{"id":38416,"date":"2025-02-24T10:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T08:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cis-spain.com\/en\/?p=38416"},"modified":"2025-02-24T10:37:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T08:37:49","slug":"cis-universitys-debate-club-prepares-future-leaders-with-critical-thinking-and-global-perspectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cis-spain.com\/en\/blog\/cis-universitys-debate-club-prepares-future-leaders-with-critical-thinking-and-global-perspectives\/","title":{"rendered":"CIS University&#8217;s Debate Club Prepares Future Leaders with Critical Thinking and Global Perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38416\" class=\"elementor elementor-38416\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39cbe7f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39cbe7f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-156d4032\" data-id=\"156d4032\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c5d7fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c5d7fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><b>By Sol Fitz-James Stuart &amp; Laura Pe\u00f1aloza<\/b><\/em><\/p><p><b>The CIS University <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cis-spain.com\/en\/academics\/student-support\/cis-clubs\/\"><b>Debate Club<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, led by professors <\/span><b>Alex Feldman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Karyn Su\u00e1rez,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> successfully held three semester-long debates this past fall. The first of these meetings was titled: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cShould the death penalty be abolished?\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For the second debate, students explored the moral and ethical implications posed by the question: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAre human beings naturally monogamous?\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The third colloquium focused on the Christmas holidays and their impact on society by asking: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIs the Christmas spirit real or a social construct?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CIS University Debate Club program helps students improve their public speaking, leadership, and critical thinking abilities throughout their careers. The club promotes open dialogue, moral integrity, cultural diversity of thought, and mutual respect from both parties involved. It encourages members to share their opinions and actively listen to different perspectives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fall season consisted of three debates and four teams, each led by an experienced member and all competed for the top spot. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The topics were announced two weeks before each debate by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the professors in charge and newly appointed program captain, student Anna L\u00f3pez Godoy. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The club members are given that time to research and coordinate with their teammates and craft a compelling case for one side or the other. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given the new wave of first-time debaters in the program, many students feel nervous anticipation for their chance at the podium. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As many freshmen are still finding their footing on the debate team, some take on roles less centered around speaking and more focused on research, brainstorming, and real-time rebuttal writing. This way, they can experience the process and adrenaline rush of a debate without taking on too much pressure. This shift allows hesitant students to take the leap in joining the debate and become more confident and experienced down the line.<\/span><\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38419\" title=\"CIS University CIS University's Debate Club Prepares Future Leaders with Critical Thinking and Global Perspectives 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cis-spain.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/CIS-University-CIS-Universitys-Debate-Club-Prepares-Future-Leaders-with-Critical-Thinking-and-Global-Perspectives-2.jpg\" alt=\"CIS University CIS University's Debate Club Prepares Future Leaders with Critical Thinking and Global Perspectives 2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cis-spain.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/CIS-University-CIS-Universitys-Debate-Club-Prepares-Future-Leaders-with-Critical-Thinking-and-Global-Perspectives-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cis-spain.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/CIS-University-CIS-Universitys-Debate-Club-Prepares-Future-Leaders-with-Critical-Thinking-and-Global-Perspectives-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cis-spain.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/CIS-University-CIS-Universitys-Debate-Club-Prepares-Future-Leaders-with-Critical-Thinking-and-Global-Perspectives-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><h2>A new cycle for the Debate Club<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the last year, the club has attracted much more interest and increased the number of members from across the world. <\/span><b>Zackary Zemmels,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who currently works as CIS University\u2019s Athletics Development Coordinator, is also an alumnus of the university and a former member of the debate club. He joined the program not only because it was helpful for his resume, but also because it promoted his research skills, understanding of complex topics, and active listening, all of which are essential when dealing with real-life situations. \u201cWhen working with potential collaborators, it&#8217;s crucial to effectively communicate the added value you bring to the table, which involves understanding their needs and adjusting to their requirements when dealing with different agreements,\u201d he explained.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor Karyn Suarez, a faculty member of the Business Strategy and Communication Department, took on the role of faculty leader of the debate program this semester alongside Professor Alex Feldman. She has helped to implement many new strategies. One addition was a coaching session before debates to help students develop their <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pathos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the emotional foundation of debate. Students learned to add vocal variety, dynamics, and passion to their arguments. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She explains, &#8220;If you don&#8217;t fully believe it, no one else will.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She also implemented \u201cElevator Pitches\u201d to help market the debates to the CIS community and grow the audience. This is crucial, as the audience votes on the winning team of each debate. To do the pitches, debate team captains go into classrooms the week before debates and perform quick presentations on the topic and some arguments on both sides. Because of this change, during the first two debates, the audiences filled classroom 2.3, which is quite large!!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking more long-term at her hopes for the program, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor Suarez shared: \u201cSome ideas for the future would be to travel; but first, we need some experience before we get started.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previous debates have delved into whether religion should be forbidden in public spaces or whether AI is creating a global underclass of poorly prepared people. In addition to the death penalty debate, future events may consider topics like \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">there<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> global <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">minimum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wage?\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAre<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cold<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">War II?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty leader of the program and professor Alex Feldman stated, &#8221; The club&#8217;s main goal is to familiarize students with real-life issues that challenge their critical thinking and anticipate future complexities they may encounter along their journey.\u201d If you want to develop these foundational skills, join the CIS University debate program!.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sol Fitz-James Stuart &amp; Laura Pe\u00f1aloza The CIS University Debate Club, led by professors Alex Feldman and Karyn Su\u00e1rez, successfully held three semester-long debates this past fall. 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