SPRINGFIELD, IL. (December 10, 2019) – The UIS Speech and Debate Team returned to Webster University to compete in the 2019 Gateway Swing Tournament. This competition provides competitors with the opportunity to compete in eleven different speech events and parliamentary debate.

Senior Sarah Burris represented UIS at this competition. She spoke in four different event: after dinner speaking, impromptu speaking, poetry interpretation, and program oral interpretation.

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SPRINGFIELD, IL (September 30, 2020) – In preparation for the presidential debate season, the UIS Speech and Debate

SPRINGFIELD, IL (October 7, 2020) – The speech and debate competition season has begun! The Prairie Star speech and debate team participated in the Crimson Classic speech tournament hosted by the University of Alabama this past week. This competition took place asynchronously meaning students recorded their speeches and shared those recordings online. The speeches were viewed by judges throughout the week and the top scoring students were announced over the weekend.

SPRINGFIELD, IL (October 18, 2020) – The UIS Speech and Debate Team participated in the first synchronous, virtual tournament of the season. The Cyber Falcon classic was hosted by Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio and featured competitors from more than 40 teams around the nation. All collegiate speech and debate competitions are taking place online this year due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.