The 2013 Executive Board of the Rutgers University Debate Union Ashley Novak is the President of the Debate Union. A rising senior majoring in African, Middle Eastern, and Southeast Asian Languages and Literature (AMESALL), Novak joined RUDU in 2010. She finished last season as the 18th-ranked Speaker of the Year (SOTY), one of the highest-ranked…… Continue reading RUDU 2013 E-Board (archive)
Deepta Janardhan, Tournament Director for the 2013 Rutgers Invitational, was elected as 2013 Novice Mentor Tuesday night after a brief five-person election that included a run-off between the top two candidates. Janardhan was elected to replace Kurt Falk, who served the position with an example that all candidates stated they would like to follow. She…… Continue reading Deepta Janardhan Elected Novice Mentor
A Special Election for 2013 Novice Mentor will be held on Tuesday, January 29th at 9:00 PM in Murray 210, at the outset of that day’s meeting. The position was made vacant by the resignation of Kurt Falk, who is taking a semester off from Rutgers. There are five candidates for the position and their…… Continue reading Candidate Statements for Special Election for Novice Mentor
The Rutgers University Debate Union (RUDU) took time out of practicing debating long enough to elect six officers to comprise the 2013 Executive Board on Tuesday night. Five of the six elections were contested in the three-hour meeting. The 2012 E-Board presided over one of the most successful years of Rutgers debate, capped by the…… Continue reading RUDU Elects 2013 Executive Board
The election of the Rutgers University Debate Union (RUDU) Executive Board for 2013 will be held on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012, at 9:00 PM in Murray 210. Below are the candidate statements for all thirteen candidates for the six positions available. Please note that candidates can “drop down” to lower positions of their choice on…… Continue reading Candidate Statements for 2013 E-Board
With the election of the 2012 Executive Board, this information the Fall 2011 E-Board is being archived here. The Fall 2011 Executive Board of the Rutgers University Debate Union Chris Bergman is the President of the Debate Union. A rising junior majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bergman joined RUDU in 2009. He finished 2010-2011…… Continue reading Fall 2011 E-Board
Positions and Candidates Summary President: Chris Bergman*, Adam Bomeisl, Bhargavi Sriram Vice President: Nisha Kumar* Treasurer: Ashley Novak* Public Relations Chair: Stephen Yellin*, Henry Phipps, Dongyi Zhuyan Novice Mentor (new position): Archana Babu, Kurt Falk, Arbi Llaveshi, Quinn Maingi Alumni Coordinator (new position): Jason Boyle, Alex Jubb *incumbent Please note: drop-downs are permitted for those…… Continue reading 2012 Executive Board Candidate Statements
The Rutgers University Debate Union (RUDU) completed its most successful season in history with a break to National octofinals, the first break at the APDA National Championships in Rutgers’ history. Here are the official accomplishments from the 2011 National Championships at West Point: David Reiss & Kyle Bomeisl – 15th team [break to octofinals] Farhan…… Continue reading Rutgers Finishes 15th, 25th at Nationals, Elects New E-Board
Elections are Upcoming for the Fall 2011 E-Board! Elections will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 9:00 PM in Scott Hall 115. The deadline to declare your candidacy for a position has passed. “Drop-downs” will be allowed – if you run for any office and do not win, you may enter the election…… Continue reading Fall 2011 E-Board Campaign Statements & Amendments
The 2010-2011 Executive Board of the Rutgers University Debate Union David Reiss is the President of the Debate Union. A senior majoring in English, Reiss has been with the team since 2007. The most successful debater in RUDU history, he finished 2010-2011 as the 14th ranked speaker on APDA, and part of the 7th ranked…… Continue reading 2010-2011 Executive Board
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