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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 September 2023<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, September 7, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Terrviunce Riley</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Restorative Practices: The Impact on Administrative Decision-Makings for Discipline and School Safety<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Julia Ballenger<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, September 8, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Charles Ryan</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Investigating the Practices of Principals at High-Performing Low-socioeconomic High Schools<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ray Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, September 11, 2023, 3:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Julie Byrnes</u></b>, Final Defense<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Experiences of Undergraduate Women Participating in Computer Science and Factors Contributing to Their Persistence<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Gilbert Naizer<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, September 15, 2023, 12:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Rebecca Langlois</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Correlation of Enabling School Structures on Student Achievement Through Academic Optimism in Rural Secondary Schools in Colorado<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Peter Williams<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, September 15, 2023, 2:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Kelly Dudley</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Differences in Beginning Teachers’ Perceptions of Preparedness Based on Certification Pathway and Mentorship Contributions<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. David Brown<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, September 22, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Omer Toycu</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Perspective of Teachers and Promoting Second Language Motivation of Elementary ESL Students<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Juan Araujo<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, September 25, 2023, 2:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Erik Goen</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Understanding the Impact of LGBTQIA+ YA Novels in a High School ELAR Classroom<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Juan Araujo<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, September 29, 2023, 2:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Richard Smith</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Contact Zones in William Gibson’s The Peripheral<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Hunter Hayes<o:p></o:p></p>
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