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CSUF DEBATE TEAMS MAKE HISTORY! Here are some links to some of the very excited reports on who we are and what we do.
Considering joining the CSUF Speech and Debate team? Check out this MPEG-4 video! JEANINE CONGALTON NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR!Dr. Jeanine Congalton was presented with the Jack Howe Coach of the Year Award by the Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensics Association. The prestigious award goes for a lifetime of excellence to an active coach in the PSCFA. The trophy is engraved with the name of the recipient. Dr. Congalton is pictured below on the right; Milo Bruschke is included for scale. The award Jeanine won is even bigger than he is!
A Little About the CSUF Forensics TeamForensics provides an opportunity for students to participate in intellectual competition in both individual events and debate. Members of the CSUF Forensics Squad engage in competition with students from other colleges and universities at both regional and national tournaments. For those students with aspirations of competing at the national tournaments, CSUF Forensics provides excellent tournament travel opportunities. A typical season includes trips to Arizona State University, Wake Forest University, Pepperdine, Northwestern University, and USC. Students also have the opportunity to participate in the squad's outreach program, the Southern California Urban Debate League (formerly the Daniel Webster Project). This unique program is designed to provide rigorous mentoring while teaching responsible advocacy through academic debate to students attending under-served high schools. In conjunction with the Department of Speech Communication, each January we host a high school speech and debate tournament. An average turn out is 1000 competitors from 64 schools. CSUF is committed to using forensics activities to enhance students? critical/analytical, research, and communication skills. Beyond these skills, students learn about the importance of teamwork, responsibility, and leadership. Without a doubt, forensics is one of the most empowering activities that students can participate in. Interested CSUF students should simply sign up for HCOM 138. For further information, contact either Toni Nielson or Dr. Jon Bruschke. From Rachel, a 1999 graduate: "I had to tell you something kind of funny. My clinical professor (who teaches us how to be therapists) has us debate everyday this quarter. You can imagine how excited I was. He randomly calls on us, so we always have to be prepared. Well, he called on me the first day, and I started debating. I was honestly trying to hold back as to not scare a non-debate crowd, but there was still quite a reaction and alot of talk that sort of spread throughout the student populace. My professor then asked if he could hand out copies of what I had typed up in preparation to the rest of the class. Anyway-I thought you would appreciate this and the fact that the debate was the most fun thing I have done in grad school-academically-thus far." |
