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:

  1. Travel Plans
  2. Required Forums
  3. Tuition
  4. Registration and Check-out (last day)
  5. Student Orientation
  6. 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 9th by 11am

Policy

Commuter

June 26

12:15pm

July 8th – 9pm

Lincoln-Douglas

Resident

June 26

9am-11:30am

July 9th by 11am

Lincoln-Douglas

Commuter

June 26

12:15pm

July 8th – 9pm

Public Forum

Resident

June 26

9am-11:30am

July 9th by 11am

Public Forum

Commuter

June 26

12:15pm

July 8th – 9pm

Congressional Debate

Resident

July 2nd

9am-11:30am

July 9th by 11am

Congressional Debate

Commuter

July 2nd

12:15pm

July 8th – 9pm

Public Speaking

Resident

July 2nd

9am-11:30am

July 9th by 11am

Public Speaking

Commuter

July 2nd

12:15pm

July 8th – 9pm

World Schools Debate

Resident

July 5th

9am-11:30am

July 16th by 11am

World Schools Debate

Commuter

July 5th

12:15pm

July 15th – 9pm

Middle School – Lincoln-Douglas

Resident

July 6th

9am-11:30am

July 16th by 11am

Middle School – Lincoln-Douglas

Commuter

July 6th

12:15pm

July 15th – 8pm

Middle School – Public Forum

Resident

July 6th

9am-11:30am

July 16th by 11am

Middle School – Public Forum

Commuter

July 6th

12:15pm

July 15th – 8pm

Extemp

Resident

July 9th

9am-11:30am

July 16th by 11am

Extemp

Commuter

July 9th

12:15pm

July 15th – 9pm

Oral Interpretation

Resident

July 9th

9am-11:30am

July 16th by 11am

Oral Interpretation

Commuter

July 9th

12:15pm

July 15th – 9pm

Middle School – Into

Resident

July 11th

9am-11:30am

July 16th by 11am

Middle School – Into

Commuter

July 11th

12:15pm

July 15th – 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 26th

1:00pm

Lincoln-Douglas

June 26th

1:00pm

Public Forum (PF + Extemp)

June 26th

1:00pm

Congressional Debate (Cong + Extemp)

July 2nd

1:00pm

Public Speaking

July 2nd

1:00pm

World Schools Debate

July 5th

1:00pm

Middle School – Lincoln-Douglas

July 6th

1:00pm

Middle School – Public Forum

July 6th

1:00pm

Extemporaneous Speaking

July 9th

1:00pm

Oral Interp

July 9th

1:00pm

Middle School – Intro

July 11th

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).