Winter, 2008
In this Urban Debate NewsBlast you will read about:
A Letter from the NAUDL Board Chair…
Dear Friends of the NAUDL,
Thanks to you and your support, 2007 has been quite a year.
2008 promises to be even more remarkable. Throughout this newsletter
you will see a number of exciting and promising ventures that we have
either already undertaken or that we will pursue in the coming year.
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The Great Debaters
The NAUDL is joining forces with The Weinstein Company in
cross-promotional efforts concerning a new film scheduled for release
this holiday season called The Great Debaters. The film has
already been nominated for a Golden Globe award in the category “Best
Picture, Drama.”
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The NAUDL Launches Its New Website
The NAUDL is pleased to announce the launch of our new website at:
www.urbandebate.org. The site has been designed to reflect the
organization’s new direction, according to Senior Program Consultant,
Les Lynn, who has led the revisions. “The overall intention
is to project the dynamism inherent in both urban debate and the NAUDL.”
Many of the changes from the previous website resulted from suggestions
and requests made by past users. More>>
The
Chase Urban Debate National Championship
We are thrilled to announce that the NAUDL will host the first annual
Chase Urban Debate National Championship in Chicago, Illinois, on
April 3-6, 2008. The Championship will bring together approximately
70 outstanding high school students, accomplished coaches, and dedicated
administrators from nearly 20 Urban Debate Leagues around the country
for a weekend of competition, conferencing, and community.
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NAUDL National Dinner – April 5, 2008
The first annual NAUDL National Dinner will take place Saturday, April
5, 2008, at the historic University Club of Chicago.
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UDL Success in “Big D”
Launched
this past fall, the newest UDL in the nation is in Dallas, Texas.
The NAUDL is happy to report that the league is off to a fantastic
start. Debate programs were started and are active in 11 Dallas
Independent School District (Dallas ISD) high schools. Five
coach and student seminars have been conducted. Two tournaments
have been completed, with another scheduled in December. And,
the number of participating students doubled from the first tournament
to the second. More>>
Senior UDL Directors Conference Convened
The nation’s most experienced and accomplished Urban Debate
League Directors convened in Chicago, November 15 and 16, for a networking
conference sponsored by the NAUDL. The following urban debate
movement leaders attended: Will Baker from the New York-based
IMPACT Coalition and Associated Leaders Of Urban Debate; Jon Bruschke
from California State University-Fullerton and the Southern California
Urban Debate League; James Roland and Melissa Wade from Emory University,
the Atlanta Urban Debate League, and the National Debate Project;
and Pam Spiliadis from the Baltimore Urban Debate League. The
Open Society Institute, through a grant the NAUDL received last year,
funded the gathering. NAUDL Board Chair Lenny Gail, served as
host. More>>
Fall Receptions Develop Support for Urban Debate Leagues
in Denver, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area
This
fall, the NAUDL hosted a series of receptions to promote support for
urban debate in Denver, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay area.
We convened local school district administrators, educators, attorneys
and local business leaders. The events were held on September
23rd in the Denver home of Roberto and Theresa Corrada; on October
28th at the Beverly Hills home of Lance Rosenzweig; and on December
2nd in the San Rafael, CA, home of Darin and Claire Snyder.
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NewsBlast Archive:
Fall 2007
