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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b>TO:
All Graduate Faculty<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b>FROM:
Vicky Turner<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b>
Doctoral Degree Coordinator<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<h2><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>DATE:
October 30, 2009</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b>RE:
Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for November 2009<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>______________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Nov. 3, 2:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Brandy Fair</u></b>, Proposal
Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i>Are Students “Readi” for Online Classes?
Examining the READI Assessment as a Possible Predictor of Student Success in an
Online Communication Course<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Major Adviser: Dr. Leah Wickersham<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Haydn Fox<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Nov. 4, 11:30 am, HL 134, <b><u>Bernie Bruster</u></b>,
Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i>Shakespeare’s Spiritual Sonnets<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Major Adviser: Dr. Kathryn Jacobs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Linda Matthei<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Fri., Nov. 6, 8:30 am, Bin 234, <b><u>Michael Becerra</u></b>,
Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i>Relationships of Masculinity and Ethnicity as At-Risk
Markers for Online Sexual Addiction in Men<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Major Adviser: Dr. Chester Robinson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Yvonne
Villanueva-Russell<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Fri., Nov. 6, 1:00 pm, Bin 234, <b><u>Steve Lyman</u></b>, Final
Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i>Triadic Supervision in CACREP Accredited Counselor Education
Programs: Current Practices and Rationale<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Major Adviser: Dr. Steve Armstrong<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Lee Waller<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thurs., Nov. 12, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Shikun Zhang</u></b>,
Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i>Attitudes of ESL Students Towards the Use of Computer-Assisted
Language Learning (CALL) in a University in China<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Major Adviser: Dr. Jason Davis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Ricky Dobbs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Nov. 17, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Lloyd Basham</u></b>,
Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i>Presidents as Transformational or Transactional Leaders
in Higher Education<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Major Adviser: Dr. Madeline Justice<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Stephen Starnes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Nov. 17, 11:00 am, EDN 113E, <b><u>Jerry Hunkapiller</u></b>,
Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i>Impact of a Newcomer Program on Secondary School
Achievement of Recent Immigrant Students<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Major Adviser: Dr. James Vornberg<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Chris Green<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Fri., Nov. 20, 10:30 am, EDN 113E, <b><u>Bruce King</u></b>,
Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i>A Case Study of a Community College-University Teacher
Recruitment Partnership<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Major Adviser: Dr. Rodger Pool<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Theodore Hansen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Nov. 24, 2:00 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Kevin Rutherford</u></b>,
Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i>Biology Adjunct Faculty Usage, Support, and Professional
Development Across Three Levels of Rural Community Colleges<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Major Adviser: Dr. Jon Travis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Charles Rogers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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