Committees and Representatives

Assists the Graduate School with coordination of annual research forum events and professional development seminars/workshops. Research forums responsibilities include reviewing presentation abstracts, creating abstract program booklets, recruiting judges, recruiting volunteers to assist at the event, helping with tasks at the event (e.g., set-up, check-in, processing judge scores). Professional development events responsibilities include assisting with execution of events, tracking participation in events, coordinating professional development certificate distribution.

The goal of this committee is to expand the contributions graduate students make to support fellow graduate students, the K-State community, and the surrounding community. This committee is responsible for identifying or developing opportunities for graduate students to engage in volunteer or service activities. Engaging graduate students in these activities helps to increase visibility of the graduate student population, exposes graduate students to experiences that enrich their academic and personal lives, and helps graduate students expand their professional network.

This committee is responsible for planning 2-4 graduate student social events each semester to bring together graduate students from across disciplines. Social events provide graduate students a mental break from academic responsibilities and are an opportunity for building community with peers in a variety of disciplines.

Awards and Recognition is a standing committee within the GSC. The committee works together to recognize graduate students for their achievements and contributions to research, scholarship, and teaching at K-State.

Co-Chairs

Mayowa Adesina, Madesina@ksu.edu

Members

Ali Lashgari
Mia D. Sawyers
Andres Felipe Holguin Rocha
Leah Haller
Kallee Dunn
Grace O'Toole
Andrea Salazar

The fundraising committee coordinates events to raise funds for supporting GSC operating expenses.

Co-Chairs

Kallee Dunn, kallee@ksu.edu

Members

Luqman Olawale

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 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

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

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

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

This representative works to keep graduate students informed on changes to the Kansas Board of Regents Student Injury and Sickness health insurance plan.

Representative:

Victoria Brenneis, victoriab@ksu.edu

One graduate student represents the GSC on a committee formed by the K-State Libraries to discuss how the K-State Libraries can better serve students, faculty and staff.

Representative:

Dylan Sears, dmsears@ksu.edu

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

For more information, see the website.

Representative:

• Open

• Marcus Kidd, mkidd@ksu.edu
• Aaron Middaugh, middaugh@ksu.edu
• Open positions available

• Marcus Kidd
• Dryden Baumfalk
• Roselle Barretto
• Roberta Meloni
• Kara Langin
• Harrison Taylor
• Bradley Galka
• Jaymi Peterson
• CJ Joyner
• David Rowe
• Taylor Simonson
• Tanner Richie
• Kyle Fields