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Join WSU DebateWayne State debate
and individual events are open to any Wayne State undergraduate student
in good standing with the university. You do not need prior experience
to become involved. We are growing and successful program with decades
of experience and history. Alumni of our program have gone on to have
very successful careers in law, politics, education, business and
science, to name a few. We are excited to have you join us! General
Description: Wayne State
University is Michigan's only urban research
(Carnegie Research One) university, fulfilling a unique niche in
providing access to a world-class education at a great value. Wayne
State's 12 schools and colleges offer more than 350 major subject areas
to our 33,000 graduate and undergraduate students. WSU is an urban
campus located in the heart of Detroit's University Cultural Center, the
home of renowned museums, galleries and theatres, most within walking
distance. The WSU main campus encompasses 203 acres of beautifully
landscaped walkways and gathering spots, linking 100 education and
research buildings. Our five extension centers in the metropolitan area
provide convenient access to a wide selection of courses. The student
population is highly diverse in ethnicity, age and gender. The
undergraduate population is in excess of 20,000, with over 33, 000
students overall. WSU’s population target for 2010 is 40,000 students. The
Forensics Program:
Beginning in 1918, Wayne State
has produced hundreds
of team and individual speaking champions. Our students have won the
National Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha Championship eight times, have
placed second in the National Debate Tournament twice, placed among the
top ten at the National Individual Events Tournament and have won
virtually every major national debate tournament at least once. Debate
and speech team activities provide students with rigorous training and
opportunities to sharpen speaking and critical thinking skills. In 2005-2006, Wayne
State Debate ranked 12th in the NDT in Varsity rankings, 1st in American
Debate Association Varsity rankings, and 11th in CEDA overall rankings.
At the NDT, WSU had the 16th ceded team in Double-Octofinals. The IE
team finished 2nd in the state of Michigan and advanced to elimination
rounds at the AFA National tournament. The team has an
open policy, meaning that anyone, regardless of experience, can join and
debate for the team. We travel to a mixture of top national, regional
and local tournaments. We have approximately 20-25 students on the team
currently, ranging from varsity to novice. The team has a great coaching
staff that includes a Director of Forensics, Assoc. Director of
Forensics and three graduate assistants for debate and two graduate
assistants for IE. In total, you will have 5 coaches working with you.
In addition, we have strong support from the university, department and
alumni. Styles
of Debate: We offer NDT/CEDA
team policy and Lincoln-Douglas individual policy styles of debate
(along with other individual events). We also do considerable work with
the Detroit Urban Debate League and local high school community. Work
Load/Commitment Expects of Team Members:
Very flexible, depending on student's goals and workload. Average NDT/CEDA
members travel to approximately 10 tournaments each year, have two
practice debates a week and about 5-8 hours of squad work a week. LD
members travel to approximately 6-8 tournaments a year, occasional
practice rounds and about 3-4 hours of squad work a week.
Admission
Requirements: If your
overall high school GPA is above 2.75, you must submit ACT or SAT
scores, but no minimum score is necessary. You need a minimum SAT score
of 970 or ACT score of 21 if your GPA is 2.74-2.0.
For more information, see http://www.admissions.wayne.edu/freshman/requirements.php Admission deadline
is August 1, with a $30 non-refundable application fee. Apply online at http://www.admissions.wayne.edu/applyonline.php
Tuition and fees:
$5,399 in-state, $11,567 out-of-state Room/board: $6,700
Wayne State
University Debate Website: http://www.comm.wayne.edu/forensics.php Wayne State
University Website: www.wayne.edu Wayne State
University Department of Communication Website: Wayne State
University Admissions: www.admissions.wayne.edu Wayne State Housing
Information: http://www.housing.wayne.edu/
GRADUATE STUDENTS The debate team has
three graduate assistant coach positions, available to Master’s and
Doctoral students. Wayne State is one of the few PhD granting programs
with a strong forensics program, making us a leader in forensics
education. Many of our undergraduate and graduate students have gone on
to have successful careers as high school and college debate directors
and instructors. http://www.comm.wayne.edu/graduate.php
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