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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>
<h2><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">DATE: April 27, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for May 2018
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 10:00 am, ED North 108, <b><u>Kimberly Tunnell</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Principal Perceptions of Personal Needs and Supervisor Support in Developing Instructional Leadership Skills Using Texas Evaluation and Support System (T-PES)<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chuck Holt<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 1:30 pm, Binion 214, <b><u>Melissa McCarthy</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Level of Specific Occupational Knowledge Prior to Initial Employment Among Counselor Educators<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chester Robinson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 2:00 pm, ED South 135, <b><u>Tierra Blair</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Heart of a Teacher: The Pedagogy of Care in an Early Childhood Classroom<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Sherri Colby<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 2:30 pm, Henderson 202, <b><u>Nolan Jones</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Academic Peer Mentorship Programs: Comparing College Readiness for Academically At-Risk College Students<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chester Robinson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, May 7, 2018, 1:00 pm, ED North 108, <b><u>Deborah Rhoads</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Impact of Early College High School on College Persistence to Completion of Baccalaureate Degree at a Northeast Texas University<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Madeline Justice<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, May 8, 2018, 1:00 pm, ED North 108, <b><u>Ruth DeAnda</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Family Involvement, Academic Achievement, and Hispanic Grade 9 Students’ State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness Algebra I End of Course Scores: A Multiple Regression Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ava Munoz<o:p></o:p></p>
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