce" <r.bruce.rettig@oregonstate.edu> Hello Sally, Thank you for taking the time to review the proposal, below I address your concerns:

Bullet # 1 Prof. Aaron Wolf (Geosciences Dept; the primary author of this proposal) and I intend that the parties listed on the cover page propose this credential, with the Geosciences Dept. overseeing the certification process and administrative tasks. We realize that it is probably inevitable that the Institute of Water and Watersheds (IWW) will have to be removed from mention on the cover page, primarily because programs, not institutes award academic certificates. However, the reluctance to remove the institute from the cover page is because IWW has been integral to the development of the Program of Water Conflict Management and Transformation. However, we are swiftly realizing that such sentiment has no place on the front cover. Our latest/final attempt at keeping IWW as placed, is to discuss this issue with Dean Sherman Bloomer, when his schedule permits. Of course, there is the possibility that this matter is beyond his jurisdiction. Bulletin #2 Well, we are moving forward with the process, and hope we are successful in meeting our goals. Bullet #3 You stated that the first paragraph under 2.a on page 4 is confusing; we will rewrite the paragraph with more clarity. Bullet #4 Regarding the question stated on page 10, section 4. a, we will rewrite our response to adequately address the question. Bullet # 5 The term, “professional certification‚” will be removed. The sentence will now read, “Through the online version of the certification program being planned through OSU‚” Extended Campus (Ecampus), it is hoped that part-time, evening, and weekend professional non-residents will have the opportunity to participate in the program while continuing with their careers and family commitments.” We intend that the Geosciences Dept. oversee the certification process and administrative tasks. This is another item we wish to discuss with Dean Sherman Bloomer, when his schedule permits. Bullet #6 The proposal indicates that the “certificate program will be managed with existing support staff and administrative resources within the Program of Water Conflict Management and Transformation (WCMT)...,” the staff in question is me, Lynette de Silva. I am a recent hire in the Geosciences Dept., tasked with assisting with the development of the certification program.

You are correct, budget details are lacking. This is another area we are currently addressing, and hope to discuss with Dean Bloomer. As soon as all the items of concern have been fully addressed/corrected, I will forward you a revised version of the proposal. This will most likely be after a meeting with Dean Bloomer. Furthermore, FYI, Aaron Wolf, may have additional information he may wish to add to my comments, at this time he is out of the country with no internet access. Sincerely, Lynette de Silva Subject: Re: Curriculum Liaison for Category I proposals: Graduate Certificate Program in

Water Conflict Management and Transformation From: "Francis, Sally K." <franciss@oregonstate.edu> Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 11:00:11 -0800 To: "Lynette de Silva" <desilval@science.oregonstate.edu> CC: "Wolf, Aaron" <wolfa@geo.oregonstate.edu>, <santelmm@geo.oregonstate.edu>, "Rettig, Bruce" <r.bruce.rettig@oregonstate.edu> Lynette, Thanks for the response. a) Regarding the term, "certification," I would suggest alternate language. Certification, like licensure, is generally used to refer to a some sort of professional certification (e.g. CPA) which is different from a credential (i.e. graduate certificate) that an individual has earned. The graduate community does not view the awarding of a graduate certificate to be synonymous with a certification process. I did a quick web search and offer the following: "A professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation often called simply certification or qualification is a designation earned by a person to certify that he is qualified to perform a job. Certification indicates that the individual has a specific set of knowledge, skills, or abilities in the view of the certifying body. Professional certifications are awarded by professional bodies and corporations. The difference between licensure and certification is licensure is required by law, whereas certification is generally voluntary. Sometimes the word certification is used for licensure." (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_certification.) b) It was not at all clear to me in reading the proposal that the department of Geosciences would be administering the certificate. This needs to be clarified. Otherwise, I look forward to reviewing the next version of the proposal which, as I said previously, I support. Sally

Sally K Francis Dean, Graduate School 300 Kerr Administration Building Oregon State University (541) 737-4881 Subject: Re: Curriculum Liaison for Category I proposals: Graduate Certificate Program in

Water Conflict Management and Transformation From: Lynette de Silva <desilval@science.oregonstate.edu> Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:38:02 -0800 To: "Francis, Sally K." <franciss@oregonstate.edu> CC: "Wolf, Aaron" <wolfa@geo.oregonstate.edu>, santelmm@geo.oregonstate.edu, "Rettig, Bruce" <r.bruce.rettig@oregonstate.edu> Hello, Sally, Thank you for all of your suggestions. I will review the term “certification.” I look forward to sending you an “improved” proposal. Sincerely, Lynette Subject: Fwd: Curriculum Liaison for Category I proposals: Graduate Certificate Program

in Water Conflict Management and Transformation From: Lynette de Silva <desilval@science.oregonstate.edu> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:56:48 -0800 To: cheadrick@oregonstate.edu Hello Charlotte Headrick, Recently, I sent out a category 1 proposal for review, to several department heads, including Dr. Robert Iltis. I did not realize that he was on sabbatical and that you were acting chairperson. As such, you may never have seen the proposal. For that reason, I am forwarding you the original e-mail and the document for you to review. See attachment. To expedite the process, during the week of February 26, Lynette de Silva will hand deliver the Category 1 Proposal Transmittal Sheet for you to sign. By signing, you indicate that the proposal has been reviewed and approved. Thank you for your time and input. Sincerely, Lynette de Silva

Subject: Re: Curriculum Liaison for Category I proposals: Graduate Certificate Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation

From: "Headrick, Charlotte" <cheadrick@oregonstate.edu> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:33:01 -0800 To: "Lynette de Silva" <desilval@science.oregonstate.edu> I told Bob Duncan that this might take us a while. I passed this on to Dr. Trischa Goodnow who is the Acting Assoc. Chair of Sp. Comm and since this proposal involves Sp. Comm and not my area, Theatre, it is more appropriate for her to review. We are working on it. Best, Charlotte Headrick, Acting Chair, Sp. Comm Subject: Re: Curriculum Liaison for Category I proposals: Graduate Certificate Program in

Water Conflict Management and Transformation From: "Headrick, Charlotte" <cheadrick@oregonstate.edu> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:36:35 -0800 To: "Lynette de Silva" <desilval@science.oregonstate.edu> Lynette, Dr. Trischa Goodnow says this seems fine to her. So I will sign it. I am in Shephard Hall tomorrow at 1:00-3:30. In Withycombe on Wednesdays and Fridays...

Appendix G – Letters of Support General E-mail Correspondence

Water Certificate – Cat I Proposal – July 07 27

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

Monday, February 12,2007

To Whom It May Concern:

I write to encourage you to approve the Graduate Certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation proposed for Oregon State University by Aaron Wolf. This program is both timely and takes advantage of a particularly unique constellation of faculty expertise at Oregon State that should make it an attractive and influential certificate program. Wolfs proposal seems well-designed to take advantage of the range of faculty interests and expertise at Oregon State to develop a truly interdisciplinary program that will bring together top scholars working on the range of natural and social science aspects of water conflict and its management with students keenly interested in the topic. The fact that a range of OSU graduates currently head or work with Oregon watershed councils provides a particularly attractive set of opportunities, not only to bring in "practitioner experts" but also to provide students with real "on site" experience in seeing how water conflicts are really managed in practice.

Wolf has also developed a curricular plan that appears to create an integrated but diverse educational experience. The notion of organizing case-based courses and field work around four themes of Water Governance, Water and Ecosystems, Water and Society, and Water and Economics, seems particularly well-suited to a field that is inherently interdisciplinary. A curriculum that teaches students through interdisciplinary courses and strategies is particularly appropriate and likely to have far greater intellectual and practical payoff for the students than the more traditional "teach multiple disciplines and stir" strategy of trying to train students in interdisciplinarity by exposing them to a range of diverse courses, each of which is, however, strictly disciplinary. The planned use of field work -- and the ability to have that occur at numerous sites throughout Oregon (and more broadly) with opportunities for students to return and exchange ideas -- seems particularly valuable, not merely in enhancing students' educational experiences but also in ensuring that people involved in watershed councils and other field sites are exposed to the most cutting edge scholarship on how to improve management of water conflicts.

Wolf is particularly well-placed and well-suited to head such a certificate program. Wofl is one of the top scholars working in the field of water conflict management, both nationally and internationally. Although I work in the field of international environmental politics more broadly, I frequently come across his name in the scholarship I read and, far more frequently, come across references to the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database. Indeed, the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database provides solid evidence of Wolfs ability to develop and maintain a large-scale project that makes significant contributions to student educations, scholarship, and practitioner knowledge.

In short, I believe that approval of a Graduate Certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation at Oregon State University would be a good idea for Oregon State University, for the Oregon State System of Higher Education, for the State of Oregon, and even more broadly. And Aaron Wolf is the person to pull it off.

Sincemlv. - * - -- -2w onald B. Mitche 1

Professor Department of Political Science University of Oregon

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

936 Prince Lucien Campbell (PLC) Hall, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403.1284

T (5411 346-4864 F (5411 346-4860 http://polisci.uoregon.edu

An equal-opporfunify, affirmative-action institution commiffed lo cullurol diversify and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act

OSU Extended Campus Oregon State University, 4943 The Valley Library, Co~al l is , Oregon 97331 Phone 541-737-2676 1 Fax 541-737-2734 1 ecampus.oregonstate.edu I ecampus@oregonstate.edu

DATE: February 21, 2007

TO: Dr. Aaron Wolf and Ms. Lynette de Silva Geosciences Department Oregon State University 104 Wilkinson Hall Corvallis, OR 97331-550 desilval@science.oreqonstate.edu wolfa@geo.oreqonstate.edu

(bill.mccaus han@oreqonstate.edu) u 11 FROM: Dr. Bill McCaughan, Dean of OSU Extended Campus 1

SUBJECT: Letter of Support for Category 1 proposal, Graduate Certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation

OSU Extended Campus fully supports the establishment of an OSU Graduate Certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. We have other highly successful programs in geosciences and natural resources, know how to market to this audience, and have established a reputation with state and national resource professionals for high quality, accessible courses and programs. Water Resources is certainly an area of OSU expertise. Bringing this program to an extended audience nationally and internationally reinforces our goal of improving access to OSU programs.

I t is anticipated that the majority of enrollment in this graduate certificate will be through campus-based courses, and there will be a grouping of online courses allowing completion of the required components by distance students. Upon curricular approval, Ecampus will provide assistance with program planning for the online version of the certificate and will assist with marketing, course design and development, Blackboard training, and supporting services to students at no cost to the colleges or departments. Ecampus will return tuition revenue for enrollments in the online courses in accordance with the established Ecampus revenue-share model. We will support development of the online courses within this program by providing funding for the content provider for each course. With careful planning and with anticipated enrollment, the online version of this program will be self-sustaining under this model.

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February 9, 2007

Lynette de Silva, Associate Director Program of Water Conflict Management and Transformation Oregon State University Department of Geosciences 104 Wilkinson Hall Corvallis, OR 97331

Dear Ms. de Silva,

It is my pleasure to write in support of the proposed Certificate Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation (WCMT).

Over the next couple of decades, increasing demands on the finite supply of water worldwide and especially in the arid western United States, will put a premium on the capacity of municipalities, irrigators, fisheries managers, hydro-electric utilities and other interests. Dependent on the availability of water, they will need to match their technical skills with leadership that can understand and negotiate with dissimilar interests who share the same water supply.

It is not a secret that leaders in today's natural resources agencies and organizations too often came with a tremendous set of technical skills and a limited ability to bring those skills to the table where interaction with others is the real basis for negotiation, collaboration, consensus-building.

I believe that Oregon State University is the proper home for this program, that Oregonians deserve the first chance to be natural resources leaders in Oregon. I delight in the thought that more Oregonians will fill the natural resources jobs here, in my home state, at my alma mater.

Executive Director

Coopfmtors: Union County Wallowa County Northwest Power Consemation Council Bonnedle Power Adminishation Oregon State N d Resource Agencies; ODFW, ODF, OWEB, ODA, OWRD, DSL, DOGAMI, EDD, DEQ

Eastern Oregon University Union & Wallowa Soil & Water Consemation Districts Oregon Cattlemen's Association Boise Cascade Corporation U.S.DA. Forest Service & N d Resources Conservation Service U.S.D.I. Bureau of Reclamation

Aaron T. Wolf, Ph.D. Department of Geosciences Oregon State University 104 Wilkinson Hall Corvallis, OR 97331-550

720 Urban and Public Affairs Building 506 S W Mill Street

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February 26,2007

National Policy Consensus Center

Post Office Box 751 Portland, Oregon 97207-0751

Dear Dr. Aaron Wolf:

I am writing to ovenvhemingly and enthusiastically support the development of the proposed Certificate Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. It proves to be a strong and timely program that will lead training efforts on issues related to water conflict management and water governance.

It is vital that our water managers integrate water sciences and policy, to successfully work and communicate in our multi-disciplinary, and multi-cultural times. This program will fill that niche. I believe that graduates of the Certificate Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation will be well prepared to take leadership roles in the management of our scarce natural resources, and will be well equipped to effectively select and apply suitable tools pertaining to preventing and resolving water conflicts. Such a transformation, moves towards collaborative and less confrontational approaches that build, serve and enhance communities.

This effort is an essential component to achieving sustainable water resources and a healthy economy. I whole-heartedly recommend that this program be implemented.

Sincerely,

Greg ~ d l f \.

Executive Director

College of Science, Office of the Dean Oregon State University, 128 Kidder Hall, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-4608 T 541-737-4811 | F 541-737-1009 | www.science.oregonstate.edu | science@oregonstate.edu

July 17, 2007 Dr. Aaron Wolf Department of Geosciences Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331 Dear Aaron: As you move forward with the development of the Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation, please be assured that the College of Science continues to support this program’s objectives and goals. It is my belief that this program bolsters the university’s programs and that its objectives are an essential component to achieving sustainable water resources locally and beyond. The support is clearly reflected through salary and benefits provided to cover support for a typical faculty research associate at a salary level of $40,000 annually or the equivalent FTE. This College’s recommitment will be made at 3-year intervals, renewable based on need and on progress in the program. I am, however, committed to working with you to insure the long-term stability of the Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation, whether through grants or College support. Sincerely yours,

Sherman H. Bloomer Dean, College of Science

Appendix H – Budget Outline

Water Certificate – Cat I Proposal – July 07 28

Budget Narrative

Year 1 This Budget is based on income currently administered through the College of Sciences and dedicated towards the establishment of the Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation over the next 2 years, renewable depending on program progress; and anticipated program funds through the E-campus once this proposal is approved. It is anticipated that the E-campus funding would go to the instructor for course development in addition to recovered money per student for the first two years of courses. Beyond money generated through the development of E-courses, presently, both private and Federal agenda funds are being sought to help sustain the program.

Dean Sherman Bloomer, College of Science, is willing to make a commitment beyond the next two years based on need and on progress in the program, and will work with us to insure the long-term stability of the Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. Personnel The classification “contractor,” does not refer to a specific person, but an “adjunct faculty” and/or “visiting scholar,” – as listed on page 16 of the proposal. The contractor would be invited, as funds permit, to teach at OSU. Project Coordinator costs are calculated using the present salary level for each participant, multiplied by the FTE to be dedicated to the project for the year. If funds permit, a contractor will be employed at a flat rate of $18,000 for a one-year appointment, with a 0.5 FTE. Other Payroll Expenses:

Fringe Benefits Fringe benefits for OSU are calculated using a formula which is a percentage of the participant’s salary. The percentage used depends on the salary range of the individual. As an example, a person with .10 FTE dedicated to the project and a salary of $50,000 per year would have fringe benefits calculated as: ($5,000 * 0.53) = $2650.

Equipment No equipment will be purchased on this grant. Supplies A small supply budget will provide for miscellaneous office supplies, telephone and fax charges.

Operating Year: 1st(indicate 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year--prepare one page for each)

Column B Column C Column D Column E Column F Column G

FTE Dept College

PersonnelContractor (@ $18k per year) 0.50 18,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 9,000Project Coordinator - Lynette de Silva 0.25 40,008 0 0 0 0 0 0 10,002Graduate Assistants (Include FTE) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Fellowships/Scholarships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Project Coordinator - Lynette de Silva (Fringe benefits @ 0.61 rate) 6,101 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,101 GTA/GRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Nonrecurring 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

Personnel Subtotal: 64,109 0 0 0 0 0 0 $25,103Other ResourcesLibrary/Printed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Library/Electronic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Supplies and Services 6,000 0 0 0 0 0 6,000Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Travel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Other Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

Other Resources Subtotal: 6,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 $6,000Physical FacilitiesConstruction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Major Renovation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Other Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

Physical Facilities Subtotal: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

GRAND TOTALS: 70,109 0 0 0 0 0 0 $31,103Percentage of Total 225.41% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

* See current OPE tables at http://oregonstate.edu/dept/budgets/budghand/tables.htm

(OUS and OSU)

Category I Proposal Budget OutlineEstimated Costs and Sources of Funds for the Proposed Program

Total new resources required to handle the increased workload, if any. If no new resources are required, the budgetary impact should be reported as zero.

See "Budget Outline Instructions" on the OUS Forms and Guidelines Web site: www.ous.edu/aca/aca-forms.html

Institution: Oregon State UniversityCategory I Proposal Name: Program Leading to Graduate Certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation

Academic Year: 2007-2008Completed by: Lynette de Silva

Column A

From Current Budgetary Unit

Institutional Reallocation from

Other Budgetary Unit LINE ITEM TOTAL

From Special State

Appropriation Request

From Federal Funds & Other

Grants/ContractsFrom Fees, Sales, & Other Income Endowment

Operating Year: 2nd(indicate 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year--prepare one page for each)

Column B Column C Column D Column E Column F Column G

FTE Dept College

PersonnelContractor (@ $18k per year) 0.50 18,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 $9,000Project Coordinator - Lynette de Silva 0.25 41,208 0 0 0 0 0 0 $10,302Graduate Assistants (Include FTE) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Fellowships/Scholarships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 Project Coordinator - Lynette de Silva (Fringe benefits 6,284 0 0 0 0 0 0 $6,284 GTA/GRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Nonrecurring 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

Personnel Subtotal: 65,492 0 0 0 0 0 0 $25,586Other ResourcesLibrary/Printed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Library/Electronic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Supplies and Services 6,000 0 0 0 0 0 $6,000Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Travel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Other Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

Other Resources Subtotal: 6,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 $6,000Physical FacilitiesConstruction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Major Renovation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Other Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

Physical Facilities Subtotal: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

GRAND TOTALS: 71,492 0 0 0 0 0 0 $31,586Percentage of Total 226.34% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

* See current OPE tables at http://oregonstate.edu/dept/budgets/budghand/tables.htm

(OUS and OSU)

Category I Proposal Budget OutlineEstimated Costs and Sources of Funds for the Proposed Program

Total new resources required to handle the increased workload, if any. If no new resources are required, the budgetary impact should be reported as zero.

See "Budget Outline Instructions" on the OUS Forms and Guidelines Web site: www.ous.edu/aca/aca-forms.html

Institution: Oregon State UniversityCategory I Proposal Name: Program Leading to Graduate Certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation

Academic Year: 2008-2009Completed by: Lynette de Silva

Column A

From Current Budgetary Unit

Institutional Reallocation from Other

Budgetary Unit LINE ITEM TOTALFrom Special State

Appropriation RequestFrom Federal Funds & Other Grants/Contracts

From Fees, Sales, & Other Income Endowment

Operating Year: 3rd(indicate 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year--prepare one page for each)

Column B Column C Column D Column E Column F Column G

FTE Dept College

PersonnelContractor (@ $18k per year) 0.50 18,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 $9,000Project Coordinator - Lynette de Silva 0.25 42,444 0 0 0 0 0 0 $10,611Graduate Assistants (Include FTE) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Fellowships/Scholarships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 Project Coordinator - Lynette de Silva (Fringe b 6,473 0 0 0 0 0 0 $6,473 GTA/GRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Nonrecurring 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

Personnel Subtotal: 66,917 0 0 0 0 0 0 $26,084Other ResourcesLibrary/Printed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Library/Electronic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Supplies and Services 6,000 0 0 0 0 0 $6,000Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Travel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Other Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

Other Resources Subtotal: 6,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 $6,000Physical FacilitiesConstruction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Major Renovation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Other Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

Physical Facilities Subtotal: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

GRAND TOTALS: 72,917 0 0 0 0 0 0 $32,084Percentage of Total 227.27% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

* See current OPE tables at http://oregonstate.edu/dept/budgets/budghand/tables.htm

LINE ITEM TOTAL

Institutional Reallocation from Other

Budgetary UnitFrom Special State

Appropriation RequestFrom Federal Funds & Other Grants/Contracts

Oregon State UniversityProgram Leading to Graduate Certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation

From Current Budgetary Unit

(OUS and OSU)

Category I Proposal Budget OutlineEstimated Costs and Sources of Funds for the Proposed Program

Total new resources required to handle the increased workload, if any. If no new resources are required, the budgetary impact should be reported as zero.

From Fees, Sales, & Other Income

See "Budget Outline Instructions" on the OUS Forms and Guidelines Web site: www.ous.edu/aca/aca-forms.html

Endowment

Column A

Institution:Category I Proposal Name:

Academic Year:Completed by:

2009-2010Lynette de Silva

Operating Year: 4th(indicate 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year--prepare one page for each)

Column B Column C Column D Column E Column F Column G

FTE Dept College

PersonnelContractor (@ $18k per year) 0.50 18,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 $9,000Project Coordinator - Lynette de Silva 0.25 43,716 0 0 0 0 0 0 $10,929Graduate Assistants (Include FTE) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Fellowships/Scholarships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 Project Coordinator - Lynette de Silva (Fringe b 6,667 0 0 0 0 0 0 $6,667 GTA/GRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Nonrecurring 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

Personnel Subtotal: 68,383 0 0 0 0 0 0 $26,596Other ResourcesLibrary/Printed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Library/Electronic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Supplies and Services 6,000 0 0 0 0 0 $6,000Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Travel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Other Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

Other Resources Subtotal: 6,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 $6,000Physical FacilitiesConstruction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Major Renovation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Other Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

Physical Facilities Subtotal: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

GRAND TOTALS: 74,383 0 0 0 0 0 0 $32,596Percentage of Total 228.20% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

* See current OPE tables at http://oregonstate.edu/dept/budgets/budghand/tables.htm

LINE ITEM TOTALFrom Special State

Appropriation RequestFrom Federal Funds & Other Grants/Contracts

From Fees, Sales, & Other Income Endowment

Column A

From Current Budgetary Unit

Institutional Reallocation from Other

Budgetary Unit

Program Leading to Graduate Certificate in Water Conflict Management and TransformationAcademic Year: 2010-2011

Completed by: Lynette de Silva

(OUS and OSU)

Category I Proposal Budget OutlineEstimated Costs and Sources of Funds for the Proposed Program

Total new resources required to handle the increased workload, if any. If no new resources are required, the budgetary impact should be reported as zero.

See "Budget Outline Instructions" on the OUS Forms and Guidelines Web site: www.ous.edu/aca/aca-forms.html

Institution: Oregon State UniversityCategory I Proposal Name:

Operating Year: 5th(indicate 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year--prepare one page for each)

Column B Column C Column D Column E Column F Column G

FTE Dept College

PersonnelContractor (@ $0.50 18,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 $9,000Project Coordin 0.25 45,024 0 0 0 0 0 0 $11,256Graduate Assistants (Include FT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Fellowships/Scholarships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 Project Coordinator - Lynette d 6,866 0 0 0 0 0 0 $6,866 GTA/GRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Nonrecurring 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

onnel Subtotal: 69,890 0 0 0 0 0 0 $27,122Other ResourcesLibrary/Printed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Library/Electronic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Supplies and Services 6,000 0 0 0 0 0 $6,000Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Travel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Other Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

urces Subtotal: 6,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 $6,000Physical FacilitiesConstruction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Major Renovation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0Other Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0lities Subtotal: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0

AND TOTALS: 75,890 0 0 0 0 0 0 $33,122entage of Total 229.12% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%* See current OPE tables at http://oregonstate.edu/dept/budgets/budghand/tables.htm

(OUS and OSU)

Category I Proposal Budget OutlineEstimated Costs and Sources of Funds for the Proposed Program

Total new resources required to handle the increased workload, if any. If no new resources are required, the budgetary impact should be reported as zero.

See "Budget Outline Instructions" on the OUS Forms and Guidelines Web site: www.ous.edu/aca/aca-forms.html

Institution: Oregon State UniversityCategory I Proposal Name: Program Leading to Graduate Certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation

Column A

Academic Year: 2011-2012Completed by: Lynette de Silva

From Current Budgetary Unit

Institutional Reallocation from Other Budgetary

Unit LINE ITEM TOTAL

From Special State

Appropriation Request

From Federal Funds & Other

Grants/ContractsFrom Fees, Sales, & Other Income Endowment

Appendix I – Faculty Vitae

On file in the Office of Academic Programs and Academic Assessment

Appendix J – Review Comments

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From: Shellhammer, Tom Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 10:47 PM To: Lee, John Walter - ONID Cc: Shellhammer, Gina; de Silva, Lynette - COS Subject: BFPC response to CAT I Proposal for Grad Cert in Water Conflict Management and Transformation Hello John: The Budgets and Fiscal Planning Committee met on May 31 to discuss the CAT I proposal for the initiation of a new instructional program leading to a graduate certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. This is an interesting proposal on a timely and 'hot' topic with collaboration from 6 colleges. There is the potential this program could attract students to OSU. Our committee supports the proposal and has no firm objections to it but feels it would be substantially strengthened with the following three additions.1. As written, the program does not appear to be self-sustaining. The authors should attempt to propose a sustainable option/route.2. What is the impact on the program coordinator if the Dean does not continue to fund this program following the 2nd year of its existence?3. The 'contractor' listed in the budget is undefined. Who is this person and what will he or she do? Comments we have for the author:1. The level of Ecampus funding for the program is somewhat questionable. For instance, the current Ecampus course offerings listed in the proposal come from Sociology and Political Science and it is almost certain that the funds generated from Ecampus registrations (regardless of whether they come from WCMT students) will stay within those departments and not fund the WCMT program.2. If the Ecampus model is to be used for the entire Graduate Certification program then substantial development of additional courses in the program is needed.3. The demand estimate of 32 new students in the first 2 years is overly optimistic in our opinion, given that these on-campus graduate students will need to take graduate certificate courses in addition their existing graduate coursework in order to receive this certificate. The estimate may be weakened by the fact that non-degree-seeking students cannot receive financial aid to participate in this certificate program. I suggest that the Curriculum Council proceed with its review of this program. Sincerely, Tom

Thomas H. Shellhammer, Ph.D. Nor'Wester Professor of Fermentation Science Associate Professor of Brewing and Food Engineering Department of Food Science and Technology Oregon State University 100 Wiegand Hall Corvallis, OR 97331-6602

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July 16, 2007 Hello, Gina: This letter addresses the comments and questions posed by the Budgets and Fiscal Planning Committee with regard to the Category 1 proposal for the initiation of a new institutional program leading to a graduate certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. As suggested by the committee, the response to the first three comments, have been added to the proposal to substantially strengthen it. Our response to all the comments are below:

Committee Comments #1 and #2 As written, the program does not appear to be self-sustaining. The authors should attempt to propose a sustainable option/route. What is the impact on the program coordinator if the Dean does not continue to fund this program following the 2nd year of its existence? Response to Committee Comments #1 and #2 Some funding will be generated through the development of E-courses. And, presently, both private and Federal agenda funds are being sought to help sustain the program. Dean Sherman Bloomer, College of Science, is willing to make a commitment beyond the next two years based on need and on progress in the program, and will work with us to insure the long-term stability of the Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. [This response is reflected in the revised Budget Narrative.] Committee Comment #3 The 'contractor' listed in the budget is undefined. Who is this person and what will he or she do? Response to Committee Comment #3 The classification “contractor,” does not refer to a specific person, but an “adjunct faculty” and/or

“visiting scholar,” – as listed on page 16 of the proposal. The contractor would be invited, as funds permit, to teach at OSU. [This response is reflected in the revised Budget Narrative.] Committee Comment #4 The level of Ecampus funding for the program is somewhat questionable. For instance, the current Ecampus course offerings listed in the proposal come from Sociology and Political Science and it is almost certain that the funds generated from Ecampus registrations (regardless of whether they come from WCMT students) will stay within those departments and not fund the WCMT program. Response to Committee Comment #4 Yes, you are correct, the current E-campus course offerings listed in the proposal do not presently include any courses from the Department of Geosciences, which house the Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. Please see the additional response to comments provided below. Committee Comment #5 If the Ecampus model is to be used for the entire Graduate Certification program then substantial development of additional courses in the program is needed. Response to Committee Comment #5 A proposal to address the development of E-campus courses for the entire Graduate Certification program was submitted to E-campus on June 1, 2007. Several of the proposed E-courses would be offered through the Department of Geosciences, which houses the Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. As such, this mechanism would provide funding to the program. The E-campus proposal is currently under review. Committee Comment #6

The demand estimate of 32 new students in the first 2 years is overly optimistic in our opinion, given that these on-campus graduate students will need to take graduate certificate courses in addition their existing graduate coursework in order to receive this certificate. The estimate may be weakened by the fact that non-degree-seeking students cannot receive financial aid to participate in this certificate program. Response to Committee Comment #6 We may have been overly optimistic! On further consideration, 10 new students in the first 2 years may be more realistic. [This response is reflected on page 12, section 4.c. of the proposal.]

Gina, attached please find a revised proposal documenting the suggested changes. Also, please note that an additional change was made, the sentence, “Furthermore, as pointed out by Jaeger, the water used provided significantly sub-optimal returns.” - has been deleted from page 3, section 1.b of the proposal. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me via e-mail at desilval@geo.oregonstate.edu, or by telephone at 737-7013. Sincerely, Lynette Lynette de Silva, Associate Director Program of Water Conflict Management and Transformation Oregon State University Department of Geosciences 104 Wilkinson Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 Phone: (541) 737-7013 Fax: (541) 737-1200 E-mail: desilval@geo.oregonstate.edu

Comment [JSS1]: Ask Bill Jaeger for the citation of his paper on this issue.

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