Graduate School Events and Major Dates

Explore the calendars below for upcoming events, meetings, deadlines, and doctoral dissertation defenses.

Spring 2023

For faculty

Professional Development

Winter Advising Institute - January 9
The Graduate School will present the following sessions:

Graduate Advisor Resources and Tools to Drive Graduate Student Success
presented by Megan Miller and Michael Young
2:30-3:20pm, 126 Leadership Studies Building
Understanding Cultural Differences when Building Relationships and Expectations for Grad Students
presented by Marcellus Caldas
3:30-4:15pm, 126 Leadership Studies Building

The Institute is coordinated by the Office of Student Success. Visit the Advising Institute website to learn more.

The Highs and Lows of Faculty Life: Lessons from Experience - January 13
Coordinated in partnership with the Teaching and Learning Center
Union Cottonwood Room

9:00-10:30am - How to get started (and stay productive) in research, scholarly and creative activities, and design (RSCAD) at K-State
10:45am-12:15pm - How to resolve conflict and navigate department/college/university politics

Meetings

Department heads meeting - January 24, 3:00-4:00pm, 127 Leadership Studies
Associate deans meeting - February 21, 9:00-10:00am, 121 Eisenhower
Town Hall - April 5, 3:00-4:00pm, 114 Leadership Studies

Know How: Graduate School conversations

All Know Hows will be held 11:30am-1:00pm in 121 Eisenhower Hall.

February 15 - Admissions and Graduation
March 22 - Ensuring Smooth Approval of New Programs by the Graduate Council
April 19 - Excellence in Innovation
May 17 - End of Semester Celebration

Distinguished Graduate Faculty Presentation

Dr. Hans Coetzee will present:
"Advancing Farm Animal Welfare with Improved Methods to Recognize and Manage Pain"
March 1, 1:30 pm, Leadership Studies Town Hall

For graduate students

Graduation and commencement deadlines

Please refer to detailed checklists for additional requirements and guidance.

December 2 - Deadline to complete all degree requirements to be a Spring 2023 graduate without having to enroll in Spring 2023
March 1 - Deadline to complete KSIS graduation application for your name to appear in the commencement program booklet
April 14 - Deadline to complete all degree requirements to be a Spring 2023 graduate

Research Presentation Events

Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT)

February 8 - First round of competition, 9:30am-5:00pm, 227 and Flinthills Room, Union
February 22 - Final round of competition, 5:30pm, K-State Alumni Center

K-State Graduate Research, Arts, and Discovery Forum

March 8 - Poster Presentations
March 9 - Oral Presentations

Capitol Graduate Research Summit (CGRS)

March 22, 10:00am-1:30pm, State Capitol Building

Professional Development Events

Grad Coffee Chats

Spring Grad Coffee Chats will be held February 7, March 7, April 4, and May 2. All chats are held from noon-1:00pm in 118 Eisenhower Hall, with a Zoom option for distance students and others unable to attend in-person. Register to attend in OrgCentral.

Funding and Awards

For more funding opportunities, please visit the Scholarships, fellowships, and grants site.

Fall 2023

For faculty

For graduate students

High-level graduation and commencement deadlines

Below are major deadlines for graduate students to graduate in the Fall 2023 semester and participate in the December commencement ceremony.

Please refer to detailed checklists for additional guidance.

Professional development events

Grad Wildcats Write
Learn more on the GSC Professional Development webpage.

GSC and other professional development events

Teaching and Learning Center Professional Development Series

Every Wednesday, noon-1pm
View full schedule on TLC website

Library and Your Research Workshop Series

Every Monday, at 1:30pm
View full schedule on K-State Libraries website

Research Presentation Events

Research and the State graduate student poster session
Visit event page

ETDR template training sessions

All sessions held via Zoom. Access the Zoom meeting from the event listing in the university calendar.

Grad Coffee Chats

Held in-person in 121 Eisenhower Hall, with a Zoom option for distance students and others unable to attend in-person. All chats are held from noon-1:00pm. Register to attend in OrgCentral.

Funding and awards

Fellowship information sessions
Learn more on the GSC Professional Development webpage.

GSC Award for Graduate Student Teaching Excellence
Learn more on the award webpage.

GSC travel awards

Application deadline is the first of the month two months prior to the month in which the event begins (e.g., Sept. 1 is the deadline to apply for events that begin anytime in November).
More information and application form on GSC travel awards site.

The events and dates above and others can also be found within the following calendars included in the university events calendar.

Graduate Student Council calendar

Doctoral dissertation defenses

Comprehensive Graduate School calendar