Graduate School

Graduate School Newsletter

April 19, 2022


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

Graduate Student Success

Opportunities for Graduate Students

Upcoming Events and Deadlines

 

Faculty and Staff

Today’s Brown Bag will be an interactive discussion for attendees to share their experiences using the Graduate Milestones Dashboard and to learn from each other how this tool can support graduate programs’ efforts to support graduate student success.

    • Dashboard access expanded to graduate faculty: When the dashboard was launched in November, access was granted to deans, associate deans, department heads, graduate program directors, and graduate program contact staff. This week, we are expanding access to faculty who have regular graduate faculty membership and clinical graduate faculty membership. Access the Milestones Dashboard here.
    • Point of Contact: Dr. Megan Miller is the point of contact for the Milestones Dashboard. Please direct questions or concerns about the dashboard, including access, to her at mmmiller@ksu.edu.

The Brown Bag will be held in 121 Eisenhower Hall and via Zoom (https://ksu.zoom.us/j/99919430807, Passcode: BrownBag).

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The interim associate dean role ends at the end of the academic year on May 15th. We will celebrate Dr. Reznikoff’s work this academic year at the May 17th brown bag event (11.30am in 121 Eisenhower). The main goal for the interim associate dean role was to help shape the role of the permanent associate dean role given the new role of the Graduate School. Dr. Reznikoff has accomplished this goal and helped shape the role of the associate dean. She will continue collaborating with the Graduate School in supporting the success of graduate programs on campus.

Please mark your calendars for the end of year celebration and Dr. Reznikoff’s celebration on May 17, 11.30am in 121 Eisenhower Hall.

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The Graduate School is in the process of collecting hooding information from all terminal degree candidates. Each candidate has been sent a RSVP survey which includes a section to put in their hooding faculty information. We have encouraged each candidate to reach out to their major/co major professors prior to filling out the RSVP survey. The Graduate School will reach out to the faculty who have been named as hooders as soon as the RSVP survey closes, May 2, to confirm their participation. Please reach out to Miranda Schremmer (mquint@ksu.edu) if you have any questions.

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The Graduate School is extremely excited to welcome Dr. Mary Gregoire, Kansas State University Alumni Fellow. During her visit, Dr. Gregoire will meet with the College of Human Heath and Services administration and faculty as well as Graduate Student Leaders. Dr. Gregoire earned her doctorate in foodservice and hospitality management from K-State in 1985.

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Apr 19

Graduate School Brown Bag: Graduate Milestones Dashboard Part III

Eisenhower 121/Zoom: 11:30am-1:00pm
May 3

Commerce Bank & WT Kemper Foundation DGF

Award Nominations Due
May 13

Commencement: Bramlage Coliseum: 1:00pm
May 17

Graduate School Brown Bag: End of the Semester Social

Eisenhower 121/Zoom: 11:30am-1:00pm

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Admissions

Admissions is continuing to process and issue I-20s for International Students. We are seeing more applications for Fall this year, which has increased the number of I-20s we are processing for new graduate students. For any late admits, please make sure we receive the recommendation as soon as possible so we can process and issue the I-20.

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Graduate Student Success

The Graduate School offers a funding opportunity to assist programs with bringing admitted doctoral students to campus for a spring visit. This year the Graduate School allotted $28,000 towards these events, which took place between January and March, to allow seven programs to invite prospective students to campus.

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The inaugural Graduate Student Childcare Scholarship program has awarded funding to 13 graduate students representing nine graduate programs from four colleges. Individual students were awarded between $500 and $1000 to use for expenses related to their children’s care. The awards totaled $10,000, of which $5,000 was funded by the Graduate Student Council and $5,000 by the Graduate School. Applications were reviewed by a Graduate Student Council Committee and two graduate students working with Student Success Coordinator Dr. Megan Miller and Interim Associate Dean Sarah Reznikoff. Award allocations were determined by statements of need provided by applicants. Award recipients will be notified today, and all applicants will be directed to additional resources that may provide needed support.

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Three Kansas State University doctoral candidates have received Sarachek awards for their academic and research achievements. Jun Huang, doctoral candidate in plant pathology, was awarded the $17,600 Alvin and RosaLee Sarachek Predoctoral Honors Fellowship in Molecular Biology. Awarded the $1,000 Sarachek Scientific Travel Awards were Joel Steyer, doctoral candidate in genetics, and Alexis Carpenter, doctoral candidate in biology. Read the full news release recognizing these students.

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The Timothy R. Donoghue Graduate Scholarship program was initiated by Timothy Donoghue, former Graduate School Dean, as a way to recruit top candidates throughout the United States by enhancing graduate assistantship stipends. Selected master’s students are awarded $3000 and doctoral students $5000 for the first year of study with a possibility of renewal for a second year. For the 2022-2023 academic year, the Graduate School has awarded a total of $130,000 in Donoghue Scholarships, to 15 incoming master’s students and 17 doctoral students. These students were among the 74 nominated and represent all 21 departments across campus that submitted nominations. We look forward to working with these scholars in the Fall semester!

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Earlier this month, the Graduate Student Council (GSC) held elections for new executive officers. The following four students will lead the GSC in the 2022-2023 academic year. To our knowledge, this is the first time that all GSC officer positions have been filled by masters students. The new officers officially take their positions on May 1, 2022.

    • President - Tucker Graff, MS student in Grain Science
    • President Elect - Kortnee Vandonge, Masters student in Public Health and DVM student
    • Secretary - Sara Partin, MA student in English
    • Treasurer - Valentina Pereyrapicabea, MS student in Agronomy

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Opportunities for Graduate Students

The Graduate School and Graduate Student Council will sponsor up to 50 graduate students to participate in Beyond the Professoriate’s annual Online Career Conference, May 7 and 14. If interested, students should complete the registration form by May 4. Do NOT register on the conference site. The Graduate School will submit bulk registration for K-State graduate students.

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Upcoming Events and Deadlines

Apr 25

Graduate Student Ambassadors application deadline
May 1

GSC travel award application deadline for events beginning in July
May 3

University Distinguished Professors Excellence in Doctoral Studies Award applications due
May 7

Distinguished Thesis and Distinguished Dissertation Award nominations due
May 13

Commencement: Bramlage Coliseum: 1:00pm

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