SPRINGFIELD, IL (November 23, 2020) – The awards continue to come in from the UIS Speech and Debate Team. This past weekend, the team took part in the Sharknado Invitational hosted by Southeast Arkansas College. This was the team’s fourth virtual competition of the semester.

SPRINGFIELD, IL (December 14, 2020) – UIS Speech and Debate participated in their final tournament of the semester during finals week. The Online Asynchronous Tournament Series (OATS) first tournament was hosted by Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, MN. This tournament was the team’s fifth virtual competition of the semester.

SPRINGFIELD, IL (February 15, 2021) – The UIS Speech and Debate Team achieved some excellent scores in their first competition of the spring semester. The competition was hosted by Southwest Minnesota State University as part of the Online Asynchronous Tournament Series (OATS).

SPRINGFIELD, IL (March 1, 2021) – The UIS Speech and Debate Team took part in the second asynchronous competition of the semester. This competition was the sixth iteration of the OATS (Online Asynchronous Tournament Series) Tournament Series and was hosted by Ball State University.

SPRINGFIELD, IL (March 30, 2021) – The UIS Speech and Debate team has been participating in the Online Asynchronous Tournament Series (OATS) this season. These tournaments offer consistent, asynchronous tournament experiences against teams from across the nation. Over the past week, sophomore Lisette Cortes-Benitez entered the seventh and final competition of this series.