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		<title>Goodnight MOO</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Texas Tech MOO hosted its last class discussion this summer. We will be decommissioning the old Linux box some time this fall. You&#8217;re invited to a farewell to the MOO this Thursday evening https://www.facebook.com/events/1398829590342517/). But we would also invite you to write a paragraph of your recollections of being a learner/teacher/participant in our MOO [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Assistant Professor of Technical Communication &#038; Rhetoric</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Texas Tech University’s Technical Communication &#38; Rhetoric program invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor (9-month). Desired areas of specialization include intercultural communication, technical communication practice and theory, rhetoric and composition theory, and digital rhetorics. Applicants must hold a PhD in technical communication, composition and rhetoric, or a related field at time of appointment. Applicants [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>TCR @ TED</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joyce]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dr. Brian Still will be speaking at TEDx in Lubbock on Sept 29, 2012. Information: http://www.tedxlubbock.com/meet-our-speakers-brian-still-phd/ &#160;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Curriculum Survey Results, Fall 2012</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joyce]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As has been my custom for the past 5 or 6 years, I have surveyed the graduate student body to ask about classes (their value and ideal frequency), meeting times, the culture of the program, and general demographics, all of which I use to schedule events, tweak our offerings, and attempt to address deficiencies of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Congratulations to Debra Burleson</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joyce]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dr. Burleson successfully defended her dissertation on Tuesday, May 29. Her dissertation is titled &#8220;Hospitalists&#8217; Perceptions of Communication and How They Navigate Communication Challenges Within the Hospital Setting.&#8221; Committee includes Dr. Amy Koerber (chair), Dr. Ken Baake, and Dr. Sean Zdenek.]]></description>
		
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		<title>May Seminar Fee and Student Business Services</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joyce]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 12:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We bill you for your May Seminar around April 15th-20th each year.  Placement of charges on that date provides you about 45 days to pay since SBS only places holds and late fees on the 1st of each month and holds and late fees are placed on students who owe a balance exceeding 30 days.]]></description>
		
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		<title>CPTSC Proposal 2012</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joyce]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 11:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Having heard grumblings from friends and colleagues at other schools, I felt the time was right to address questions of size and grad program macro-strategy at this fall&#8217;s CPTSC meeting in Houghton, Michigan.  If I get accepted, here&#8217;s what I propose to discuss.  “What’s the Right Size? Graduate Program Growth Strategy in the Context of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>May Seminar Attendance Policy Revision (21 April 2012)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joyce]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[New May policy:  online phd students must attend their first 5 May Seminars.  Subsequent seminars are optional, but highly recommended. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dissertation and Defense Expectations Clarified</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After a year of discussion and revision, the TCR faculty is implementing a clarification of our expectations about dissertation quality, development, and defenses. This &#8220;Best Practices&#8221; document, along with the dissertation defense routing form, has been developed to clarify the program&#8217;s expectations for you, the committee, the dissertation, and the defense. Please see the following [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Spring 2012 Dates</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Welcome back to school, graduate students. Here are some links and some dates for you to use for your planning this spring semester: University Official Calendar http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/calendar/11-12calendar/11-12detailed.php Graduate School Calendar http://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/current/Deadlines.php Our key dates: MATC mid course portfolio ready for evaluation next week (the week of Jan 23rd) &#8212; formative evaluation for MATC students who [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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