2008 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY LD ENROLLMENT INFORMATION
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Kentucky National Debate Institute
225 Funkhouser Building, University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY, 40506
(859)-257-6523
FORMS
Lincoln Douglas Application (DOC)Lincoln Douglas Financial Aid Form (DOC)
IMPORTANT
General information about our staff, program, and curriculum can be found on our website at http://www.uky.edu/Provost/ChellgrenCenter/Debate/. This brochure addresses only logistical issues related to the enrollment process. Application questions not answered by this brochure may be addressed to the Institute registrar, Ms. Linda Barker, at the mailing address and telephone listed above or by e-mail at linda.barker@uky.edu.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
LD Applications should be received by May 15, 2008. We will admit the first 64 students who apply; students who apply after we have filled will be placed on a waiting list. Students must submit the Institute Application along with the appropriate fees (see “Costs” below) to be admitted or placed on our waiting list. Students who are admitted but elect not to attend will receive a refund if their request is received before Monday, June 2nd. No refunds of any kind will be granted to admitted students whose refund requests are received later than June 2nd. Wait-listed students who are not admitted will receive a full refund of whatever fees they have submitted. Please address all applications to “J. W. Patterson, Director of Debate, University of Kentucky, 225 Funkhouser Building, Lexington, Kentucky, 40506-0054.”
CHECK-IN PROCEDURE
Three and Two-Week LD students may check into University housing anytime on Friday, June 20, 2008, between 1:00 p.m. and midnight. More specifics will be sent in your acceptance letter. Participants are allowed to check in a day late or a day early if absolutely necessary, provided you make special arrangements with us. Parents who need to withdraw students for any reason (e.g., summer trip or family emergency) before the Institute ends may do so, assuming arrangements have been made with the Institute director, Dr. J. W. Patterson. Withdrawn students will not receive any refund of Institute fees.
CHECK-OUT PROCEDURE
Three-Week participants may check out on Sunday, July 13th; Two-Week participants may checkout on Sunday, July 6th. In every case, participants must check out of the dorm by 4:00 p.m.
COSTS
The Institute charges only those fees necessary to cover our expenses; unlike some debate workshops, we do not operate for profit. Our 2008 fees are as follow:
THREE WEEK LD INSTITUTE - JUNE 20 - JULY 13:
- Tution, Room, & Board $1695
($200 deposit due with Application (application Deadline: May 15th); $1495 (balance due by June 2nd) - LD Lab Fee: $75 (required; do not submit with Application)
- Room Deposit:$30 (refundable; do not submit with Application)
- Airport Transportation: $25 (optional; do not submit with Application)
TWO WEEK LD INSTITUTE - JUNE 20 - TO JULY 6
- Tution, Room, & Board $1500
($200 deposit due with Application (application Deadline: May 15th); $1300 (balance due by June 2nd) - LD Lab Fee: $75 (required; do not submit with Application)
- Room Deposit:$30 (refundable; do not submit with Application)
- Airport Transportation: $25 (optional; do not submit with Application)
Please note that these fees do not include transportation to and from Lexington, nor do they include miscellaneous spending money for personal photocopies, laundry, snacks, and other personal expenses; we estimate $75 should be adequate allowance for such expenses. All students should submit a deposit check for $200 payable to "Kentucky National Debate Institute" with their applications. Be sure to include the student's name on the "For" line of the check. Students not applying for financial aid must submit a check for the $1300 balance by June 2nd. We will notify students applying for financial aid of the balance due after we have reviewed financial aid requests. Applications will not be processed until the appropriate deposits have been received. Information on required LD lab fee and room deposit and optional airport transportation payments will be sent to admitted students under separate cover.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Students must submit the attached LD Application by May 15th and (if desired) Financial Aid Form, along with a $200 deposit, by Tuesday, May 1st. Once these forms have been received, admitted students will be sent additional detailed forms related to health, transportation, conduct, etc. to be returned before June 2nd. Please allow at least 2 weeks from the date you mail your initial application to receive an acknowledgement from the UK Debate office. If more than 2 weeks elapse after you submit your application but before you receive notification of acceptance, you may contact Institute registrar Linda Barker at linda.barker@uky.edu.
LODGING AND SUPERVISION
All students are housed in double-occupancy University of Kentucky dormitories with air-conditioning and laundry facilities. Male and female students live on separate floors. Each floor has lounge areas and full bathroom facilities. Students must bring their own linens (sheets, blankets, towels, etc.). The beds are extra long, twin size (36x80). You are encouraged to bring a small reading lamp. The Institute will attempt to honor mutual roommate requests. Students are carefully supervised by a designated Institute dormitory staff and by their daytime instructors. Roll-calls, room-checks, and lights-out are part of our regular monitoring procedures. Students may not leave the campus during the Institute except to selected restaurants and stores adjacent to campus and with Institute staff for official Institute events. As an official UK program, the Institute has close ties to the UK Police and the University of Kentucky Hospital system, should students need medical treatment. Admitted students will receive detailed health, conduct, and roommate request forms.
ANSWERS TO OFTEN ASKED QUESTIONS
- Can I attend both the NFL and the Kentucky Institute? Yes, but you must make special arrangements in advance.
- When will I learn whether I have been admitted? As soon as we can process your application. This usually takes about two weeks.
- If I apply for a scholarship, when will I know it? Soon after May 2nd, assuming all of the material, including the tuition deposit, has arrived.
- Are participants permitted to leave campus? No, except with parents or for Institute sponsored events accompanied by Staff, and to designated stores and fast food restaurants adjacent to the campus.
- May I choose my own roommate? Yes, if we have a written request from both parties.
- May I arrive late or leave early? Yes, for one day before or after if special arrangements are made in advance, but it is highly discouraged.
- Are check cashing facilities available? No, except for Travelers Checks. ATM machines are available on campus.
- Are refrigerators in the rooms? No, we cannot arrange for this.
- Are laundry facilities available? Yes, there are machines in the basements of the dormitory.
- IS PHOTOCOPYING INCLUDED IN TUITION? The tuition and lab fees cover copying lecture outlines and other general copying, but students will be required to pay for their own copying and printing in the library. We estimate $20 is adequate for this copying.
- When does University meal service begin? On Saturday, June 21st and ends on Saturday, July 12th.
- Does Fellows evidence apply to LD? No.
MAILING TO PARENTS
Once you are accepted, you will receive a package of information which includes forms that your parents or guardians must sign, including: Permission for Medical treatment, a Contractual Agreement signed by you and your parents in which you agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the Institute, and information on how to reach you in case of an emergency.
SEND YOUR APPLICATIONS AND ADDRESS ALL INQUIRIES TO:
Dr. J. W. Patterson
Director of Debate
University of Kentucky
225 Funkhouser Building
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0054
Telephone Number: 859-257-6523
Fax - 859-323-1995
jwpatt00@uky.edu (J.W.)
linda.barker@uky.edu (Linda)
http://www.uky.edu/Provost/ChellgrenCenter/Debate/