The Oregon Debate Institute is the nation’s premier public/parliamentary debate camp. The ODI runs from August 2nd – August 16th, 2009 at the University of Oregon. The institute includes instruction on all forms of impromptu debate, including parliamentary debate and public forum debate.
The ODI offers Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and College-Prep levels for high school and college debaters. Our student-teacher ratio is 5-1. The high school section (the ‘Novice’, ‘Intermediate’, and ‘Advanced’ labs) and the college prep section (the ‘College Prep’ lab) are separate branches of the institute – separate living quarters and instructors, similar curriculum. The College Prep lab is designed to prepare current and incoming college students for their transition in to collegiate debate. The high school sections are designed for current or incoming high school students.
The curriculum of the institute focuses on the application of debate theory. There is a link to our tentative schedule on the side-bar – we teach current events and how to apply current issues in a concise format to win debate rounds.
The staff of the ODI include the 2008 National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence champion, the 2009 National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence #1 seed, and the 2008 and the 2009 National Parliamentary Debate Association runners-up.
ODI Alumni include the 2007 and 2008 Oregon State semi-finalists, the 2007 Stanford Tournament winners, the 2008 and 2009 Bower Aly Tournament winners, the 2008 Whitman Tournament finalists, and the 2009 PSU Tournament winners. Two-time ODI participant and current U of O competitor Matthew Gander finished among the top 50 teams in the nation his freshman year at UO and won 2nd Place in the National Parliamentary Debate Association Tournament this March as a sophomore. The ODI makes Public Debate champions – you could be the next.
Email or call Hailey with any questions – (541) 968-4686; hsheldon@uoregon.edu
