[VPAAEtal] Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for May 2015

[Academic Affairs]

TO:           All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students

FROM:     Vicky Turner
                   Doctoral Degree Coordinator

DATE:      April 30, 2015

RE:            Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for May 2015

Mon., May 4, 10:30 am, EDN 108, Esther Robinson, Proposal Defense
Dual Enrollment in Three Rural Louisiana High Schools
Major Advisor:  Dr. Madeline Justice
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jinoh Kim

Mon. May 4, 1:30 pm, EDN 108, Myrtle Dixon, Final Defense
Institutional Factors Affecting Doctoral Degree Completion at Selected Texas Public Universities
Major Advisor:  Dr. Joyce Scott
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Juan Araujo

Tue., May 5, 10:00 am, EDN 107, Dawn Harris, Proposal Defense
The Impact of Building Leadership Capacity on Campus Culture
Major Advisor:  Dr. Kriss Kemp-Graham
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Andrea Graham

Tue., May 5, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, Tracy Tolbert, Final Defense
Influence of Emotional Intelligence on First-Year College Students
Major Advisor:  Dr. Madeline Justice
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Lavelle Hendricks

Tue., May 5, 2:00 pm, Hall of Lang 136, Danielle Brownsberger, Final Defense
The Ethos and Identity Formation of Autistic Writers: A Rhetorical Analysis of Online Advocacy Narratives
Major Advisor:  Dr. Donna Dunbar-Odom
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Mark Reid

Tue., May 5, 2:30 pm , EDN 108, Chad Van Winkle, Proposal Defense
A Multiple-Baseline Study of the RISC School Model Implemented in Maine
Major Advisor:  Dr. Art Borgemenke
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jessica Wranosky

Wed., May 6, 10:00 am, Hall of Lang 134, Rachel Cantrell, Proposal Defense
Occupy Democracy: Studying Social Media and Users vs. Governments as Competing Literacy Sponsors in the First-Year Writing Classroom
Major Advisor:  Dr. Tabetha Adkins
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Linda Matthei

Fri., May 8, 10:00 am, EDN 108, Felicia Shepherd, Final Defense
Attitudes and Perceptions of Alumni Engagement at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Major Advisor:  Dr. Joyce Scott
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Donna Dunbar-Odom

Fri., May 8, 2:00 pm, EDN 108, James Brown, Final Defense
Measuring the Acceptance of Evolutionary Theory: A Profile of Science Majors in Texas 2-Year Colleges
Major Advisor:  Dr. Joyce Scott
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Tim Wilson

Fri, May 8, 3:00 pm, Hall of Lang 134, D'Andra White, Proposal Defense
(In) Between Two Cultures: An Ethnographic Study of the Literacy Practices of Two Messianic Synagogues
Major Advisor:  Dr. Tabetha Adkins
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jason Davis

Thur., May 14, 10:30 am, EDS 128, Barbi Donehoo, Proposal Defense
Relationship of Achievement of AIMSweb Mathematics CBM Assessment on TAKS Mathematics Assessment
Major Advisor:  Dr. Gilbert Naizer
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Gail Johnson


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