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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b>TO: All Graduate Faculty<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>FROM: Vicky Turner<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b> Doctoral Degree Coordinator<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><h2 style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>DATE: March 28, 2013</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for April 2013<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., Apr. 1, 10:00 am, EDS 101/MPLX 131/TEXK 235, <b><u>Debra Buchanan</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Effect of Professional Learning Communities and Online Professional Development Models on Student Achievement on Statewide Reading and Math Achievements<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. Gregory Wilson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., Apr. 1, 2:00 pm, H of L 140, <b><u>Tonja Mackey</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Academic Libraries and Writing Programs: Partnering for Student Success<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Donna Dunbar-Odom<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>Fri., Apr. 5, 9:00 am, EDS 101/MPLX 131/TEXK 235, <b><u>Coral Wilkins</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Emotional Intelligence: The Correlation Between Implementing Leader in Me and 5th Grade Achievement<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. Maria Fernandez-Lamarque<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., Apr. 5, 10:00 am, H of L 134, <b><u>Jennifer Collar</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Literary Sponsors of Secondary Students: How Literacy Sponsors Affect Approaches to Composition and College Readiness<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Bill Bolin<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Madeline Justice<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., Apr. 5, 11:00 am, EDN 108/MPLX 131/TEXK 235, <b><u>Teresa Thacker</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Comparison Study: the Effects of Professional Learning Community Implementation on Special Education Student Achievement in <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Grades 3-5 in <br>Two Texas School Districts<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. Steve Armstrong<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., Apr. 8, 10:00 am, EDN 113, <b><u>Scarlet Anderson</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Effectiveness of Texas Teacher Certification Programs as Evidenced Through Pass Rates on TEXES PPR 160 Exam<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. L. Rusty Waller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Lon Johnston<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Apr. 10, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Myrtle Dixon</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Institutional Factors Affecting Doctoral Degree Completion at Selected Texas Public Universities<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Joyce Scott<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Willie Edwards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Apr. 16, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Kevin Rose</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Longitudinal Study of Revenue Sources of Texas Community Colleges Prior To and After Adoption of the Closing the Gaps<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. L. Rusty Waller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Tara Tietjen-Smith <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Apr. 16, 10:00 am , EDN 113E, <b><u>Alana Sloan</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Going the Distance or Dropping Out: An Ethnographic Portrait of One Family’s High School Journeys<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Art Borgemenke<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Matt Wood<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Apr. 17, 11:00 am, EDN 113E, <b><u>Lance Groppel</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Effect of Tax Ratification Elections on Student Achievement<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Chuck Holt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Sandy Kimbrough<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Apr. 17, 2:00 pm, EDN 113E, <b><u>Jason Johnston</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Impact of Professional Development Expenditures on Student Achievement in Texas Public Schools<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Chuck Holt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Christian Hempelmann<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., Apr. 19, 9:00 am, EDS 101/MPLX 120/TEXK 235, <b><u>Juan Solis</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Character Education in Texas Middle Schools: An Analysis of Student Achievement, Attendance, and Discipline<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. Willie Edwards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Apr. 30, 3:00 pm, H of L 134, <b><u>Mary Couzelis</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Counter-Storytelling and Ethnicity in Twenty-First-Century American Adolescent Historical Fiction<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Susan Stewart<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Barbara Hammack<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>