Frederick Douglass Institute Collaborative
Research Conference & Debate Tournament
2017, East Stroudsburg University, April 7th & 8th, 2017
Schedule of Events
Debate Tournament Friday, April 7th
8:00 a.m. Check In Begins, ESU University Center, Second Floor
9:00 a.m. Round One
10:00 a.m. Round Two
11:00 a.m. Round Three
12:00 p.m. Lunch, Dansbury Commons Cafeteria
2:00 p.m. Round Four
3:00 p.m. Semi-Finals, University Center, Senate Chambers
4:00 p.m. Finals & Awards, University Center, Senate Chambers
5:30 p.m. Dinner, Dansbury Commons Cafeteria
Conference, Saturday, April 8th
Complete Conference Schedule, with presenters, times and rooms ConferenceProgram
8:00 a.m. Check-In Begins and Continental Breakfast, Hoeffner Sci. & Technology Center, Lobby
9:00 a.m. Session One
10:00 a.m. Session Two
11:00 a.m. Session Three
12:00 a.m. Lunch, Dansbury Commons Cafeteria
1:30 p.m. Keynote and Dance Exhibition, Beers Lecture Hall
“Words Matter,” Keynote, Dr. Veronica Watson author of The Souls of White Folk
Slippery Rock Afro-Colombian Dance Ensemble, Melissa Teodoro, director
3:00 p.m. Session Four
Photo: Douglass Debate Society 2016
Photo: Millersville, Two Time Champion Squad, 2015, 2016
Photo: Bloomsburg Team, ESU Squad, and Millersville Squad
LOGISTICS
Directions: From I-80E, take exit 308, follow Prospect street two blocks, right turn at Normal St.
Address: 200 Prospect St, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Camps map:http://www.esu.edu/about/campus/documents/pdf/esu.pdf
Parking: Park in Sci-Tech Lot. Parking passes available at check-in table.
Food: All meals listed are free for those registered for the conference and/or tournament. Meals at Dansbury Commons are Cafeteria Style. Tell the clerk “Frederick Douglass” and you will be admitted.
Hotel: A separate email will be forthcoming about instructions for student hotel check in. The Budget Inn and Suites, 320 Greentree Drive, East Stroudsburg, PA, 18301. (Phone: 570-424-5451)
Contacts: Storm Heter, cell: 570-856-4832. Linda Miller 570-422-3601
About Douglass Debate 2017: Should colleges prohibit speech that is “hateful”? That question is being argued by members of the 2017 Frederick Douglass Debate Society. On Friday, April 7th, forty-for debaters from seven schools will meet at East Stroudsburg University for the The Third Annual Douglass Debate Society Tournament. Teams engage in competitive, judged debate. After four preliminary rounds, teams with the best win/loss record advance to semi-finals, and then finals. The championship round will be held at 4:00 p.m. in the Student Senate Chambers, University Center. This year’s topic was chosen because of concern over hate speech on college campuses such as the events at the University of Missouri in 2014. Teams argue for and against the proposition “Resolved: The State System of Higher Ed should adopt a system-wide policy prohibiting hate speech on campuses.” Schools competing include: California U, Bloomsburg, Edinboro, Indiana University, Kutztown and Millersville. East Stroudsburg University also has three teams competing. Contact: T Storm Heter, Head Coach and Tournament Director, sheter@esu.edu
DDS Mission Statement: The Douglass Debate Society is designed to increase the engagement of first-generation, low income, and students of color in high-impact educational opportunities. The Society encourages students to think deeply and critically about contemporary issues and policies that have high significance to communities across the Commonwealth and communities of color, and provides opportunities for debaters to develop leadership, public speaking and advocacy skills that are cornerstones to engaged citizenship.
The 17th Annual FDI Research and Arts Conference
CFP, Douglass Research Conference 2017
The 3rd Annual Frederick Douglass Debate Society System-wide Tournament
Debate Materials
Coaches Training Hate Speech 2017
Hate Speech, Issue Packet 2017 (3-2-17)
Primary Contact: Dr. Storm Heter, sheter@esu.edu
Hotel Information: The tournament hotel is The Budget Inn and Suites, 320 Greentree Drive, East Stroudsburg, PA, 18301. (Phone: 570-424-5451) A block of rooms has been reserved under the group name “ESU Douglass Debate and Conference.” The discount rate is $70.00/night.
Housing Assistance: Students may apply for housing subsidy by having their local FDI director send an email with the name and gender of each requesting student to fdouglass@kutztown.edu
To submit a proposal for the conference, click here
To register for the debate tournament, click here
Deadline: Wed, March 22