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The Department of Communication Studies at the College of Communication and Information Sciences supports student activity in a variety of organizations and extra-curricular activities.
Alabama Forensic Council
Student members of this council participate in the University's forensics program and attend both regional and national intercollegiate forensic competitions in debate and individual events. Twenty scholarships are awarded each year to students active in the program.
Tournament Results for 2011-12
Tennessee State University Music Swing Tournament, 17-18 September 2011
Western Kentucky/ Ohio University Fall Fiesta Swing Tournament, 24-25 September 2011University of Alabama, Crimson Classic Swing Tournament, 15-16 October 2011
Tennessee Front Porch Swing, Carson Newman Tournament, 12 November 2011
Belmont University, 13 November 2011DSR-TKA National Tournament -- February 2012
Pride of the Palmetto Invitational, Hosted by Clemson University
35th AFA-NIET, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX -- April 2012
The Alabama Forensic Council hosts annually on campus:
- Crimson Classic College Forensic Tournament Fall Semester (October)
- Hall of Fame High School Forensic Tournament Spring Semester (January)
Honor Societies
Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha
This national honor society is for individuals who have excelled in forensics and who have maintained distinguished academic records.
Lambda Pi Eta
Lambda Pi Eta, the national communication studies honor society, established a chapter on the University of Alabama campus on November 15, 1998. Invitations to membership are issued to juniors and seniors in communication studies who have cumulative undergraduate grade point averages of at least 3.0, have completed the equivalent of 12 semester hours in communication courses, and have minimum grade point averages of 3.25 kin those courses. The goals of Lambda Pi Eta are to recognize, foster, and reward outstanding scholastic achievement and to stimulate interest in the field of communication.