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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>TO: All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<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>
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<h2 style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">DATE: November 4, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for November 2015 </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Nov. 5, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Jeremiah Shipp</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Pressing Toward the Mark: The Influence of Spirituality on the Post Graduate Aspirations of African American Males at a Public University<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Charlotte Larkin<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">Thu., Nov. 12, 12:30 am, Hall of Lang 134, <b><u>Michael Baker</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Costuming Marginalization: Visual Rhetoric, Iconography, and Tokenism in Comics<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chris Gonzalez<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Douglas Eborn<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mon., Nov. 16, 1:00 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Nelly Shora </u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>On the Write Track: A Persuasive Writing Intervention to Support Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Brittany Hott<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Sharon Kowalsky<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Nov. 17, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Justin Willis</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Investigation of the Influence of Leadership Styles on the Establishment and Sustainability of Professional Learning Communities in Rural East Texas: The Principal’s Perspective<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Nathan Templeton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Rebecca Judd<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Nov. 17, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Samuel Ogbonna</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Factors Beyond Instruction that Impact Student Achievement: the Relationship between Principals’ Leadership Practices, School Culture, and Student Achievement<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Nathan Templeton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Allan Headley<o:p></o:p></p>
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