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Rollins College Debate Team Accomplishments

 

2012 - 2013 Season

 

Regional Rankings:

 

Best Overall Place Parliamentary Debate Team - Florida State College Star Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida

 

1^st Place in Sweepstakes Points - Florida State College Star Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida

 

1^st Place Parliamentary Debate Speaker - Florida State College Star Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida

 

2^st Place Parliamentary Debate Team - Florida State College Star Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida

 

4^st Place Parliamentary Debate Team - Florida State College Star Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida

 

4^st Place Parliamentary Debate Speaker - Florida State College Star Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida

 

7^th Place Parliamentary Debate Team - John G. Fee Regional Competition in Berea, Kentucky

 

3^nd Place Parliamentary Debate Speaker - John G. Fee Regional Competition in Berea, Kentucky

 

6^st Place Parliamentary Debate Speaker - Florida State College Star Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida

 

 

 
 

2011 - 2012 Season

 

 

National Rankings:

 

2^nd Place Parliamentary Debate Team - National Parliamentary Debate Association National Competition Easton, Pennsylvania

 

2^nd Place Parliamentary Debate Speaker - National Parliamentary Debate Association National Competition Easton, Pennsylvania

 

3^nd Place Parliamentary Debate Speaker - National Parliamentary Debate Association National Competition Easton, Pennsylvania

 

4^th Place School Overall in the Competition - National Parliamentary Debate Association   National Competition Easton, Pennsylvania

 

 

Regional Rankings:

 

1^st Place Parliamentary Debate Team - Florida State College Star Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida

 
1^st Place School Overall in the Competition - Florida State College Star Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida

 
2^nd Place Parliamentary Debate Team - John G. Fee Regional Competition in Berea, Kentucky

 
4^th Place Parliamentary Debate Speaker - Florida State College Star Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida

 
5^th Place Parliamentary Impromptu Speaker - Murray State University Jackson Purchase Swing Murray, Kentucky

 
6^th Place Parliamentary Debate Speaker - John G. Fee Regional Competition in Berea, Kentucky

 

 

 
  
2009 - 2010 Season

 

National Rankings:

 

1st Place Parliamentary Debate Team - National Parliamentary Debate Association Tournament of Excellence Houston, Texas

 

7th Place Parliamentary Debate Team - National Parliamentary Debate Association

 

 National Competition Houston, Texas

 

 

Regional Rankings:

 

1st Place Parliamentary Debate Speaker - Marks Southeastern Regional Competition in  Pensacola, Florida

 

2nd Place Parliamentary Debate Team - Marks Southeastern Regional Competition in Pensacola, Florida

 

3rd Place School Overall in the Competition - Marks Southern Regional Competition in  Pensacola, Florida

 

4th Place Parliamentary Debate Team - Mahaffey Northwestern Regional Competition in  Portland, Oregon

 

4th Place Parliamentary Debate Team - Butter University Bulldog Battle in Indianapolis, Indiana 

 

 

 

 

2007 - 2008 Season

 

National Rankings:

3rd Place Parliamentary Debate Speaker - National Parliamentary Debate Association
 National Competition Pensacola, Florida

 

4th Place Parliamentary Debate Speaker - National Parliamentary Debate Competition in  Pensacola, Florida

 

16th Place National Parliamentary Debate Team - National Parliamentary Debate Association National Competition Pensacola, Florida

 

Regional Rankings:

 

1st Place Parliamentary Debate Team - University of Houston Lone Star State Invitational  Houston, TX

 

3rd Place Parliamentary Debate Team - Florida Intercollegiate Forensics Association in  Tallahassee in Tallahassee, Florida

 

 

 

A Brief History of the Debate Team

The Rollins College Debate Team was inaugurated in the fall of 2007 by Assistant Professor of Philosophy Eric D. Smaw, Ph.D., with the help and guidance of Tom Cook, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy, and Roger Casey, Ph.D. (former) Provost and Academic Vice President.  Although the team had just begun, the 2007 - 08 season was not a year of trial and error.   The team celebrated many notable achievements--their debating talent brought them 1st place at the Lone Star Invitational in Houston, TX; 3rd place at the Florida Intercollegiate Forensics Association in Tallahassee, FL, at which they also earned 3rd and 4th place speaker awards; and, 16th place at the Novice National Parliamentary Debate Competition in Pensacola, Fla.  By the end of the 2007 - 08 debate season, the inaugural team had established a standard of excellence for subsequent debate teams to follow.   

 

School Year Activities

In addition to competing in tournaments and hosting teams, the debate team members participate in campus-wide forums on many social and political topics, such as same-sex marriage, College Honor Code, discrimination in America (Jena Six), women in politics, and health care.  Moreover, the debate team participates in other service events around campus such as the Involvement Fair, the Summit on Transformative Learning, and the orientation seminars for first-year students.