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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b>TO: All Graduate Faculty<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><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: June 28, 2012</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for July 2012<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., July 2, 1:00 pm, EDN 113E, <b><u>Matthew Webster</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Licensed Professional Counselor Interns’ Level of Self-Efficacy Relating to Graduate Program of Study and Institution Type<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. L. Rusty Waller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thurs., July 5, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Marlaina Brooks</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Student Motivation in the Classroom as Affected by Student Voice in Reading Selections<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. L. Rusty Waller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thurs., July 5, 1:00 pm, EDN 113, <b><u>Catherine Crawford</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Women Presidents in Texas Colleges and Universities: Their Career Paths, Barriers Faced, and Keys to Success<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Madeline Justice<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon. July 9, 1:00 pm, EDN 113E, <b><u>Kelly Moeller</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Charter Schools: A Comparison of the Impact of Charter Schools and Traditional Schools on English Language Learners’ Academic Outcomes in Texas’ Region 10<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. James Vornberg<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., July 9, 2:00 pm, HofL 302, <b><u>Sunchai Hamcumpai</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Learning English as a Foreign Language From Rural Texas Oral History Video<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Shannon Carter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., July 13, 12:15 am, EDN 113, <b><u>Bonita Woods</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Teacher Expectations and Academic Achievement: A Comparison of Magnet and Non-Magnet Traditional Elementary Schools<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Maria Hinojosa<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Lloyd Basham<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., July 13, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Rosalyn Walker</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Modularize Developmental mathematics or Not? That is the Question<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. L. Rusty Waller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., July 25, 10:00 am, EDN 113E, <b><u>Amy Blanton</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Motivating and Inhibiting Factors in the Assistant Principal’s Decision to Pursue the Principalship<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Casey Brown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>