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UCA Debate and Forensics Placed at 2022 IPDA Competition

UCA Debate and Forensics competed at the 2022 International Public Debate Association National Championship and brought home some wins.

Jayce Burney won 1st place in the Professional Division, 6th place Professional Speaker Award, and 4th place speaker in the Team IPDA Division. @jayce_burney

Aurora King won 6th place Speaker in the Division and received recognition as a Tournament Octafinalist. @aurora.kings

Adam Cox won 2nd place Speaker in the Division and received Tournament Quarterfinalist. @coxadam200

C. J.  Parrish won 3rd place IPDA Speaker Award as well as Varsity Division Octafinalist. @craigoryparrish

The International Public Debate Association is an interscholastic debate association with competitive programs ranging from California to Florida and from Texas to Michigan.  Their mission is to provide an opportunity for individuals to develop their advocacy skills in a forum that promotes appropriate and effective communication.

The team is coached by Associate Professor of Business Law and Director of Forensics Anthony McMullen.

 

Posted in: Alumni, Awards, Faculty, Public Relations, Student Media, Student Organizations, Students on May 13, 2022 Tagged: , , , , , ,

Students win awards at Southern Forensics Championship

Several students from the School of Communication won awards at the Southern Forensics Championship, which was held online Jan. 29-31, 2021.

  • Adam Cox, public relations major and communication minor: Varsity International Public Debate Association, SFC Tournament Runner-Up and Arkansas Champion
  • Jayce Burney, public relations minor: Varsity IPDA Semifinalist; Extemporaneous Speaking Third Place; Impromptu Speaking Fourth Place; Second Place Individual Overall Sweepstakes
  • Greta Hacker, professional writing minor: Varsity IPDA Octofinalist
  • CJ Parrish, public relations and communication double major: Varsity IPDA Third Place Speaker and Arkansas Speaker Champion; Extemporaneous Speaking Fourth Place; Impromptu Speaking Third Place and Arkansas Champion; Third Place Individual Overall Sweepstakes
  • David Lee, communication minor: Extemporaneous Speaking Second Place and Arkansas Champion; Poetry Interpretation Sixth Place and Arkansas Champion

UCA Debate and Forensics

  • Third Place and Arkansas Champion: Individual Events
  • Arkansas Champion Overall

Participants

  • David Lee, Adam Cox, Lauren McHenry, Greta Hacker, CJ Parrish, Jayce Burney

Judges

  • Aurora King, Eli Stroud, Sian Fox
Posted in: Awards, Student Organizations, Students on March 12, 2021 Tagged: