Kentucky National Debate Institute
2011
"Where the Road to the TOC Begins and Ends"
Introducing…The 7 Week Wildcat Experience (June 19th-August 6th)
For more
information
visit:
kndi.wi kisp ace s.com
Two great debate traditions, one integrated curriculum over seven weeks in Lexington, Kentucky and Evanston, Illinois. Cohosted by the University of Kentucky and Northwestern University, the 7 Week Experience staff includes Andrea Reed, Dave
Arnett, Dan Fitzmier, and Jeff Buntin. Transportation between the two institutes (via chartered bus) will be included in the
cost of tuition. For more information please visit http://kndi.wikispaces.com/7+week+Wildcat+experience. You can also email
Dave Arnett (Kentuckydebateinstitute@gmail.com) or Luke Hill (lukephill@gmail.com).
3 Week Policy Institute (June 19th-July 9th)
or contact:
The Seniors Lab (Featuring the Fellows)
Linda Ba rke r
859-257-6523
linda.bark er@uky. ed
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Dave Arnett is an assistant coach at the University of Kentucky. Before this year Dave was the Director of Debate at the
University of California, Berkeley for twelve years where he coached 12 teams to first rounds. He has coached two NDT
finalists, one CEDA national championship team, three Copeland Award winners, and the winners of almost every major
college tournament including: Harvard, The Dartmouth Robin, Wake Forest, Kentucky, Northwestern, USC, and Fullerton.
Dave was selected the Ross Smith National Coach of the Year Award in 2009 and voted runner-up for Coach of the Decade.
Dan Fitzmier is the Director of Debate at Northwestern University and a faculty member in NU’s School of Communication.
He has coached six teams from Northwestern and Emory to the Finals of the NDT including the 2010 Finalists and the NDT
winners in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2005. He has coached four Copeland award winners from Northwestern and Berkeley,
including two winners and one finalist in the last three seasons. The 2011 institute in Lexington will be the 21st debate
institute that he has taught at. He has directed debate institutes and taught labs at Northwestern, Stanford, Berkeley, Miami
University of Ohio, George Mason, Emory and for three previous summers at the University of Kentucky.
3 Week
Policy
Institute
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Andrea Reed is the Director of Debate at the University of Kentucky. Andrea is truly one of the rising stars in the college
debate world. Prior to arriving at Kentucky, she was an assistant coach at Berkeley and Wake Forest. She coached the 2008
NDT Champion and 2009 Second place team. She debated in college at Michigan State, reaching the elimination rounds of
the NDT and CEDA national tournaments, and in high school at Highland Park, TX, reaching the semi-finals of the TOC.
Cost $ 18 0 0
7 Week
Experience
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jon sharp is an assistant debate coach at the University of Kentucky. As a debater for Emory, jsharp won the Harvard and
West Georgia tournaments, as well as the Dartmouth Round Robin, and was top speaker at Pittsburgh, Louisville, and the
University of Kansas' Heart of America. In addition, sharp has coached teams to multiple CEDA National championships as
well as the elimination rounds of virtually all major college tournaments, including the NDT. The world would be a sadder
place if debating only meant reading stuff that other people handed you. Work with jsharp and learn to debate for yourself.
Lincoln
Douglas
Institute
2 Week Lincoln Douglas Institute (June 19th-July 3rd)
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More sta ff to be
named soon !
Jeff Buntin is an assistant coach at Northwestern University and considered one of the finest young assistant coaches in
the country. His top team last year reached the final round of the National Debate Tournament. Previously, while serving as
an assistant coach at Gonzaga his teams appeared in elimination rounds of the NDT, CEDA Nationals, and the Kentucky
Round Robin. As a debater for Whitman, Jeff was in elims of every major tournament, including quarters at CEDA
Nationals, octos at the NDT, and the finals at Berkeley.
The Sophomores Lab
Cost
J uniors $5 45 0
Fell ow s $5 5 50
Cost $ 15 0 0
The Juniors Lab
Cyndy Woodhouse is Director of Debate at West High School in Iowa City and a veteran of the KNDI. As a coach and
instructor, she is an uncompromising defender of the better angles of our debate practice. Cyndy's students have reached
the late elims of the TOC and NFL Championships and won numerous tournaments, including the Iowa Caucus and the
Iowa State Championship. The KNDI congratulates Cyndy on receiving the 2008 Iowa Communication Association
Outstanding New Teacher Award...we knew it all along.
Marie Dzuris will be Institute Dorm Director. Marie is one of the most respected individuals in our community. In her 30
years of coaching her teams have took first or second place at almost every major high school tournament including MBA,
Greenhill, Harvard, and the Tournament of Champions. Her team won the 1994 NFL Tournament. Marie is a member of the
Emory Key Coach society. She has been involved with UK debate for 35 years and is a member of the TOC Coaches Hall
of Fame. Marie has over 30 years of workshop experience including time at UK, Wake Forest, Georgetown, Michigan,
Dartmouth, and Northwestern.