Graduate School Newsletter

March 22, 2022


Table of contents

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Faculty and Staff

Opportunities for Graduate Students

Graduate Student Funding and Awards

Upcoming Events and Deadlines

 

Faculty and Staff

The first week of April (4-8) is nationally recognized as Graduate Student Appreciation Week. The Graduate School encourages colleges, departments, and programs to express appreciation and recognize the accomplishments and contributions of graduate students during this week or at anytime in the month of April.

    • Appreciation from the Graduate School, University President, and GSC
      • Extra sweet coffee chat – The Grad Coffee Chat on April 12 will be extra sweet with coffee AND cookies provided by the Graduate School.
      • Awards and Recognition Reception – The Graduate Student Council will recognize graduate student accomplishments and contributions from this academic year at the annual Awards and Recognition Reception on April 19 at 5:00pm in the Alumni Center. Invitations are being sent directly to the students who will be recognized.
      • Recognition of GSC officers – The Graduate School will provide a special recognition of service to this year’s GSC officers at their monthly meeting in April.
      • President’s Picnic for Graduate Students – The President’s Office will host a special picnic for graduate students on April 24 at 5:00pm. Information and RSVP instructions are being sent to graduate students next week.
    • Planning something you would like the Graduate School to share? The Graduate School will include a graduate student appreciation announcement in K-State Today on April 4. If you have an event/activity you would like included in the announcement, please send to Megan Miller (mmmiller@ksu.edu) no later than March 31.

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Approximately 50 graduate students from disciplines across campus will present their research and scholarly work at the annual K-State Graduate Research, Arts, and Discovery (K-GRAD) Forum. Poster presentations will be held on March 30 from 11:00am-1:00pm in the K-State Student Union Courtyard. Oral presentations will be held in four sessions throughout the day on March 31 in the Big 12 Room and room 227 in the Union. The Forum will conclude with an awards ceremony at 4:00pm in the Big 12 Room. More information and a schedule are available on the GSC website.

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The deadline to submit nominations for service on the Graduate Council is past. We thank the faculty who provided nominations. Here’s a timeline of events:

    • Thu, 24 MAR: Qualtrics ballots e-mailed to Graduate Faculty for voting.
      • Be sure to check Junk E-mail boxes in Microsoft Outlook in case the ballot is identified as spam e-mail.
    • Mon, 04 APR: Deadline for ballot to be completed.
    • Mon, 11 APR: New elected members informed and announced. Tue, 03 MAY: New members installed at Graduate Council meeting.

Having a strong Graduate Council will lead to a strong graduate education. Thank you for your role and contribution to advancing Graduate Education!

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Graduate Faculty members are invited to join the March Roundtable discussion on faculty roles in aligning standards for admissions, coursework, and student support in the first stages of the graduate program. Fill the survey here to indicate interest and availability.

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Mar 22

Graduate School Brown Bag: Commencement

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

Mar 23

Building GS Strategic Leadership Roles: A Town Hall Meeting

Leadership Studies Town Hall: 2:00pm-4:00pm

Mar 30

K-State GRAD Forum poster presentations

Mar 31

K-State GRAD Forum oral presentations

Apr 4-8

Graduate Student Appreciation Week

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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Opportunities for Graduate Students

Graduate students are invited to the second virtual workshop of the Grad Money Hour Series with Jackie Cummings Koski on March 22 at 5pm. This session will cover different types of investments, making sense of investing, where to start, and why it matters. More information and Zoom registration are available on the GSC website. A recording of the first session covering credit and student loans is also available on the website.

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Leading change across cultures requires us to intentionally recognize and address inequity in order to build a more socially just world. In this session, we will explore interpersonal and systemic elements of culture, power, and privilege and how these impact the practice of leadership and the creation of inclusive classrooms, labs, and workplaces. This session will be held March 23, 12:00-1:30pm. Register in advance for Zoom link.

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Graduate students are invited to two panel discussions to hear from recent K-State alumni who will talk about their career paths and how they landed in their current employment. The panelists will discuss the resources they utilized, skills they have developed, and activities they were involved in during their graduate career that helped them the most when applying for jobs. STEM session: April 1 at 11:30am. General Session: April 15 at 1:30pm. Learn more and register.

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Graduate Student Funding and Awards

Offered by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, fellows will receive training and hands-on-experience in a broad range of data science topics, including data analytics, informatics methods, and software development, but will also be exposed to how data science funding programs are being developed for research and training, and in the design of data governance and sharing strategies. Benefits: Competitive stipend ranging $80,990 - $91,958 annually; 100% of ORAU health insurance premiums covered for the duration of the appointment; travel and training allowance of $6,000 annually. Eligibility: Be a U.S. citizen or LPR; Received a master's or doctoral degree in a relevant field within five years (60 months) of appointment start date. Current graduate students may apply but must complete their degree before the start of the appointment. Application deadline: March 25, 2022. Learn more about this fellowship.

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Pursuing a graduate degree is demanding, and raising children is expensive, but students should not have to put their personal lives on hold while earning their degree. The Graduate Student Child Care Scholarship serves to relieve some of the financial burden of child care expenses, which in turn facilitates degree progress of graduate students who are raising families. Application deadline: April 6, 2022. Five scholarships up to $1,000 each will be awarded before the end of the spring 2022 semester.

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The Graduate School is accepting nominations for the MAGS/ProQuest Distinguished Thesis Award and the CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award. These awards serve to recognize theses and dissertations representing original work that makes an unusually significant contribution to the student’s field of study. For each award, a graduate program may nominate one student in each of this year’s award categories: 1) Engineering, Math, and Physical Sciences and, 2) Social Sciences. Nominees must have an effective date of degree awarded in the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022. Nomination deadline: May 7, 2022

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Upcoming Events and Deadlines

Mar 22

Grad Money Hour Series – Investing Your Money

Mar 23

Leading Change Workshop

Mar 30

K-State GRAD Forum poster presentations

Mar 31

K-State GRAD Forum oral presentations

Apr 1

GSC Professional Development – Early Career Preparation panel discussion

Apr 4-8

Graduate Student Appreciation Week

Apr 5

GSC Professional Development – Early Career Preparation panel discussion

Apr 6

Child Care Scholarship Application deadline

Apr 7

Child Care Scholarship Application deadline

Apr 11

Leading Change Workshop

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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