2024 NCA fall business meeting and programming
The Fall 2024 AFA general business meeting is happening online, November 20, at 6 pm CST
Innovations in Civic Public Debates
Thu, November 21, 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM, Regent – 4th Floor Marriott
Presentations
The civility initiative at the College of Charleston: Year one
Michael Lee, College of Charleston
Celebrating MLK’s legacy through argumentation: Intercollegiate collaboration and coalition building through public debate
Samantha Janette Rippetoe, Bates College
The Miami Oceans Debates: A model for civic engagement in debating
David L. Steinberg, University of Miami
Figuring out the topic conundrum
Justin Eckstein, Pacific Lutheran University; Jennifer Keohane, University of Baltimore
Balancing competition and civic engagement: Focusing on the role of judges in the Atlantic Coast Conference Debate Championship
Robert Atchison, Wake Forest University
Respondent
Edward Lee, Emory University
Invitation to Debate: Reasoning and Argument for Civil Society
Thu, November 21, 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM, Regent – 4th Floor Marriott
Panelists
Benjamin Duane Voth, Southern Methodist University
Respondent
Erika Marie Thomas, California State University, Fullerton, Tau Epsilon
Greater Regard for the 100th NDT
Fri, November 22, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM, Regent – 4th Floor Marriott
Presentations
Where are we going – numbers and depth of programs – challenges to sustainability
Glen P. Frappier, Gonzaga University
De-Professionalization, De-Formatization, and the Long-Term Survival of Research-Focused Debate Formats
David Cram Helwich, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
How Debate Can Survive the Higher Education Crisis
Alexander Hiland, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
The NDT/CEDA Merger was a one-off event
Eric Morris, Missouri State University
Respondent
Adrienne Brovero, University of Kentucky
Panel honoring Dale A. Herbeck
Fri, November 22
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Regent – 4th Floor Marriott
Panelists
John Katsulas, Boston College
Michael Janas, Samford University
Charles Morris III, Syracuse University
Edward M. Panetta, University of Georgia
Sara Mehltretter Drury, Wabash College
Emily Berg Paup, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University
Disability in Regards to Event Best Practices
Sat, November 23, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM, Regent – 4th Floor Marriott
Panelists
Peter Lundrigan, School of Communication & Creative Arts
Ryan Greenawalt, Belmont University
Gustavo Lanz, University of Alabama
Marie Mallory, Liberty University
Respondent
Freya Hutton
With Jubilant Regards: Reclaiming Joy in Forensics
Sun, November 24
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Regent – 4th Floor Marriott
Presentations
Harmonizing Humor: Exploring the Dynamics of Joy and Collective Laughter in Forensics
Brenton Mitchell, University of Alabama
Beyond “Finding” Joy: Rejoicing as Resistance to Burnout
Chris Outzen, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
With Warm Regards: Perceptions of Warmth at and within AFA-NST
Nance Riffe, University of North Carolina Charlotte
‘Nah, Imma Do My Own Thang’: Resisting Rules, Reclaiming POC Joy
Tennisha Sonsalla, Tennessee State University
Deconstructing our DNA: How We Found Joy in Resisting Legacy Forensics
Ben Walker, Southwest Minnesota State University
(Re)Discovering Joy: Transition and Tradition
Trent Webb, Hofstra University
Respondent
Nicole Freeman, University of Central Missouri