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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><o:p> </o:p></b></p><h2 style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>DATE: June 25, 2013</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><b><u>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for July 2013<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Monday, July 1, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Cassidy Turner</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>At Cross Purposes: Faculty Perceptions of Outcomes Assessment and Program Change<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Rick Lumadue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Benjamin May<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wednesday, July 10, 2:00 pm, BA 244/MPLX 131/TEX 102, <b><u>Diane Permenter</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Effects of Pre-Kindergarten Attendance on Reading Achievement Among ELLS Who Are Socioeconomically Disadvantaged in Grades K, 1, and 3 in a Large Urban Public School District in North Texas<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. Karen Roggenkamp<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thursday, July 11, 1:00 pm, EDN 113, <b><u>Candace Cline</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Acts of Leadership in Effectively Implementing Technology in Texas School Districts as Perceived by Campus Leaders <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. Susan Stewart<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tuesday, July 16, 1:30 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Douglas Luke</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Motivating Adult Learners: Exploring the Emergence of Adult Business Students<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Madeline Justice<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Harvetta Robertson Henry<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tuesday, July 23, 3:00 pm, HofL 134, <b><u>Akinbiyi Adetunji</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Sociolinguistic Study of Meaning-Making in a Nigerian Linguistic Landscape: The Example of Ibadan<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Robert Baumgardner<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Brenda Moore<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><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>