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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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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for August 2021<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, August 2, 2021, 12:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Ian Radzinski</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Rashomon Effect: The Appropriation of Akira Kurosawa’s Cinematic Technique in Recent Cinema<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. M. Hunter Hayes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Carrie Klypchak<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, August 3, 2021, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Robert Wolfe</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Critical Issues Faced by Faculty When an Institution Adopts a New Learning Management System (LMS)<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Dimitra Smith<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, August 9, 2021, 9:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Audra Barrett</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Faculty’s Perceptions on Dual Enrollment and the Need for Professional Development<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. JoHyun Kim<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, August 9, 2021, 2:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Loni Kinsey</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Illusions, Myths, & Great Divides: Representations of Literacy Narratives<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Shannon Carter<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. David Frank<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, August 24, 2021, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Maggie Salem</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Phenomenological Investigation Into Agricultural Education Teacher Preparation<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Sarah Rodriguez<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, August 31, 2021, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>James Sellers</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Exploration of the Impact of Four Years of District-Funded PSAT/SAT Administrations on Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Students in a North Texas School District<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Danna Beaty Boudreaux<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Alexandra Babino<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">**Doctoral students: to attend a defense, you must contact the major advisor and request attendance<o:p></o:p></p>
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