MSDI Camp Registration (2024)

Registration deadline is Friday, June 7, 2024. Enrollments are not complete without the $100 deposit.

Around May 17, we will have our secondary mailing ready to email to all enrolled 2-week policy students with significant details about each camp. Enrollment before May 17 results in a $50 discount.

Around June 16, we will announce which event camps have "made." The event camp secondary mailing will be sent as well. If your camp does not make, you may either switch to a different event camp or have your deposit refunded.

The pricing for 2024 camps are as follows:

2 Week CX Policy (June 30-July 12) 9-9 daily

$1450 Dorm option (instruction, 12 dorm nights, meals)

$650 Commuter option (instruction only - self purchase any campus meals)

$200 Optional College Credit Add-on

1 Week Event Camps (July 14-19) 9-5 daily

Available camps include Novice CX, LD Debate, PF Debate, Individual Events, and Online Policy

$700 Dorm option (instruction, 5 dorm nights, meals)

$350 Commuter option (instruction only - self purchase any campus meals)

The online option is $350 but will run 11am-7pm (cst) instead of 9-5.

Please note that ALL camps are live in Springfield, MO (MSU Campus) except for the 1 week online policy.

After you complete the enrollment form below, please email EricMorris@MissouriState.edu with any changes. Don't forget to send a deposit before June 7!

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Two Week Policy June 30-July 13, 2024

June 30 is dorm move in and registration (4-5pm, CST), but instruction begins at 9am on Monday, July 1. We run 9am-9pm daily, with breaks for lunch & dinner, and will distribute a detailed schedule at registration. Instruction begins at 1pm on Sundays.

All camp instruction ends by 9pm on July 12, and students not reaching the final round are able to leave early but encouraged to stay. Dorm students should check out before noon on July 13.

One Week Event Camps, July 14-19, 2024

July 9 is dorm move in and registration (4-5pm, CST), but instruction begins at 9am on Monday, July 10. We run 9am-5pm daily, with a break for lunch, and will distribute a detailed schedule at registration. There are supplemental (required activities) for dorm residents after dinner until 9pm.

All camp instruction ends by 5pm on July 14, and students not reaching the final round are able to leave early but encouraged to stay. Dorm students should check out before 6pm on July 14.

For either camp (you can sign up for both if desired)

Early arrivals and late departures require advance permission due to dorm supervision issues. Please email ericmorris@missouristate.edu with any questions, particularly if making flight arrangements. Also, email him if any answers on this form change (e.g. switching between dorm and commuter).

No registration is completed until the $100 deposit is received. MSDI scholarships do not apply to the deposit - it is there to protect us from the costs of no-shows. You can make your deposit (or pay remaining balance) at our online store. The online store accepts payment by credit card (convenience charge) or bank account (no convenience charge).

https://commerce.cashnet.com/Debate_Pay

If you prefer to pay by check or money order, make it payable to: The Missouri State Debate Institute.

Some fields, like legal name, DOB, phone, and email, are required because MSDI students receive official MSU accounts for research access.

Legal First Name*

Preferred first name, if different

Middle Initial

Last Name*

Grade Level, Fall 2024 (any time you select other, clarify in final question box)*

Senior

Junior

Sophomore

Freshman

Other (clarity in final question box)

Which weeks are you enrolling for?*

Two Week CX Policy (June 30-July 13)

One Week Event Camps (July 14-July 19)

BOTH camps, all 3 weeks

If you later need to switch weeks, email us.

Will you be a commuter or a dorm resident*

Dorm

Commuter

If this changes, please email us.

Which EVENT camp do you prefer?

Novice Policy, One Week Live

Online Policy, One Week Online

LD Debate, One Week Live

PF Debate, One Week Live

IE Individual Events, One Week Live

If only doing Two Week CX Policy, skip this question

If doing IE camp, list your preferred events in order of preferenceWe will build IE curriculum to address events requested

Years completed in your debate format (or event) before MSDI

3 or more years

2 years

1 year (coming off novice year)

Less than 3 debate tournaments

Zero debate experience

Other

If experience is primarily in other events, explain in last question box.

Who referred you to MSDI?If another student gets referral credit, name them now.

Date of Birth*This is used only to generate a MSU account for library resource access

T-Shirt Size Adult sizes, pre-shrunk. Live camps only.

Student Email Address *Make sure this is the email you check frequently.

Student Phone Number*Typically a cell phone you will bring to camp.

Parent/Guardian Name #1*

Parent/Guardian #1 Email Address*

Parent/Guardian #1 Phone Number*

Parent/Guardian Name #2

Parent/Guardian #2 Email Address

Parent/Guardian #2 Phone Number

Name of High School*

Name of High School Coach

Your City & State *

If you are staying in the dorm, please provide some additional info for roommate assignments. If you have no roommate request today but find out later a friend is attending, we can adjust assignments until registration deadline and sometimes later. Just email ericmorris@missouristate.edu.

Specific Roommate or Suite Mate requested below

Find me a roomate - male

Find me a roommate - female

Single Occupancy Room requested (we cannot promise this, and there is an additional charge - email ericmorris@missouristate.edu with details.

We honor mutual requests for roommate/suitemate - put in final box

MSDI requires a $100 deposit, and the remainder can be paid before or during registration. MSDI has a small amount of need-based financial aid, as well as a selective fellows program. Both have separate applications. We have sometimes arranged payment plans as well. Should we anticipate applications from you?

Likely to apply for fellows program (2+ years experience, strong success,

Likely to apply for need-based scholarship (or payment plan extending past registration)

Not likely to apply for either

Please click to acknowledge that your registration is not final until the $100 nonrefundable deposit is received. The registration fee deadline is Friday, June 7, 2024 (we will remind you near that date if it remains unpaid). You can make your deposit (or pay remaining balance) at our online store. The online store accepts payment by credit card (convenience charge) or bank account (no convenience charge). https://commerce.cashnet.com/Debate_Pay If you prefer to pay by check or money order, make it payable to: The Missouri State Debate Institute. Send Deposit and Payment to: Missouri State Debate Institute Dept of Communication, Craig 375 Missouri State University 901 S. National Ave Springfield, MO 65897 Refunds for amounts pre-paid (above the $100 deposit) are available if you cannot attend, but please notify us promptly. Refunds are much faster via the online store, and take a couple of weeks if you paid by mail. *

I understand that my registration is not final until the deposit is received, and will retain the automatic email generated if I pay online.

https://commerce.cashnet.com/Debate_Pay (May show 2023)

Open ended feedback. If you have want to convey partner or roommate/suitemate preferences, clarify anything above, coming for the 2 week policy camp also, or need us to know something or get in touch, please tell us! We do email a secondary mailing to the student and parent emails above, usually around May 15th (our college debate travel season extends deep into April). That mailing includes college credit registration info, medical forms required for dorm students, You can also email ericmorris@missouristate.edu with future questions or clarifications if something changes.