Joseph Cotchett Speaker Showcase and USF Debate Team Exhibition
Recipients of February 2020 Cotchett Speaker Showcase Awards.
Join us for the Joseph Cotchett Speaker Showcase and USF Debate Team Exhibition.
Joseph Cotchett Speaker Showcase - The best of the best of USF's undergraduate student speakers share their talents in this showcase presentation. This year’s showcase includes speeches that are exceptional extemporaneous performances, employing ethical reasoning and paying nuanced attention to the situation and audience. During this event, we will present 4 speech awards: the Joseph Cotchett Award for Human Rights and Social Justice; the William Workman Award for Public Affairs; the Freddie Wiant Award; and the Brian Vannice Award.
USF Debate Team Exhibition - Are you passionate about changing the world but unsure how to effectively advocate for what matters to you? Join the Social Justice National Champion USF Debate Team for an exhibition policy debate exploring the question: What advocacy strategies and techniques are most effective in driving change in the modern era?
Learn more about the Joseph Cotchett Speaker Showcase and USF's Debate Team.
This two-part event is part of the Department of Rhetoric and Language's event series Eloquentia Perfecta: Celebrating Rhetoric at USF to showcase outstanding written, oral, visual, and digital rhetoric. We also listen to and learn from our multilingual students, promote innovative and multimodal approaches to rhetoric, and celebrate eloquentia perfecta—communicating for the common good.
This event is free and open to the USF community. Light refreshments will be served.