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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 29, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for May 2016<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mon., May 2, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Chris Jones</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Students with Blindness or Vision Impairment Motivation to Pursue a STEM-based Program in Higher Education<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. Jiaming Sun<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., May 3, 11:30 am, EDN 108, <b><u>David McCasland</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Examining Plagiarism & Cheating in Four Institutions of Higher Education<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. Kurtis Williams<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., May 3, 3:30 pm, HofL 134, <b><u>Amanda McCain</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Grinding and the Burden of Rhetorical Versatility: Learning From Shared Strategies of Video Game Design and the Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing
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<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Shannon Carter<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Jeff Herndon<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., May 5, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Ginger Blurton</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The History of the Trinity Valley Community College System, 1946-2015<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. Flavia Belpoliti<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., May 6, 1:00 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Rachel Sloan</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Couple, Marriage, and Family Counseling Training at CACREP-Accredited Counselor Education Programs in Texas: What Factors Influence Student Perceptions?<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Amir Abbassi<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Robin Reid<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., May 10, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Shirley Oliver</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Comparing Texas Teachers’ Paradigms with the Teaching and Learning Paradigms of the New Texas Teacher Evaluation Model-T-TESS<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Deborah Goodwin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Shannon Carter<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue. May 10, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Jerry Caston</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>African American Male High School Graduates’ Perceptions of Their Education Experiences in Selected Texas High Schools<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Deborah Goodwin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Quynh Dang<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., May 12, 11:00 am , EDN 107, <b><u>Tara Lewis</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Transgender Student Experience: Interactions With Faculty and Peers in the College Classroom<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. Beth Jones<o:p></o:p></p>
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