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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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>TO: All Graduate Faculty<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>FROM: Vicky Turner<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Doctoral Degree and Special Programs Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>DATE: October 31, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for November 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tue., Nov. 12, 10:00 am</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>, EDN 113, <b><u>Cam Van Ngo</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>A Longitudinal Comparison of International Student Enrollments in Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education in the United States</span></i><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Major Advisor: Dr. Rick Lumadue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Kay Hong Nam<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tue., Nov. 12, 1:00 pm</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>, EDN 107, <b><u>Jimmy Clifford Lightfoot</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Assessing the Effectiveness of the Role of Assistant Principal in Preparing Individuals for the Principalship</span></i><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Major Advisor: Dr. Art Borgemenke <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Kurtay Ogunc<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Wed., Nov. 13, 10:00 am</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>, EDN 224, <b><u>Charlotte Fofo Lomotey</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Intonational Meaning in Ghanaian English Discourse</span></i><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Major Advisor: Dr. Lucy Pickering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Art Borgemenke<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Fri., Nov. 15, 2:00 pm</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>, HL 134, <b><u>Melissa Nivens</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Domestic Literacy: Situating Composition Within the Discipline of Home Economics</span></i><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Major Advisor: Dr. Bill Bolin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Derald Harp<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tue., Nov. 19, 1:00 pm</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>, EDS 101/MPLX 131/TXK 235, <b><u>Guy Kevin Lyons</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>A Quantitative Comparative Analysis of Ninth Grade Academies and Completion Rates in Texas High Schools</span></i><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Major Advisor: Dr. Maria Hinojosa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Chris Green<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>