Communication and Media Department
Undergraduate Admissions
Contact Us:
- Department of Communication & Media
- St. Thomas Hall
- Scranton, PA 18510
- The University of Scranton
- Phone: 570-941-6333
- communication@scranton.edu
Competitive Speech and Debate Team
Participation on the Speech and Debate Team is an opportunity to make friends and travel to new places. Originally called ‘forensics,’ speech and debate events develop public speaking and interpretation skills. Both skill sets advance professional careers, community leadership, and personal goals.
Competitive events in public speaking include:
- Informative
- Persuasive
- Extemporaneous
- Impromptu
- After-dinner speaking
Interpretation events include:
- Poetry
- Prose
- Dramatic interpretation
- Dramatic duo
- Program of interpretation
Finally, the team competes in international policy debate.
Some of the places the Speech and Debate Team has traveled to and teams it has competed with are
- Cornell University, Ithaca NY
- Hofstra University, Hempstead NY
- Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale VA
- Seton Hall, South Orange NJ
- Westchester University, Westchester PA