Communication Studies Student Recognition
The SACRAMENTO STATE
DEBATE TEAM won second
place in the novice division of the
California State Policy Debate
Championship Tournament at
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on
Feb. 27. Senior Tiffany Clayborn
and junior Nora Aboali defeated
L.A. City College in quarterfi nals
and CSU Long Beach in semifi -
nals to advance to the fi nal debate
against Bakersfi eld College. Posted in the CSUS Bulletin March 28 - April 4, 2005
DEBATE SUCCESS The CSUS debate team won two awards at the recent Cross Examination Debate Association National Championship Tournament in Louisville, Ken., marking the fi rst time in fi ve years that the team has brought home national awards.
The team received the Select
Sweepstakes Award, which is
given to the team earning the most
points throughout the academic
year traveling to six or fewer
tournaments. Students who helped
earn points toward this award
include Jessica Gordley, John Fairweather,
Angela Silva, Stephanie
Maimoni, Chris Bizjak, Shannon
Emard, Chera Block, and Robert
Cabiness. In addition, graduating
communication studies major
Jessica Gordley was honored
with an Academic All-American
Award, which only about 25 of
400 competitors receive.
Details: 278-5489. Posted in the CSUS Bulletin, March 29 -April 11, 2004
Debate Team:
The Debate Team competes in the Cross Examination Debate Association and is associated with the Northern California Forensics Association. The Debate Team is committed to and has a long history of educational and competitive excellence and strives to provide students with a challenging educational experience. Students compete in tournaments throughout Northern California, the Pacific Northwest, and, when appropriate, across the country. Students on the team are expected to maintain a respectable grade point average and make steady progress toward graduation.
The Communications Studies Department is proud to have had two All American Debate Team and three Academic All American Debate Team awards presented to our students in the past three years. Since 1987, the team has had students advance to the elimination rounds at the CEDA National Championships including teams in the Quarter finals in 1988 and 1989. In 1993, a CSUS team ranked fourth of 225 competing teams after the eight preliminary rounds at the National Tournament.
Though we strive for competitive excellence, we seek to challenge each student to make the most of their skills through hard work and a commitment to highly ethical standards of argumentation. Please contact the Director of Debate Kristen Hamilton at CSUS for more information about the team.
Memorial Scholarships:
The Department offers the following memorial scholarships to students:
EPSILON PHI FITZWATER HONORS SCHOLARSHIP: For undergraduate Communication Studies majors.
RICK CARROLL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: For students majoring in Communication Studies or Digital Media. 4
ROBERT T. FORSYTH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: For sophomores, juniors, seniors, 2nd bachelors candidates or classified graduate students majoring in Communication Studies, Journalism, or Government Journalism.
Leigh Stephens, communication studies emeritus, has been awarded the Northern California Press Women's highest honor, the 2004 Communicator of Achievement. She was one of 18 recipients nationwide, and represented her state in September at the National Federation of Press Women in Lexington, Ky. Posted the week of October 25, 2004, People in the News at CSUS.
