Graduate School Bulletin
April 04, 2023
Table of contents
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Faculty and Staff
- Reminder: Building GS Strategic Leadership Role Town Hall Tomorrow
- Nominations Open: Commerce Bank & WT Kemper Foundation Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award
- Electronic Forms Update SoftDocs/Etrieve
- Celebrate graduate students this week
- Update from MAGS meeting
- April Know How: Excellence in Innovation
- Upcoming Events & Deadlines
Admissions
Recruitment
Graduate Student Success
Opportunities for Graduate Students
- Grad Coffee Chat today
- Writing an Effective Resume workshop
- Call for submissions: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Showcase
- Exploring diverse career paths: A panel discussion with professionals from industry and government
Funding and Awards for Graduate Students
Upcoming Events and Deadlines
Faculty and Staff
The Graduate School will be hosting a Town Hall session on April 5th from 3:00-4:30pm in Leadership Studies Town Hall. In the “Building GS Strategic Leadership Role” we will discuss the initiatives launched this academic year, the outcome of these initiatives and our plan for the next year. The event is for all graduate constituents. We look forward to seeing you all at the Town Hall!
The nomination process for the Commerce Bank and WT Kemper Foundation Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award is now open. The deadline for nominations is May 1, 2023.
This prestigious award honors current members of the graduate faculty who are recognized nationally and internationally for their outstanding scholarly achievements and for their contributions to graduate education at Kansas State University.
Additional information, application instructions, and the nomination portal are available on the Graduate School’s website.
Nominees will be considered for three consecutive years and materials may be updated annually, if desired. After a one-year hiatus, the individual may be nominated again but a new nomination packet must be submitted.
Please consider nominating a colleague or colleagues for the DGF award! We look forward to getting your nominations by May 1, 2023!
Due to a technical issue, the Graduate School has been delayed in completing final testing of all electronic forms that will go give in SoftDocs/Etrieve, K-State’s new enterprise electronic forms and workflow solution. The Division of Information Technology is working with the technical support team at SoftDocs/Etrieve to resolve the issue and we hope to complete our testing this week after we receive confirmation that the issue has been resolved. After testing is completed, training will be offered live via Zoom and a recording will be available after the training is held. The Graduate School will include training session information in the weekly bulletin and we will send a separate email notification to department heads, graduate program directors and support staff.
An overview of the SoftDocs/Etrieve product is available at:
https://support.ksu.edu/TDClient/30/Portal/KB/ArticleDet.aspx?ID=865
If you have questions about Graduate School electronic forms and the new SoftDocs/Etrieve product release, you can contact Scott Schlender <scottsch@ksu.edu>, Academic Services Coordinator.
Graduate Student Appreciation Week is April 3-7! Check out the K-State Today announcement for special events and activities planned by the Graduate School and academic colleges to recognize graduate students. Please take time this week to express your appreciation to graduate students for the work they do in teaching, research/scholarly work, leadership, service, and outreach.
On March 29-31, Dean Petrescu, Dr. Young, and Dr. Miller attended the annual Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) meeting in Chicago. We would like to share a few highlights of the meeting.
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- From presentations by other MAGS institutions, we learned about trends in graduate education and graduate student needs that will help guide our strategic planning for graduate education at K-State. Information shared by other graduate schools, as well as by exhibitors (e.g., ETS, Beyond the Professoriate, Liaison), reinforced the value of data-informed decision making. Other themes of the meeting included the need for enhancing training and mentoring to support graduate student career-readiness for diverse career paths, developing a holistic admission process, and developing comprehensive/holistic admission and student services to help the whole student thrive in graduate school and beyond.
- 3MT competition – Abigail Kreznor, PhD student in Chemistry, represented K-State at the MAGS 3MT competition on March 31. While Abigail did not win an award, she was one of 10 finalists selected from a pool of over 50! She did an outstanding job presenting her research and representing K-State.
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- Award for Excellence in Innovation in Graduate Education – The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was the winner of this year’s award for their development of GradMAP, an innovative program comprised of a suite of resources that provide new graduate students with a comprehensive first-year experience.
The Graduate School invites you to join us on April 19th for our Know How session on Excellence in Innovation.
This Know How will be held from 11:30am – 1:00pm in Eisenhower 121 and via Zoom. (Meeting ID: 999 1943 0807)
For more information about this event, please contact Miranda Schremmer at mquint@ksu.edu
Please RSVP to this event by April 18th.
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April 5 |
Graduate School Town Hall Meeting, 3:00pm, Leadership Studies 114 |
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April 19 |
April Know How: Excellence in Innovation, 11:30am-1:00pm, Eisenhower 121 |
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May 1 |
Nominations Due: Commerce Bank & WT Kemper Foundation Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award |
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May 12 |
Graduate School Commencement Ceremony, 1:00pm, Bramlage Coliseum |
Admissions
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Application Processing
Application Processing: The Graduate School is working hard to process applications as quickly as possible. For international applications, please be sure to indicate if you are providing funds (an assistantship) and provide the assistantship form when completing the program recommendation on the decision tab. Please use the latest version of the form. This reduces the time to process an application.
Recruitment
This semester, the Graduate School is inviting K-State undergraduate students and graduate school applicants in the surrounding areas to the Graduate School Open House Sessions. Segmenting the population has allowed prospective students to ask questions that are more specific to their goals and allows participating faculty, staff, and students to build rapport. If you would like to participate or have any questions about this semester's open houses, please contact, Sarah Tortella, Director of Graduate Recruitment at stortella@ksu.edu.
The Spring Graduate School Informational Webinars have been successful in answering applicants’ questions about pursuing graduate education at K-State. We have hosted three webinars this semester, each of which has had more than 150 registered and more than 50 in attendance. The purpose of these webinars is to encourage applicants to commit to K-State for the Fall 2023 semester if admitted. We have one more Informational Webinar this semester focusing on graduate programs with rolling or extended deadlines on Wednesday, April 13th.
The Graduate School is very busy with recruitment this Spring with several in-person and virtual events in the coming weeks. If your program is participating in recruitment events please communicate with the Graduate School. We would be happy to share information on social media, attend or share booth space or connect you with other programs on campus who may be interested in attending or sharing space. Please contact, Sarah Tortella, Director of Graduate Recruitment at stortella@ksu.edu.
Graduate Student Success
Rachel Keen, doctoral student in biology, and Endy Kailer, doctoral student in agronomy, were the two K-State winners at the Capitol Graduate Research Summit, held at the Capitol Building in Topeka on March 22. They each received a $500 scholarship for their outstanding poster presentations. Read the full news release recognizing these students.
- Need ETDR formatting assistance? Make sure to complete a “ticket” by filling out the ETDR Request Form at https://www.k-state.edu/grad/academics/etdr/help-contact/
Opportunities for Graduate Students
Please share the following information with your graduate students
All grad students are invited to the monthly Grad Coffee Chats to connect with leadership from the Graduate School and the GSC (Graduate Student Council). Today’s chat will be held from noon-1pm in 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.
The final session in the BioKansas Spring Webinar Series, “Writing an Effective Resume,” will be on April 11 at 10:00am. Whether you’re looking to land a new position, apply for a funding opportunity, or start your career in the industry - this is the course for you! Participants will learn how to, identify the key differences between a resume and curriculum vitae, tailor their resume to specific needs, put their best foot forward when advertising in a professional setting. Visit the BioKansas event page to register to attend. Contact communications@biokansas.org for a discount code for free registration.
The Teaching and Learning Center will host the second Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Showcase on May 8 from 1:30-4:30 pm in 181 Hale Library. The goal of the showcase is for K-Staters to share ideas and/or research pertaining to teaching and learning. Poster and oral presentation options are available. If interested in sharing your ideas at the showcase, complete the registration by 5pm April 12. Direct questions to Ashley Schiffer at schiffer@k-state.edu.
Join this panel discussion with advanced degree holders who have pursued careers in industry and government on April 13, 3:00-4:00pm, in the Union Wildcat Chamber. The panelists will share their experiences, insights, and advice on navigating different career paths. This panel discussion is a great opportunity to learn from experienced professionals who were once in your shoes as a graduate student. You'll have the chance to ask questions and network with the panelists and other attendees! Register to attend.
Funding for Graduate Students
International Student and Scholar Services is accepting applications for a graduate assistant (GA) position for 2023-2024. The GA will support programs such as coffee hour, orientation for new international students, and international spouse orientation. The GA will also provide other office support. Interested students should contact David Hebing, hebingd@ksu.edu, for more information. April 9 is the priority date for application review.
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) Biological/Life Sciences and, 2) Humanities and Fine Arts. Nominees must have an effective date of degree awarded in the period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2023. Nomination deadline: May 1, 2023
Upcoming Events and Deadlines
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April 3-7 |
Graduate Student Appreciation Week |
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April 4 |
Grad Coffee Chat, noon-1pm, 118 Eisenhower Hall |
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April 5 |
TLC seminar: Technology in Education |
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April 7 |
Leading Change Workshop – Leadership for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, noon-1pm, Zoom |
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April 12 |
TLC seminar: Rhythm is Plaid |
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April 19 |
TLC seminar: The Numerical Wizardry behind Teval Adjusted Scores |
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April 26 |
TLC seminar: Student Mental Health |
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April 27 |
Graduate Student Awards and Recognition Reception, 5:00pm, Alumni Center banquet room |
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April 28 |
ETDR Template Training Session, 1:00-2:30pm, Zoom |
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May 1 |
University Distinguished Professors Excellence in Doctoral Studies Award Applications Due |
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Distinguished Thesis and Distinguished Dissertation Awards Due |
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GSC travel award application deadline for events that begin in July |
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May 2 |
Grad Coffee Chat, noon-1pm, 118 Eisenhower Hall |