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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b>TO: All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<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>
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<h2><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">DATE: April 30, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for May 2015­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mon., May 4, 10:30 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Esther Robinson</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Dual Enrollment in Three Rural Louisiana High Schools <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Madeline Justice<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Jinoh Kim<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mon. May 4, 1:30 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Myrtle Dixon</u></b>, Final 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. Juan Araujo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., May 5, 10:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Dawn Harris</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Impact of Building Leadership Capacity on Campus Culture<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kriss Kemp-Graham<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Andrea Graham<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., May 5, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Tracy Tolbert</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Influence of Emotional Intelligence on First-Year College 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. Lavelle Hendricks<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., May 5, 2:00 pm, Hall of Lang 136, <b><u>Danielle Brownsberger</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Ethos and Identity Formation of Autistic Writers: A Rhetorical Analysis of Online Advocacy Narratives<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. Mark Reid<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., May 5, 2:30 pm , EDN 108, <b><u>Chad Van Winkle</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Multiple-Baseline Study of the RISC School Model Implemented in Maine<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. Jessica Wranosky<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wed., May 6, 10:00 am, Hall of Lang 134, <b><u>Rachel Cantrell</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Occupy Democracy: Studying Social Media and Users vs. Governments as Competing Literacy Sponsors in the First-Year Writing Classroom<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Tabetha Adkins<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Linda Matthei<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., May 8, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Felicia Shepherd</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Attitudes and Perceptions of Alumni Engagement at Historically Black Colleges and 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. Donna Dunbar-Odom<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., May 8, 2:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>James Brown</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Measuring the Acceptance of Evolutionary Theory: A Profile of Science Majors in Texas 2-Year 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. Tim Wilson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fri, May 8, 3:00 pm, Hall of Lang 134, <b><u>D’Andra White</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>(In) Between Two Cultures: An Ethnographic Study of the Literacy Practices of Two Messianic Synagogues<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Tabetha Adkins<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Jason Davis<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thur., May 14, 10:30 am, EDS 128, <b><u>Barbi Donehoo</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Relationship of Achievement of AIMSweb Mathematics CBM Assessment on TAKS Mathematics Assessment<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Gilbert Naizer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Gail Johnson<o:p></o:p></p>
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