McKendree University

The McKendree Speech and Debate team hosted and competed in the National Parliamentary Debate Association's Championship Tournament and the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence during the university's spring break.

McKendree University's speech and debate team finished its regular season with strong performances at competitions hosted by the Missouri Association of Forensics Activities and Mercer University during the weekend of Feb. 14 through 16. The following weekend on Feb. 22, the team hosted its final high school debate event of the season on campus.

The McKendree Speech and Debate team started its spring semester with a series of tournaments in speech and multiple formats of debate.

The McKendree Speech and Debate Team finished its competition schedule for the fall semester with standout performances at the William Jewell Swing in November and the Gateway Classic in December.

McKendree University participated in the American Model United Nations conference in Chicago from Nov. 23-28. More than 80 universities representing 110 countries attended the conference, and McKendree won one of nine overall delegation awards.

The McKendree Speech & Debate Team started its season with a double-header split across two states. Over the weekend, 13 McKendree debaters put together a 23-20 preliminary record across the two tournaments and two formats of debate.

The McKendree University's speech and debate team wrapped up its regular season of competition with breakout performances from novices in several events across multiple tournaments.

The McKendree University speech and debate team's season is in full swing this fall with students competing in tournaments hosted by Rice University, Bowling Green State University and Mercer University.

The McKendree University Speech and Debate team comes into the spring semester having recently completed a mix of intercollegiate competition and work with local high school programs.

Kolby Pierce, a senior who is double-majoring in marketing and management at McKendree University, recently competed at the St. Louis Regional Entrepreneurship Educators (STLREE) St. Louis Startup Week collegiate pitch competition on Wednesday, September 20 at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. The event is a weeklong celebration of entrepreneurship in St. Louis.

The McKendree University speech and debate team closed their 2022-2023 season by finishing in the top 10 at both the Pi Kappa Delta Nationals and the National Forensic Association Championship Tournament.

The McKendree University speech and debate team recently finished its regular season with an additional 20 awards and six first-place finishes over two tournaments, qualifying three more events for nationals.

The McKendree University speech and debate team finished its fall season with 30 awards, including 10 first-place finishes.

The McKendree University Speech and Debate Team opened its season at Southwest Baptist University's Derryberry Memorial Tournament from October 7-8.On October 22, McKendree competed in the Missouri Mule hosted by the University of Central Missouri. McKendree will next compete at the University of the Pacific from November 4-6.

The McKendree University Speech and Debate team completed its season with three national championships and took home a total of 21 awards over the course of four national tournaments.

The McKendree University speech and debate team kicked off its spring season with a bang, earning 27 awards in four separate tournaments and first place at San Diego State University.

The McKendree University speech and debate team concluded its fall season, earning 23 awards in three separate tournaments.

The McKendree University speech and debate team has competed in a handful of virtual tournaments so far this fall, taking home a total of 17 awards.

The McKendree University Speech and Debate Team advanced to the final round of the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence for the first time.

McKendree University students made an impressive showing in the U.S. Department of Energy's (DoE) sixth annual CyberForce Competition on Nov. 14.

McKendree University announces the winners and participants of its recent speech competition at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus.

McKendree University debaters will compete with others from across the U.S. when the university hosts the NPTE and NPDA national tournaments on campus during spring break week.

McKendree's 117th Regiment Cyber Defense Team finished a close third at a recent statewide Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.

McKendree University's Cyber Defense Team participated in the Department of Energy's CyberForce Competition at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago.

McKendree University's 117th Regiment Collegiate Cybersecurity team finished 11th in the Department of Energy's recent CyberForce Competition at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago.

McKendree University students represented Poland at the 59th Midwest Model United Nations Conference in St. Louis on Feb. 20-23. .

Business students participated in their first Pure Idea Generator competition, where they were asked to come up with a simple, creative idea to solve a problem or challenge.

McKendree Universty speech and debate team members Alex Baldwin and Gage Simmons recently won the I-70 Cup, which is based on the cumulative results of four Midwestern debate tournaments. .

McKendree University students participated in the Midwest Model United Nations conference in St. Louis, Mo., from Feb. 21-24. McKendree students represented the United States at the conference attended by 45 universities throughout the Midwest. .

Congratulations to McKendree University's new Cyber Defense Team on its top 5 finish in the Midwest Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition--its first official competitive event!