Graduate School Bulletin
May 30, 2023
Table of contents
Click on a category name to view that section or click on a headline to read the full announcement.
Faculty and Staff
Admissions
- Annual CollegeNet Updates are due May 31st
- CollegeNet discontinuing ADMIT READER evaluation tool June 1st
Graduate Student Success
Funding for Graduate Students
Upcoming Events and Deadlines
Faculty and Staff
The Graduate School has been working with the Division of Information Technology to transition all Graduate School student forms to Softdocs Etrieve, K-State’s new enterprise electronic form and workflow solution. Softdocs provides more user-friendly access, easier processing and easy tracking of approval status.
Beginning May 30, students and support staff/faculty who access Graduate School forms via our webpage will be directed to the new forms created in Softdocs Etrieve and links to our forms on the Decisions platform will be redirected to the Softdocs Etrieve forms. The Decisions form workflow platform will remain active for 30 days to allow any forms that are currently in progress (submitted prior to May 30) to complete the approval workflow.
The webpage for Graduate School forms remains the same and individual form links will be directed to the Softdocs Etrieve forms:
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Graduate School: https://www.k-state.edu/grad/about/forms/
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Training Video
The Division of Information Technology conducted and recorded a virtual training session that is now available via Teams Grad-Resources.
Questions and Support
For general form questions, please contact: Scott Schlender, Graduate School, 785-532-6191,
grad@ksu.edu
To report a technical issue such as denied access, submit a ticket via the IT Service Portal or contact the IT Service Desk at (785) 532-7722.
Admissions
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
Evaluators: CollegeNET we will discontinue the Admit Reader evaluation tool in the classic interface on June 1st, 2023 in preparation for summer software and hardware upgrades. Our instructions here show how to navigate evaluating applications using the Worklist tool in the updated interface.
Graduate Student Success
In June, the Graduate School will host a series of “Getting Started” Zoom sessions to support incoming students with their onboarding at K-State and with the start of their graduate career. The Graduate School is sending Information about these sessions directly to graduate students admitted for the fall 2023 semester. We appreciate help from graduate programs with sharing this information with students. All sessions will be recorded and made available for students who are unable to attend live.
Session topics and times:
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- June 7 – Enrollment, Billing, and Making Payments, 1:30pm
- June 12 – Preparing for Your Assistantship, 11:00am
- June 16 and 21 – Making Your Move to the U.S., 9:00am
- June 20 – A session for non-Manhattan campus students, 7:00pm
In August, the Graduate School will host a welcome session for all new graduate students. There will be an in-person session and a virtual session. Tentatively, both sessions will be held on August 16. Details will be finalized in the coming weeks.
Visit the Incoming Graduate Students section of our website for more information. Questions may be directed to Dr. Megan Miller (mmmiller@ksu.edu, 532-6191).
Funding for Graduate Students
Graduate Student Council travel award applications are due June 1 for travel to professional events or to support registration fees for virtual events that begin any time in August.
What if I’m still waiting for a response on my presentation submission? Students who plan to attend a conference and submitted a presentation but haven’t been notified yet if the presentation is accepted for the conference should still complete the GSC travel award application by June 1, and report that they plan to give a presentation. If allocated a travel award, the amount will be pending until the student submits documentation verifying that the presentation was accepted.
Upcoming Events and Deadlines
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June 1 |
GSC travel award application deadline for events that begin in August |
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June 7 |
Getting Started in Grad: Enrollment, Billing, and Making Payments, Zoom 1:30pm |
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June 12 |
Getting Started in Grad: Preparing for Your Assistantship, Zoom 11:00am |
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June 16 |
Getting Started in Grad: Making Your Move to the U.S., Zoom 9:00am |
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June 20 |
Getting Started in Grad: A session for non-Manhattan campus students, Zoom 7:00pm |
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June 21 |
Getting Started in Grad: Making Your Move to the U.S., Zoom 9:00am |
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July 1 |
GSC travel award application deadline for events that begin in September |
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August 1 |
GSC travel award application deadline for events that begin in October |
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August 16 |
Graduate School Welcome Session for New Graduate Students |