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UTNIF 2008 POLICY DEBATE PROGRAM
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Follow updates for this summer,
including what our staff is working on,
on the official UTNIF 2008 blog, and the special Survivors program blog!
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Session 1
June 22—July 12, 2008 | Session 2
July 14—August 3, 2008 |
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Both three-week sessions offer a choice of two programs:
- The Marathon
- An UTNIF favorite, this program focuses on improving your debate skills by putting you straight into practice rounds as soon as you arrive. Students begin by working with our experienced teaching staff in small, squad-like groups, having practice debates every night culminating in a full-scale tournament — all by the close of the first week! — $1,599
- The Experienced Seminar
- For students looking for a deeper relationship with the topic, the experienced seminar offers the chance to develop a comprehensive strategy from scratch with some of our most accomplished staff. With more time available for research, experienced seminar debaters get the chance to build more nuanced and strategic positions, giving them an edge over the competition. — $2,499
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The Summer Survivors Program
June 22—August 3, 2008 |
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The most intensive program UTNIF has ever offered is back for a second year! Spanning the length of the summer, this unique program follows a separate pace and schedule from the rest of the camp, giving them the flexibility to take full advantage of the time they spend. Led by Jairus Grove (Harvard debate coach, International Relations Fellow at Johns Hopkins University, NDT semifinalist, 2nd speaker at the 2000 NDT, and former director of the Chicago Debate Commission) and Ricky Garner (Ph.D. student at the University at Buffalo, 2003 CEDA national champion, coaching experience at Emory, NYU, Columbia, The Marist School, Stuyvesant High School), participants will be treated as a competitive squad, dividing case and research assignments, completing opposition research and tournament preparation, and learning the methods of collegiate NDT and CEDA style debating. — $5,499
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A HUGE congratulations to UTNIF Experienced Alumnus Andrew Baker of Shawnee Mission West, KS-- NFL's Phyllis Barton Top Speaker for 2007! And to Andrew and his partner Sarah Weiner, 2007 NFL national runners-up in CX!
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more congratulations to our Lincoln-Douglas Debate Director Stacy Thomas of the Hockaday School and her students Taarini Vohra (2007 NFL National Champion in LD!) and Shivani Vohra (3rd place)!
Our Cross-Examination/Policy Debate curriculum, headed by Prof. Brian McBride of the University of Southern California, offers programming for everyone from the most experienced and elite debater to the entering novice. See our CX Staff Listings!
The UTNIF Lincoln-Douglas Debate experience is headed by Hockaday coach Stacy Thomas (coach of the 2007 NFL National Champion and 3rd place Lincoln-Douglas Debaters) and includes staff ranging from former TFA State Champion Kristen Ray to current Grapevine assistant debate coach Jenn Miller to Texas debate legend Reed Winegar and 2007 UIL 5A champion Brian Agler, among others.
CONGRATULATIONS TO UTNIF FACULTY MEMBER BLAKE JOHNSON AND PARTNER CONOR CLEARY, THE NEW 2007 CEDA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS WITH A 14-0 RECORD!
Congrats again to Blake and Conor-- NDT Semi-Finalists for 2007, 3rd & 4th speaker! Congrats to Chris Thiele of UT-- 14th speaker and Double Octofinalist along with Nick Whitaker!
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