Graduate School

Graduate School Bulletin

March 21, 2023

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Faculty and Staff

Admissions

Recruitment

Graduate Student Success

Opportunities for Graduate Students

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!

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The next Graduate School Know How will be Wednesday March 22nd, 11:30 am, Eisenhower 121 or zoom (Meeting ID: 999 1943 0807). Dr. Michael Young, Faculty Associate, will review the key Graduate School processes involving the submission of graduate course and program proposals. Those attending will gain a better understanding of the timeframe for review, learn to avoid the most common mistakes when submitting proposals, and review the new Graduate School Proposal Guidebook.

If you are planning to submit any changes to your graduate curriculum within the next year or two, please attend. For questions, please contact Dr. Michael Young, michaelyoung@ksu.edu.

Please RSVP to this event by March 21st

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Faculty are invited to participate in the commencement ceremony on May 12, 2023 at 1pm. As it is customary, we reserve seats in section 6. Please fill out the RSVP survey to indicate your participation in the commencement ceremony. If faculty need regalia, they may order from the K-State Union Bookstore by April 1st. More information is available on the graduation website. For any questions about the ceremony, please contact Miranda Schremmer, mquint@ksu.edu.

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The Graduate School is extremely excited to welcome Dr. Kamesh Sirigireddy, Kansas State University Alumni Fellow. During his visit, Dr. Sirigireddy will meet with a variety of graduate constituents, including Graduate Student Council leaders, Associate Deans, Graduate Program Coordinators, UDP Task Force, Sarachek nominees and committee members, Donoghue Scholars, and Postdocs. Formal invitations to these groups will be sent this week. If you have any questions about Dr. Dr. Sirigireddy's visit, please contact Miranda Schremmer, mquint@ksu.edu.

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Mar. 22

March Know How: Ensuring Smooth Approval of New Programs by the Graduate Council, 11:30am, Eisenhower 121

Apr. 5

Graduate School Town Hall Meeting, 3:00pm, Leadership Studies 114

Apr. 12-15

Alumni Fellow Visit

Apr. 19

April Know How: Excellence in Innovation

May. 1

Nominations Due: Commerce Bank & WT Kemper Foundation Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award

May. 12

Graduate School Commencement Ceremony, 1:00pm, Bramlage Coliseum

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Admissions

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Recruitment

  • Donoghue Scholarships Update

    The Graduate School awarded 30/62 applications for the Donoghue Scholarships in amount of $128,000. This year, international students were also eligible for the award. Award letters were sent to 11 masters students and 19 doctoral students. We already had 13 students accept the award! Thank you to all who submitted nominations!

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The Graduate School has awarded $29,000 in Doctoral Recruitment Event Funding Grants to eight programs that applied for these funds to host prospective students this spring. These departments are Agronomy, Biochemistry, Biology/Microbiology, Couple and Family Therapy, Mathematics, Physics, Prevention Sciences and Psychological Sciences. The Graduate School encourages all faculty members and students in these departments to take an active part in contributing to these events.

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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

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The Spring Graduate School Informational Webinars have been successful in answering applicants’ questions about pursuing graduate education at K-State. We have hosted two webinars this semester and have 2 webinars remaining. The purpose of these webinars is to encourage applicants to commit to K-State for the Fall 2023 semester if admitted.

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If your program is participating in a recruitment event, 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.

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Dean Petrescu, Associate Dean Chwen Shue and Associate Provost Grant Chapman participated in meetings with two universities from Taiwan: Tzu Chi University and National Chiayi University to discuss partnerships and agreements for joint academic programming, i.e. 1-1 master program and accelerated programs MOUs. The trip was part of a Study Abroad Program organized by the PMBA College of Business. For questions about this trip, or about discussing opportunities for collaborations with universities, please contact Dean Petrescu at cpetrescu@ksu.edu

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Graduate Student Success

On March 8 and 9, nearly 60 graduate students from across the university presented their research in a poster session and talks at the annual K-State Graduate Research, Arts, and Discovery Forum (K-GRAD). Eight students were selected for awards for their outstanding presentations. Read the full announcement of winners.

Poster presentation winners:

    • Sabita Ranabhat, doctoral student in Entomology
    • Jessica Demarco, doctoral student in Biological and Agricultural Engineering
    • Lindsay Howard, doctoral student in Couple and Family Therapy
    • Regan Culp, master’s student in Agricultural Education and Communication

Oral presentation winners:

    • Irosah Wanithunga, doctoral student in Agronomy
    • Madison Nobrega, master’s student in Biology
    • Fei Xyza Asuncion, doctoral student in Biological and Agricultural Engineering
    • Aspen Streetman, doctoral student in Kinesiology

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  • Ten graduate students to present their research to legislators at State Capitol

    Ten graduate students are headed to the State Capitol on March 22 to represent K-State at the annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit. Along with their peers from other Kansas Regents institutions, the students will present their research that has important implications for the state of Kansas. State legislators are invited to the poster session to learn about the valuable research conducted by graduate students. Read abstracts of the K-State presentations.

    K-State presenters:

    • Nicholas Gallivan, PhD student in Psychology
    • Tucker Graff, MS student in Grain Science
    • Olivia Haley, PhD student in Horticulture and Natural Resources
    • Lindsay Howard, PhD student in Human Ecology specializing in Couple and Family Therapy
    • Rachel Keen, PhD student in Biology
    • Endy Lopes Kailer, PhD student in Agronomy
    • Kamilyah Miller, PhD student in Pathobiology
    • Lindsay Morris, PhD student in Physics
    • Mayra Perez-Fajardo, PhD student in Grain Science
    • Shiseido Robinson, MS student in Industrial Engineering

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For your information: Students are encouraged to order regalia as soon as possible to ensure orders are processed and received in time for the ceremony. Any student located near Manhattan is encouraged to come to the K-State Union Bookstore to pay for and pick up their regalia. Any distance students can order their regalia online. More information is available on the graduation website.

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The Graduate School, with support from the KSU Foundation, is launching new efforts to raise funds to support this scholarship. A mail letter is being sent to graduate alumni to inform them of this initiative and to ask for their support. Scholarships were awarded in Spring and Fall 2022. Spring 2023 scholarships are in the process of being awarded (a total of $5,000 to six students).

Since Fall 2022:

    • 120 applications have been received for child care support
    • Only 24% of applicants have received scholarships due to limited funds
    • Primary areas of need for funding are daycare/babysitting, healthcare, and food

More information about the Graduate Student Child Care Scholarship can be found on the Graduate School website. Contributions to support the scholarship can be made on the Graduate School’s Foundation page.

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Opportunities for Graduate Students

Please share the following information with your graduate students

For graduate students employed in assistantships or other employee positions at K-State, it can be challenging to navigate the dual roles of student and employee. This session will guide graduate students through university policies and employee reporting responsibilities for maintaining academic, housing, and work environments that are free of discrimination, harassment, and sexual harassment. Attendees will also learn how to support students they work with through the student of concern reporting process and how to utilize the multitude of resources available to the student and campus community through the Office of Student Life and other campus offices. The session will be held March 28, noon-1:00pm in the Big 12 Room in the K-State Student Union.

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Graduate students who are writing a thesis, dissertation, or report are encouraged to attend this session for guidance on using the ETDR formatting templates. The session will be held via Zoom on March. 31, from 1:00-2:30 pm. Use the “Join Stream” button in the event post to join the session.

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Funding for Graduate Students

The Graduate School is accepting applications for the University Distinguished Professors Excellence in Doctoral Studies Award. The deadline for applications is May 1, 2023.

The University Distinguished Professors Excellence in Doctoral Studies Award recognizes exceptional achievement in doctoral studies. Applicants must demonstrate excellence in scholarship through publications and other accomplishments appropriate for their academic field.

Graduate Students can be nominated by K-State faculty or can self-nominate.

Eligible graduate students must be admitted to candidacy at the time of application and must be enrolled in the Fall 2023 semester. The award is available to eligible students who meet the above criteria in any K-State college, department or academic program.

Additional information, application instructions, and the application portal are available on the Graduate School’s website. Application deadline: May 1, 2023

Questions about this fellowship award can be directed to Miranda Schremmer, udp@ksu.edu.

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Graduate Student Council travel award applications are due April 1 for travel to professional events OR registration fees for virtual events that begin any time in June.

What if I’m still waiting for a response on my presentation submission? Students who plan to attend a conference and submitted a presentation but haven’t been notified yet if the presentation is accepted for the conference should still complete the GSC travel award application by April 1, and report that they plan to give a presentation. If allocated a travel award, the amount will be pending until the student submits documentation verifying that the presentation was accepted.

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The Department of Agriculture’s National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, or NBAF, and BioKansas are providing up to 15 paid internships over the next three years for students from populations underrepresented in STEM. During the immersive 10-week summer internship or 15-week fall or spring semester internship, participants will work in person with mentors at NBAF, develop professional and federal employment skills, and earn a monthly stipend ranging from $1,250-$1,530 for part time interns and from $2,500-$3,060 for full time interns. Qualified candidates must be a U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident. Major areas of interest include animal science and pre-veterinary; biology, chemistry, virology and related sciences; communications, graphic design and related fields; computer science, information systems, digital media and other information technology disciplines; cybersecurity; mathematics and physics; and nuclear engineering, mechanical engineering, construction science and related disciplines. The application deadline for the first cohort is April 25 for the summer 2023 session, which is from June 5 to Aug. 11. Applications for the fall 2023 semester session, which is from Sept. 4 through Dec. 15, will be open from March 13 to May 15. Interested applicants can read more information and apply for free at biokansas.org/internship.

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Upcoming Events and Deadlines

Mar. 22

TLC Seminar: Empathy and Supporting Students, noon-1:00pm, Zoom

Mar 23

Leading Change Workshop – Creating Space: Leadership Practices to Make Progress in Complex and Adaptive Systems, 3-4pm, Zoom

Mar. 26

ETDR Template Training Session, 1:00-2:30pm, Zoom

Mar. 27

Library Workshop: Getting the Most Out of Google Scholar and Scopus, 1:30-2:30pm, Zoom

Mar. 28

Campus Resources and Policies for Graduate Students: Helping yourself and others, noon-1pm, Union Big 12 Room

Mar. 29

TLC Teaching Chat, noon-1:00pm, Zoom

Mar. 31

ETDR Template Training Session, 1:00-2:30pm, Zoom

April. 1

GSC travel award application deadline for events that begin in June

April. 3

Library Workshop: After Graduation: Accessing Research on the Job, 1:30-2:30pm, Zoom

April. 3-7

Graduate Student Appreciation Week

April. 4

Grad Coffee Chat, noon-1pm, 118 Eisenhower Hall

April. 5

TLC seminar: Technology in Education

April. 7

Leading Change Workshop – Leadership for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, noon-1pm, Zoom

April. 12

TLC seminar: Rhythm is Plaid

April. 19

TLC seminar: The Numerical Wizardry behind Teval Adjusted Scores

April. 26

TLC seminar: Student Mental Health

April. 27

Graduate Student Awards and Recognition Reception, 5:00pm, Alumni Center banquet room

April. 28

ETDR Template Training Session, 1:00-2:30pm, Zoom

May. 1

University Distinguished Professors Excellence in Doctoral Studies Award Applications Due

Distinguished Thesis and Distinguished Dissertation Awards Due

May. 1

GSC travel award application deadline for events that begin in July

May. 2

Grad Coffee Chat, noon-1pm, 118 Eisenhower Hall

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