Dr. Eric Morris, associate professor of communication and coordinator of Missouri State's award-winning debate team, recently shared the Debate Bears' latest achievements. National Debate Tournament The team of Caitlyn Wicks & Colton Smith received a Second Round At-Large bid to the 2018 National Debate Tournament at Wichita State University. National Forensic … [Read more...] about Debate Bears continue to excel
The debate team had another fantastic year with a number of notable accomplishments. Representation in the National Debate Tournament In March, Brendan Brower and Clayton Russo qualified for the 2017 National Debate Tournament at the University of Kansas. According to debate advisor Dr. Eric Morris, "It is challenging to qualify, and they qualified on the basis of their … [Read more...] about A great year for Missouri State Debate
Missouri State's debate team won third place at the National Forensic Association's National Championship Tournament last month. Students earn individual awards Other awards included: Joe Hamaker, 4th place in the nation, Lincoln-Douglas Debate Brenden Brower Freeman, National speaker award, 5th place in the nation David Rabbitt, Quarter finalist Clayton Russo, … [Read more...] about Debate Bears win 3rd place at national tournament
As the fall semester comes to a close, a few communication faculty members and a graduate student have announced recent additions to their lists of publications. Research on presidents published in book Associate Professor Dr. Elizabeth Dudash-Buskirk and communication graduate student Nick Nickols published a peer-reviewed chapter in the book “The Bully Pulpit, Presidential … [Read more...] about COM department touts research publications
Drs Eric Morris and Elizabeth Dudash-Buskirk will revive Missouri State's public discourse forum MSUTalks! during this year's Public Affairs Week in September. The communication professors will lead the Sept. 16 discussion on the question, "What defines a healthy community?" It is the first in a series of audience-participation debates slated for campus this year. Debates … [Read more...] about MSUTalks! forum encourages audience to participate in debate