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.

SPRINGFIELD, IL (April 26, 2021) – The UIS Speech and Debate Team completed the 20-21 season by participating in the Novice No More Tournament hosted by Northeastern State University and Liberty University. Schools from all corners of the nation took part in this end-of-season celebration tournament for novice competitors.

SPRINGFIELD, IL (May 17, 2021) – The UIS Speech and Debate Team had a strong 20-21 competitive season. The past year has been defined by the COVID-19 pandemic. All practices, student meetings, and tournaments were held virtually to safeguard all involved. These changes required a lot of adaptation but despite the challenges, UIS had a successful season.

In total, the team attended nine competitions this season and won seven student awards. Those awards include:

SPRINGFIELD, IL (November, 3, 2021) – The UIS Speech and Debate Team attended its first tournament of the 21-22 competitive season. The Online Asynchronous Tournament Series (OATS) is a season long set of competitions hosted asynchronously by Southwest Minnesota State University and a few partner institutions. The OATS 2 tournament took place from October 25th through October 29th.

SPRINGFIELD, IL (December 18, 2021) – The UIS Speech and Debate Team finished the fall semester of competition at the Online Asynchronous Tournament Series Tournament #4 held jointly by Southwest Minnesota State University and Wayne State College. Forty five universities were in attendance at this competition from as far away as Arizona, Florida, and Virginia.