Committees and Representatives

Graduate students from diverse disciplines serve on GSC committees and represent the graduate student body on university committees and in the Student Governing Association as senators. These students contribute their time, skills, and passion to carryout the Graduate Student Council's initiatives to enhance the graduate student experience and prepare graduate students for diverse career paths.

Committees

Awards and Recognition

Fundraising

Professional Development

GSC strives to provide informational meetings, workshops and forums that enhance the professional development of graduate students. The council promotes interdisciplinary activities to enrich graduate students' education beyond their own disciplines. The council also sends out information on various seminars held across campus every week to the council members, to be shared with their graduate student groups.

Co-Chairs

Anna White, Annawhite@ksu.edu
Michael Akinseloyin, makinse@ksu.edu

Members

Asmita Mahara
Brooke Erin Dennis
Rupinder Singh
Endy Lopes Kailer
Jasmine Bundy
Leah Haller

Public Relations

Public Relations is a standing committee within the GSC. This committee is responsible for promoting GSC initiatives and activities through weekly emails to the graduate student body and social media. This committee also develops materials to promote events and activities coordinated by other committees.

Co-Chairs:

Brooke Erin Dennis, beadennis333@ksu.edu
Fereshteh Majdi, fmajdi@ksu.edu
Sandra Guzman, sandra44@ksu.edu

Research Forums

This committee is primarily responsible for organizing and promoting graduate and undergraduate research through the K-State Research Forum, Research and the State and the Capitol Graduate Research Summit.

Co-Chairs:

Jasmine Bundy, jasmine09@ksu.edu
Victor Oladoja, oladojavictor@ksu.edu

Members:

Sabita Ranabhat
Srijana Subedi
Thitikan Jirakittisonthon
Enzo Giovanni Unzain Moreno
Natasha Bhattarai
Mobashsira Tasnim
Bhaskar Upadhyay Aryal
Andrea Salazar

Student Affairs

The Student Affairs Committee is part of the Graduate School Council seeking to provide student support and services, engage students through events and activities, and enhance student growth and development. We provide programming through social events and offer activities geared for improving the well-being of all graduate students. This committee is also responsible for considering issues related to international graduate students.

Chair:

Asmita Mahara, asmitam@ksu.edu

Members:

Mia D. Sawyers
Jasmine Bundy
Harold Al Wilcox III
Kehinde Bosikun
Sai Surya Ravipati
Luqman Olawale

University Representatives

Diversity Advocate

Governmental Relations

Chaired by the Governmental Relations Director, this committee is comprised of campus community interest group representatives, such as the Faculty Senate president, SGA leadership or representatives, a GSC representative, deans from the colleges, and other administrative members of the President's Cabinet. The committee meets weekly in the spring to hear an update of the happenings in the Kansas Legislature and of those items of interest to K-State and higher education.

Representative:

Ramona Weber, monaw@ksu.edu

Health Insurance

Housing

LGBTQIA+ Advocate

K-State Libraries

Military Affiliated Student Affairs

Parent and Guardian Advocate

Recreation Services

One graduate student appointed by the GSC serves on a 12-member voting council with the purpose of the Recreational Services Council being to serve as a general governing and policymaking body for the Recreational Services Department. The Council is responsible to the assistant vice president of Institutional Advancement, and is charged with overseeing the Recreational Services program for: Students, Faculty/Staff, Alumni, Guests, and others as authorized by council.

Representative:

Kiana Schulze, kiana7@ksu.edu