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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: August 29, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for September 2018
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, September 4, 2018, 9:30 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Jeffrey Harvey</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Influence of Interscholastic Soccer Participation on Hispanic Male Student Success Perceived by Rural High School Principals in South Central Texas<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Melissa Arrambide<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, September 4, 2018, 2:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Joe Martinez</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Examination of the Generational Differences in Social Capital of Minority Male Community College Students<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. MaryJo Dondlinger<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, September 6, 2018, 1:30 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Carla Asbill</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Academic Entitlement in the Higher Education Classroom<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Jon Travis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Mary Alice Druhan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, September 11, 2018, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Clarence Williams Sr.</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Elementary Principal Perception of the Texas Principal Evaluation Support System (T-PESS)<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Melissa Arrambide<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, September 11, 2018, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Barbara Warner</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Use of Effective Vertical Collaboration and Transition Practices in Academic and Social Transitions for Incoming and Outgoing Middle School Students<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. Karin Tochkov<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Cody Moree</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Texas Class A Head Varsity Football Coaches’ Perceptions on Factors Influencing Their Career Longevity<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Warren Ortloff<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Steven Prewitt<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, September 13, 2018, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Gabriel Trujillo</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Resident Parents’ Perception and Attitudes Toward Open Enrollment, Inter-District Pupil Transfer Practices<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, September 18, 2018, 10:30 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Karen Shivers</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Educational Strategies That Support Best Practices for Police K-9 Units<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Jon Travis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Stephen Reysen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, September 20, 2018, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Joshua Tremont</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Principals as Instructional Leaders: A Descriptive Embedded Case Study of One Rural School’s Effort to Improve Student Outcomes Through Reading Plus<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. Marc Smith<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, September 27, 2018, 10:00 am, Talbot Hall 146, <b>
<u>Cristina Rhodes</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Embodying La Resistencia: Activist Praxis in Latinx Children’s and Young Adult Literature<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Susan Stewart<o:p></o:p></p>
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