Graduate School

Graduate School Bulletin

May 02, 2023

 

Table of contents

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Faculty and Staff

Admissions

Recruitment

Graduate Student Success

Opportunities for Graduate Students

Funding for Graduate Students

Upcoming Events and Deadlines

Faculty and Staff

The Graduate School has finished collecting hooding information from all terminal degree candidates. After we verify the candidate’s status, we will be reaching out to faculty who have been named as hooders to confirm their participation in the ceremony. Please reach out to Miranda Schremmer (mquint@ksu.edu) if you have any questions or you can find the most up to date commencement information on the commencement website.

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Faculty are invited to participate in the commencement ceremony on May 12, 2023, at 1pm. As it is customary, we reserve seats in section 6. Please fill out the RSVP survey to indicate your participation in the commencement ceremony. More information is available on the graduation website. For any questions about the ceremony, please contact Miranda Schremmer, mquint@ksu.edu.

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On Wednesday, April 26, an e-mail went out to department heads and graduate program directors from the Graduate School asking them to review a list of graduate faculty with expired memberships. The intent is to identify any faculty on the list that requires a new nomination for associate graduate faculty membership and to provide an emergency approval for those teaching in the next semester.

We want to thank you for your positive response to this request and the promptness with which you identified these faculty members. Some departments still need to review the list. As a reminder, to receive an expedited emergency status, please complete the spreadsheet (accessible via the web, here) by May 15th for the summer 2023 term and by July 1st for the fall 2023 term. The emergency status is only active through the Fall 2023 semester and thus will not cover Spring 2024 courses or committees.

For any questions about membership status, please contact Timon Smock in the Graduate School at gradinfo@ksu.edu.

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The Graduate School invites you to a celebratory Graduate School Know-How session! We will be providing coffee and cookies to celebrate the end of another successful spring semester.

The celebration will be held in 121 Eisenhower Hall, from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm on May 17th.

Please RSVP to the event by May 15, 2023, and we look forward to your attendance.

For information about this event, Miranda at mquint@ksu.edu

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The Graduate School is in the process of searching for a new communication/marketing specialist.

The main role for the Communication and Marketing coordinator will be:

    • Develop and maintain communications/marketing-strategies and tactical plans for the Graduate School working collaboratively with the Graduate School team and K-State Division of Communications and Marketing.
    • Write news releases and feature stories that promote graduate students, faculty and initiatives, increasing the overall reputation of K-State’s Graduate School and the university as a whole. Communicating to both internal university audiences and external audiences required.
    • Develop content strategies and write content for all digital platforms utilized by the Graduate School, including the Graduate School website, social media platforms, and email marketing efforts.

Additional details on this position can be found on the K-State Career’s website. We’d love to hire one of our graduate students. If you know any current graduating students or alumni who might be interested in working with the Graduate School in this role, please direct them to the job announcement.

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May 12

Graduate School Commencement Ceremony, 1:00pm, Bramlage Coliseum

May 17

May Know How: Grad School Celebration

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Admissions

  • Annual CollegeNet Updates are due May 31st

The Graduate School is requesting all programs to review their program specific area of the online graduate application for annual updates. Changes should be submitted to Joe Horan at jphoran@k-state.edu

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Recruitment

This past week, the Graduate School collaborated with the Office of Recruitment and Admissions in presenting graduate educational opportunities to our recruitment partners in India with Career Mosaic. Prospective international students are eager to understand what prerequisite course work and experiences are recommended for assistantship opportunities, the application process, and what to expect if offered the opportunity to study here at K-State.

Additionally, we are continuing outreach to engage with admitted applicants, encouraging them to commit and enroll. Domestic prospects who are able to continue to apply to our programs with flexible deadlines through the summer are also receiving targeted email and social media messaging.

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The Graduate School is currently planning for the 2023 -2024 recruitment cycle and looking forward to collaborating with future recruitment efforts. If your program is planning events and would like support in person with tabling or by coordinating communication with our social media channels or email campaigns, please reach out to Sarah Tortella at stortella@ksu.edu .

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Graduate Student Success

The Registrar’s Office will now be using a third-party vendor, Parchment, to mail diplomas. This new vendor will be able to do address verifications with the students and provide an electronic diploma and certificate. The electronic diploma and certificate should be extremely useful to students that would have to wait for the hard copy to arrive and allow for immediate access to their credentials. With this new vendor E-Ship Global will no longer be available.

    • Certificates will not be mailed out at the University level via a hard copy option but are being offered to all students starting spring 2023 forward as a digital certificate option. Some Colleges/Academic Departments may still choose to issue a hard copy Certificate, but it is not required.

For additional details, please visit the Registrar’s Office website.

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Using ChatGPT and maintaining academic integrity
ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence tool that allows users to provide a command or question, to which ChatGPT will generate a response by pulling from existing internet text and data. The rise of ChatGPT can be intimidating and/or empowering for instructors in higher education. K-State's Teaching and Learning Center has collected numerous resources for guidance on how to use ChatGPT in your own work and how to help undergraduates navigate the use of ChatGPT in a way that facilitates learning, individual work, and success without compromising academic integrity. Check out the resources from the TLC!

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Graduate students appointed to a 0.5 FTE GTA, GRA, or GA appointment during the summer are eligible to enroll in the GTA/GRA/GA option of the UnitedHealthCare Student Resources health insurance plan. If you were enrolled in plan during the spring 2023 term and wish to continue coverage for the summer, you must complete the enrollment again. You must be on an assistantship appointment for the summer to be eligible for the GTA/GRA/GA option. Open enrollment is May 1-July 1, 2023, for a coverage period of June 1-July 31, 2023. Learn more and enroll.

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The Graduate School will be sending out renewal letters to departments that have students who are eligible to have their Donoghue Scholarship renewed. Students much meet the following criteria.

    • recommendation from graduate program
    • GPA of 3.40 or higher
    • meeting a satisfactory level of progress
    • being appointed on an assistantship
    • demonstration of active participation in departmental, Graduate School, Graduate Student Council, university, and other professional engagement activities

Thank you for all of the hard work you put in to nominate these students! If you have any questions about the renewal process, please contact Miranda Schremmer (mquint@ksu.edu).

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Opportunities for Graduate Students

Please share the following information with your graduate students

The Graduate Student Council is launching a new program for graduate students. The application system is open for the new Leadership Shadow Program for Graduate Students!

This program will give a select number of graduate students a half-day experience shadowing a member of K-State University’s upper administration in Fall 2023. This will be a great opportunity to learn from one of K-State’s leaders. For more information and to submit an application, students should visit the Graduate School website. The application deadline is May 28, 2023.

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All grad students are invited to the monthly Grad Coffee Chats to connect with the Graduate School Dean. The final chat of the semester is May 2, noon-1pm, 118 Eisenhower Hall. Coffee chats foster community building and provide graduate students a space to share their experiences, ask questions, and engage in discussion to support a positive graduate student experience. In-person attendance is encouraged (we'll have coffee!). A Zoom link will be provided upon registration to allow distance students and others to join us if unable to attend in-person.

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Graduate students are invited to share their work and support learning among middle and high school students by designing and facilitating a hand-on activity for the KAWSE GROW and EXCITE summer workshops June 7-9. Submit your activity proposal by May 17. Learn more.

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Funding for Graduate Students

The English Language Program is seeking 3-4 students to be student ambassadors assisting a group of 40 visiting graduate students from around the world during their orientation activities before they go to other US universities. The Fulbright students will be in Manhattan July 22 – August 12, 2023. Ambassador employment will begin July 11, 2023. The overarching responsibility of the student ambassadors is to help the participants get acquainted with American campus and city life while representing the values of Kansas State University, the Manhattan community, and American culture! For more information, contact Leena Chakrabarti at leena@ksu.edu.

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The Rural Grocery Initiative is hiring a part-time student employee for summer 2023. The student employee will support projects related to rural food access, rural grocery stores, and community vitality and work with a variety of faculty, students, community stakeholders, and business leaders. This position is eligible for a remote or hybrid work environment. Reach the full position description. To apply, students should submit a resume, names of three professional references, and a cover letter by email to rgi@ksu.edu. Deadline to apply has been extended to May 12, 2023. Questions can be directed to Hannah Jenkins, hsjenkins@ksu.edu.

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Please share the following opportunities for funding and to advance your research and professional skills with government and industry organizations.

    • Native American Graduate Fellowship Program - $25,000 funding opportunity for graduate students with an interest in making a contribution to Native health care; Apply by May 19, 2023; Need assistance with the application? Contact Beth Powers, K-State's Director of Nationally Competitive Scholarships, bethpowers@ksu.edu.
    • Publicly Active Graduate Education (PAGE) Fellows Program - Graduate students with a demonstrated interest and commitment in public scholarship and/or artistic practice are invited to apply for the PAGE Fellowship to receive a year’s worth of mentorship, professional development training, and community support as well as a travel stipend to attend a Fellows Summit during the national conference; Apply by June 30, 2023
    • Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan Ability Lab Post-Doc Fellowships - Northwestern University, in collaboration with the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab (formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), announces several post-doctoral fellowship positions. All positions are two-year, full-time fellowships that provide an opportunity for individuals who have completed a Ph.D. or other terminal degree to gain expertise and experience in health services research broadly, with the goal of preparing for a scholarly career. Positions begin preferably between Summer and Fall 2023. Learn more

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Upcoming Events and Deadlines

May 2

Grad Coffee Chat, noon-1pm, 118 Eisenhower Hall

May 12

Graduate School Commencement Ceremony, 1:00pm, Bramlage Coliseum

May 28

Deadline to apply for Leadership Shadow Program for Graduate Students

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