Graduate School

Graduate School Bulletin

December 12,2023

 

Table of contents

Click on a category name to view that section or click on a headline to read the full announcement.

Articles of interest

Faculty and Staff

Admissions

Recruitment

Graduate Student Success

Opportunities for Graduate Students

Funding and awards for graduate students

Upcoming Events and Deadlines

 

Articles of interest

Instead of a Writing Marathon, Why Not Try a Sprint?

Take a look at this article from the Chronicle of Higher Education on organizing an on-campus meetup for faculty members looking for a burst of progress on a manuscript.

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If you come across an article that would be of interest to other graduate programs, please send it to Michael Sellman, Graduate School communication specialist, at msellman@ksu.edu, to have the article featured in a future Bulletin!

 

Faculty and Staff

Representation on the Graduate Council

The Graduate Council is organized into Academic Areas which form constituencies for representation to the Council. Colleges also have representation on the Council. A worksheet showing all Council representatives, organized by Academic Area and by what departments fall into these areas, is available to department heads and graduate program directors in the Grad-Resources MS Teams archive at the following link (K-State e-ID required): Graduate Council Representatives by Constituency.xlsx.

Information about Graduate Council membership is published in Chapter 6 of the Graduate Handbook.

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Support student participation in 3MT to be considered for mentor award

Graduate students have one more week to register for the 2024 Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT). 3MT registration closes December 18. For the second year, the Graduate School will award the Graduate Faculty Mentor Award to up to three graduate faculty members who have graduate students participating in the three annual research forums—Research and the State, 3MT, and the K-State Graduate Research, Arts, and Discovery Forum (K-GRAD).

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Achieving operational excellence through the Graduate Catalog

The Graduate School launched an effort to clarify graduate program catalog entries in Spring, 2023. Changes to over 30 entries appeared in the 2023-2024 Graduate Catalog. These efforts have continued into the fall and spring of this year. Most of the ongoing changes involve reorganization and clarification, using consistent terms across pages, listing contact information, etc., and thus will appear in this year’s catalog as soon as they are identified and implemented. Larger changes are subject to review by the Graduate Council and will appear in next year’s catalog.

The Graduate School’s goal is to provide a repository that helps prospective and current students better understand our graduate programs, what they value, and their requirements. Furthermore, clear program information is fundamental to the smooth operation of the Graduate School’s degree analysts who assist students in their path to a K-State graduate degree. For questions about this effort, please reach out to Dr. Michael Young, michaelyoung@ksu.edu, or Timon Smock, gradinfo@ksu.edu.

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Upcoming Events and Deadlines

December 14 End of Semester Celebration, 5:00 – 7:00 pm, Morris Family Multicultural Student Center
All Graduate School events and deadlines
Doctoral defenses

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Admissions

Slate CRM Implementation for Graduate School

  • The Graduate School continues to work with Carnegie and the slate CRM implementation team. We are in Phase II, building the application.
  • We had our last meeting dedicated to fields and prompts and expect to complete that next week. This is where the data will live and what it looks like.
  • We established our Slate payments system. We can accept payment through Slate for the application or any other necessary charges.
  • We built over 150 rules in Slate based on campus and academic programs. This will determine where a student file goes based on campus and program. These rules were based on the CollegeNet process.
  • User accounts and permission levels have been tested and plan to move into production soon.

The current timeline is as follows:

    • Phase 1- Complete by November 6th
      • Building Records, Forms, Events, and Communications
    • Phase 2- Complete by January 22nd
      • The Application form developed
    • Phase 3- Complete by April 15th
      • Workflows designed
    • Final Implementation goal: April 29th
    • Historical Data Migration into Slate by May 31st

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Encourage graduate students to complete housing survey

The Graduate School partners with VeryApt to provide a housing guide just for K-State graduate students. The housing guide includes data on where current K-State graduate students live and information about their housing experiences to help future grad students find a home. We are currently collection responses to a housing experience survey so that VeryApt can update the housing guide by the spring semester. Please encourage your graduate students to complete the anonymous housing survey if they are living in rental housing in Manhattan.

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Recruitment

Webinars for prospective students

We held two webinars In November 2023 for prospective students

    • What does it mean to be a Graduate Student in an R-1 Research Institution. We have over 400 registered students and approximately 175 attendees.
    • It's not too late to apply to Graduate School in November 2023. We have over 120 students registered students and approximately 40 attendees.

After each webinar, we send the registered students the powerpoint presentation.

The Graduate Admission page has a list of recorded webinars for prospective students – please use them during your recruitment efforts.

https://www.k-state.edu/grad/admissions/explore-grad/webinars.html

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Graduate Student Success

New grad student orientation: Webinars and welcome activities

The Graduate School looks forward to welcoming new graduate students to K-State for the Spring 2024 semester. We are communicating with incoming students and directing them to “getting started” guides on the Graduate School website and sharing information about welcome and orientation activities. We appreciate your help with communicating the information to your incoming students. Below are dates for sessions scheduled in December and January (view a detailed schedule)

    • Welcome and orientation activities hosted by the Graduate School
      • December 13, 9:00am - "Making Your Move to the U.S." Zoom session for incoming international students
      • December 19, 9:00am - “Preparing for Your Assistantship” Zoom session for new GTAs, GRAs, and GAs.
      • Welcome session for all new grad students (organized by the Graduate School) – January 10 (in-person, 9:30-11:30am; virtual, 3:00-4:30pm)
    • Additional orientation sessions
      • January 8 – Orientation for New International Students, hosted by International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS); additional international orientation activities throughout the week
      • January 11 – Orientation for New GTAs, hosted by the Teaching and Learning Center; session will be in the morning, exact time to be determined

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Opportunities for Graduate Students

One more week to register for the 3MT!

December 18 is the last day for graduate students to register for the annual Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT).

    • Masters and doctoral students at any stage of the research process may participate and they may present any research conducted as part of their graduate program.
    • The 3MT is an excellent way for graduate students to develop strong communication skills, which will make them more competitive on the job market.
    • Scholarship awards will be presented to 1st place, 2nd place, and people’s choice award recipients. The winner will represent K-State at the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) 3MT competition in April.

Graduate students may present any research they are conducting. Questions may be directed to Megan Miller, mmmiller@ksu.edu.

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Command and General Staff College Military Ethics Symposium Call for Papers

The United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC), Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, and the CGSC Foundation, Inc. will co-host the AY24 Military Ethics Symposium on 2 April 2024.

They are inviting students and faculty to submit unpublished papers to the symposium entitled, “Ethical Character in Modern Warfare: Human and Non-Human in Tension.”

Presenters will be selected to facilitate lively discussions about their work during symposium breakout sessions. Submitted abstracts should be between 300 to 400 words. The deadline for potential presenters to submit abstracts is Jan. 15, 2024.

To submit an abstract, or for additional information, contact the symposium coordinator, Chaplain (Major) Joshua Grimes, Ed.D. at william.j.grimes1.mil@army.mil or by calling (913) 684-4132.

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Spring 2024 employment with Rural Grocery Initiative

The Rural Grocery Initiative is seeking a part-time student employee to help advance the mission of the initiative. The student employee will support projects related to rural food access, rural grocery stores, and community vitality and will work with a variety of faculty, students, community stakeholders, and business leaders. This position is eligible for a remote or hybrid work environment. View the full position description and application instructions. For best consideration, apply by 11:59 PM Central on January 15, 2024. Questions can be directed to Erica Blair, elblair@ksu.edu.

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Funding and awards for graduate students

Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) 2024 Energy Innovation Summit

Graduate students interested in energy and innovation are invited to take part in the Student Program at the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) 2024 Energy Innovation Summit.

The summit will be held May 22 through the 24 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas near Dallas.

This event will include student-focused panels sessions, networking events and opportunities, and a chance for students to have their resumes included in a digital book that will be available to companies attending the Summit.

Participating students will be invited to take part in the third annual Proposing Ideas for Technologies that Can Harness Energy Sustainably (PITCHES) session. Information regarding PITCHES can be found on the PITCHES session website.

The application deadline is Jan. 26. For more information on the ARPA-E Summit, and to register, visit the program website.

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U.S. Department of Labor's Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) is accepting applications

The U.S. Department of Labor's Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) is accepting applications for the 2024 Summer Fellowship Program.

Current or recent PhD students are encouraged to apply for the opportunity to gain skills evaluating federal labor policies, protections and programs. Participants will be expected to work full-time (40 hours a week) for ten weeks, from June 10, 2024 to August 16, 2024.

Applications are being accepted until Dec. 17. Visit the CEO Summer Fellowship Program website for more information, and to apply.

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Homeland Security Professional Opportunities for Student Workforce to Experience Research

There’s still time to submit applications for the Homeland Security Professional Opportunities for Student Workforce to Experience Research program. The deadline is Dec. 15.

The program offers students an opportunity to learn more about the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), research the agency and component agencies, and enhance their researching skills and career goals. For more information about the program, and to apply, visit the DHS zintellect website.

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Upcoming Events and Deadlines

December 14

End of semester Celebration, 5:00-7:00pm, Morris Family Multicultural Student Center

December 18

Three Minute Thesis Registration Deadline

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