CSU, Fullerton Speech & Debate Team

03/11/2026

https://titansgive.fullerton.edu/giving-day/108355/department/112875 It’s here!

10/31/2025

https://fullerton.scalefunder.com/cfund/project/47326
It's that time of year, again! Please consider supporting our fabulous and hard-working students! Last day of the campaign!

Help Cal State Fullerton raise $1,000 for the project: Intercollegiate Forensics Program (Speech & Debate Program). Your gift will make a difference!

10/25/2024

Please consider supporting the Titans!
The university is exploring ways to help our team raise money for upcoming travel! We would greatly appreciate your support if you can make it happen! 🙏🏻
https://fullerton.scalefunder.com/cfund/project/43330

04/13/2021

Congratulations to Jared Burke and Vontrez White, semi-finalists at the 2021 virtual Cross Examination Debate Association Nationals!

Congrats to all CSUF debate teams and coaching staff on a terrific season! 🧡💙🐘

04/22/2018

Proud of our policy teams; they won 2nd place novice and 1st place in open at California State University Northridge’s Intramural Public Forum Tournament! Many speaker awards, too!

06/03/2017

CSUF Forensics Scholarship Applications extended until Monday, June 5, 2017 @ 5 pm.

PROCEDURES TO APPLY
1.) Submit “proof” that you have sent your FAFSA application. (If special circumstances apply, such as you are ineligible for FAFSA, please provide a brief explanation instead and submit that information along with your scholarship application.)
2.) Write a 1 page letter of intent/purpose for the scholarship. Please tell us why you need and deserve scholarship money. This should include a description of your talent and goals/ambitions in speech or debate as well as a description of why you have specific financial needs.
3.) Write a speech & debate “resume”
a. If you are an incoming first year or transfer student, include the list of tournaments that you have attended and your accomplishments, awards or records earned on your high school’s speech or debate team or your previous university/college.
b. If you are a current CSUF speech or debate team member, include the following information:
• The number of semesters that you have enrolled in any of the following Intercollegiate or Directing Forensics courses: HCOM 138/338/426/499
• The tournaments you have attended and the record/awards you received at those tournaments. Also include if you are attending an IE workshop or debate camp or have attended an IE workshop or debate camp.
• A list of service that you have completed for the debate team (indicate whether you have attended the HS Tournaments, The Blumer, helped with SCUDL, or acted as a volunteer coach for SCUDL or another local school).
Please note: Incomplete applications may not be considered for scholarship award.
Send all information to:
Erika Thomas, Director of Forensics
California State University, Fullerton
Department of Human Communication
PO Box 6868
Fullerton, CA 92834
Or, if on campus, have the completed application placed in Erika’s mailbox, in the Human Communication Department on the 4th floor of College Park, or email as attachments to [email protected].

05/16/2017

A reminder that our HCOM138/338/426/499 final class meeting will take place during the week of finals on Tuesday, May 16. You should report to CP470 for evaluations and the High Impact Practice survey at 5 pm (the scheduled final exam period). Afterwards, please join us at Roundtable pizza (on Chapman) for an end-of-the-season pizza party (we encourage those of you with cars to help coordinate rides for anyone who does not have a vehicle. Unfortunately, your instructors cannot be present during the evaluations, but the graduate assistants will be there to coordinate with you). We hope to see everyone at Roundtable!

02/03/2017

Good luck to our Titans who are competing at the Owen L. C**n Tournament @ Northwestern University this weekend!

01/21/2017

Best of luck to the CSUF Titans who are currently competing at Southwestern College's Hannie Shaft Debate Tournament!

07/19/2016

Speech and Debate students registering for fall classes: Please consider taking HCOM426 with Joel Salcedo, especially if you have already taken HCOM138 or HCOM338 multiple times. (HCOM426: Directing Forensics gives you an option to do service work for the team or to compete in intercollegiate competition. It also meets form 4-6:45 on Tuesdays.)

Additionally, many of you might enjoy a new course offering, HCOM492T: Political Communication with Dr. Alyssa Samek. It’s a great course to take in an election year and will only be offered this fall. The sooner you can sign up and reserve your spot in the classes, the better!

04/02/2016