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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: August 27, 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 September 2013<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thurs., Sept. 5 10:00 am, EDN 113, <b><u>Petra Strassberg</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Gender and Faculty Rank: An Analysis of Doctoral-Granting Universities by United States Regions<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. Judy Ford<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., Sept. 6, 10:00 am, MPLX 131/EDS 101 , <b><u>Trudy Watson</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Effectiveness of Education Portfolios in Communicating and Monitoring the Education Needs of Students Living in Foster Care<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Susan Szabo<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, Sept. 6, 2:30 pm , EDN 108, <b><u>Karissa Robinson Samuel</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Institutional Practices Affecting First-Year Hispanic Students at Two Texas Community Colleges<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. Jiaming Sun<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., Sept. 12, 10:00 am, EDN 113E, <b><u>Jason Johnston</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Impact of Professional Development Expenditures on Student’s Achievement in Texas Public Schools<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. William Holt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Shannon Carter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thurs., Sept. 12, 1:00 pm, , <b><u>Julie Bouchard</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Code-Switching in the Quebec ESL Classroom<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Lucy Pickering<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Curt Carlson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., Sept. 20, 2:00 pm, HofL 134, <b><u>Charles Hamilton</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Repercussions of Violence in the Films of Clint Eastwood: The Changing Paradigm<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Gerald Duchovnay<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Curtis Jones<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., Sept. 30, 10:00 am, EDN 113, <b><u>Scarlet Clouse</u></b>, Final 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. Nathan Harness<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>