Piedmont College Debate Camp Does Rural Oureach

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A three day debate camp was held at Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia in late June. The purpose of the camp was to give basic debate instruction to students in rural north Georgia as well as to introduce them to Piedmont College and its debate program.

The director of the program, Dr. Janice Moss, said that this was a first attempt to try and give rural students a chance to go to a debate camp without having to go far from home. She stressed that the camp also was a chance to showcase the tremendous new facilities that the college has as well as its debate team. The camp featured instruction in public forum debate along with practice debates and a tournament. Students debated, "Social networking websites like Facebook do more harm than good." The students were enthusiastic about the content of the program as well as the topic.

Alfred Snider of the University of Vermont and the World Debate Institute dropped in as a guest instructor. "I really wanted to support Dr. Moss and Piedmont because I like what they are doing. They are keeping costs low and trying to reach students who have not previously had a chance. I think they are on the brink of something really good and I hope next year's program will grow and become a week in length."

For information, contact Dr. Janice Moss at jmoss@piedmont.edu