Mean Green Comet Debate Institute

Welcome Email

Hello,

Welcome to the 2022 Mean Green Comet Debate Institute!! We are excited to welcome you back to an in-person camp located on the beautiful UTD campus in Richardson, Texas. Please take a few minutes to read over the information below and do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

This email will provide you with information about:

Travel Plans
Required Forums
Tuition
Registration and Check-out (last day)
Student Orientation
Schedules

Travel Plans:

If you are making travel plans to DFW your student should plan to arrive in the morning / afternoon of the first day of their division and plan to leave by late afternoon on the last day. Also, the MGC does not provide travel from either of the DFW airports, so you should plan to make those arrangements on your own. We recommend Super Shuttle as a reliable and affordable option for transport. An Uber is also an option and is approximately $40 fare from either Love Field or DFW.

Required Forms:

All participants of the MGC must complete a Medical Release, Indemnification, Talent Release, and pick-up authorization forms to participate in camp. No student will be allowed to check-in or participate in any camp activity without these forms on file. All forms can be accessed when enrolling a student. Please reach out to Louis Petit (louis.petit@unt.edu) if you have any questions.

Tuition:

The deadline to finalize tuition is June 1, 2022.

Registration and Check-Out (last day of camp):

Please make sure to read carefully to find the correct registration. The Mean Green Comet Debate Institute has 11 different divisions, and the start dates/times vary for each division. There are different times for commuters and residents to arrive for registration. Residents will arrive on campus, check-in with the camp and dorm staff and then have time to prepare their dorm rooms. Commuters will check-in with the camp staff. More information about the process will be posted to the website.

Division	Resident Status	Registration Date	Registration Time	Check-out / Last Day
Policy	Resident	June 26	9am-11:30am	July 9^th by 11am
Policy	Commuter	June 26	12:15pm	July 8^th – 9pm
Lincoln-Douglas	Resident	June 26	9am-11:30am	July 9^th by 11am
Lincoln-Douglas	Commuter	June 26	12:15pm	July 8^th – 9pm
Public Forum	Resident	June 26	9am-11:30am	July 9^th by 11am
Public Forum	Commuter	June 26	12:15pm	July 8^th – 9pm
Congressional Debate	Resident	July 2^nd	9am-11:30am	July 9^th by 11am
Congressional Debate	Commuter	July 2^nd	12:15pm	July 8^th – 9pm
Public Speaking	Resident	July 2^nd	9am-11:30am	July 9^th by 11am
Public Speaking	Commuter	July 2^nd	12:15pm	July 8^th – 9pm
World Schools Debate	Resident	July 5^th	9am-11:30am	July 16^th by 11am
World Schools Debate	Commuter	July 5^th	12:15pm	July 15^th – 9pm
Middle School – Lincoln-Douglas	Resident	July 6^th	9am-11:30am	July 16^th by 11am
Middle School – Lincoln-Douglas	Commuter	July 6^th	12:15pm	July 15^th – 8pm
Middle School – Public Forum	Resident	July 6^th	9am-11:30am	July 16^th by 11am
Middle School – Public Forum	Commuter	July 6^th	12:15pm	July 15^th – 8pm
Extemp	Resident	July 9^th	9am-11:30am	July 16^th by 11am
Extemp	Commuter	July 9^th	12:15pm	July 15^th – 9pm
Oral Interpretation	Resident	July 9^th	9am-11:30am	July 16^th by 11am
Oral Interpretation	Commuter	July 9^th	12:15pm	July 15^th – 9pm
Middle School – Into	Resident	July 11^th	9am-11:30am	July 16^th by 11am
Middle School – Into	Commuter	July 11^th	12:15pm	July 15^th – 8pm

Student Orientation

Please see the schedule below for the time and date when your division will have its first orientation. Following orientation students will attend their first lab session.

Division	Date	Time
Policy Debate	June 26^th	1:00pm
Lincoln-Douglas	June 26^th	1:00pm
Public Forum (PF + Extemp)	June 26^th	1:00pm
Congressional Debate (Cong + Extemp)	July 2^nd	1:00pm
Public Speaking	July 2^nd	1:00pm
World Schools Debate	July 5^th	1:00pm
Middle School – Lincoln-Douglas	July 6^th	1:00pm
Middle School – Public Forum	July 6^th	1:00pm
Extemporaneous Speaking	July 9^th	1:00pm
Oral Interp	July 9^th	1:00pm
Middle School – Intro	July 11^th	1:00pm

Schedules

All of the divisions operate on different schedules. You can find division schedules on the MGC webpage for that division. Full division schedules will be posted online 1 week prior to the start of the division. If you cannot find the schedule for your division please contact Louis Petit (louis.petit@unt.edu).