The McCourt Debate Society (MDS) is an organization within The McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. We are a group of graduate McCourt students who are striving to promote the the discourse of pressing public policy concerns that affect our world. We are open to all members of the Georgetown graduate community who wish to be members. However, we are more than open to any Hoya
who would like to attend our meetings and join into our discussions. We want to welcome all those who are interested to come participate in our society. There are no barriers to membership. Regardless of your previous debate experience, level of knowledge on our weekly topic, or field of study we hope you will join us to hone your debate, public speaking, and research skills. Hoya Saxa and Welcome to MDS! Meetings:
We meet every Wednesday from 8:00 PM until 10:00 PM. For the Fall 2015 semester we do not have a set meeting room and the location of the meeting will be posted on this page and sent out via our email list-serve. Format:
Each week we will have a preselected resolution that members of MDS vote on from our previous meeting. Two keynote speakers will begin the debate followed by floor speeches and open discussion on the topic. Meeting will also include business and a feedback portion.
