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/_Assets/uploads/images/iupui_black.gifThe IUPUI Department of Communication Studies of the IU School of Liberal Arts will host the 3rd Annual Robert and Dana Curtis Memorial Oratorical Contest (CMOC) on Saturday, February 6, 2010.  The event will be held within the 7th Annual IUPUI Dominata Classic.

The contest provides undergraduate students on the IUPUI campus an opportunity to showcase their commitment to peaceful resolution of conflict through scripted oration. This event will also help us celebrate the scholarship of our student/competitors and further the notion that the building of a community requires the open and free exchange of ideas.

The contest offers awards of $1,000 for first place, $500 for second place, and $250 for third place. For more information or to register, undergraduate students should email Rachel Davidson at rvandivi@iupiu.edu.  Preliminary presentations must be recorded and additional paperwork must be submitted to the Speaker’s Lab (CA001G) no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday January 29, 2010.  Finalists will be notified and will present for one of the three monetary awards on Saturday February 6, 2010 at 6:00 pm.

The Curtis Memorial Oratorical Tournament is sponsored by Dr. Richard Curtis and his wife Beth Curtis. Dr. Curtis is an emeritus professor and former head of the Communication Department at IUPUI. He was a fighter pilot in WWII, and has written an autobiography about his experiences at war. In addition to losing his friends and comrades, Dr. Curtis lost his brothers, Robert and Dana. He chose to dedicate the Tournament to them.

The Tournament will be held at 6 pm in the Campus Center, Room 450A on February 6. It is preceeded by a public reception from 4:45-5:45 in Campus Center 450B.

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Photo: 2009 Novice Winner, IUPUI student Derrick Slack.

Published on: January 25, 2010