NOMINATION FOR GRADUATE FACULTY
Review Graduate Faculty eligibility and nomination requirements in the Graduate Handbook, Chapter 5, before completing this form.
Nominee Information:
Is the candidate's highest degree a terminal degree for candidate's field of specialization? Yes No
Report departmental voting results. The nomination of members must be initiated by the candidate's department head and
recommended by 2/3 of all eligible Graduate Faculty in the program. All faculty voting shall be by secret ballot. Review Chapter 5
of the Graduate Handbook for voting eligibility requirements.
MEMBERSHIP OR ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP
Only regular graduate faculty members of a department/program may
vote on membership nominations.
Only certified graduate faculty of the program
are eligible to vote on certification nominations.
AUTHORIZING SIGNATURE (Dept. Head or Graduate Program Director):
By typing or signing your name here, you authorize approval of the nomination and confirm accuracy of voting information.
Submit the following to gradinfo@ksu.edu:
1. A single PDF document that contains the following items:
• Letter of Nomination from the Department Head
The letter should state the intended role(s) of the nominee as a member of the graduate faculty, the nominee's research or
creative activities, and additional qualifications to serve as a member of the graduate faculty.
• This nomination form
• One-page vita (using the CV template)
2. A PDF copy of the nominee's complete vita with peer-reviewed publications clearly designated.
MEMBERSHIP
If submitting a nomination for membership, SELECT ONE of the four types
of membership below.
Membership (tenure track with terminal degree)
Upon departmental nomination, the Dean of the Graduate School will
appoint the candidate to the graduate faculty.
Membership (Non-tenure track, adjunct, no terminal degree, or eligible
clinical faculty) requires Graduate Council approval
Clinical Membership (clinical assistant professor, clinical associate
professor, and clinical professor) requires Graduate Council approval
Associate Membership (requires Graduate Council approval)
Indicate whether the individual will teach graduate courses, serve on
supervisory committees, or both.
*Teach graduate courses Serve on supervisory committees
*The nomination letter must list the courses to be taught.
CERTIFICATION
Check the box below if submitting a
nomination for certification.
Certification to direct doctoral students
(requires Graduate Council approval)
Note: A faculty member must have graduate
faculty membership in order to be nominated
for doctoral certification, or doctoral certification
may be sought concurrently with graduate
faculty membership. Adjunct graduate faculty
members may be certified but must serve as a
co-major professor with a regular graduate
faculty member.
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