Four Star Debate students to kick off international debate at OC

On Thursday, July 1, 24 students from across the nation will meet at Oklahoma Christian University (OC) to prepare for the Four Star Debate camp to be held at King’s Academy near Amman, Jordan. While at OC, the students will be addressed by Gen. Tommy Franks, U.S. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Lt. Gov. Jari Askins.

WHO: Four Star Debate students from across the U.S.

WHAT: Will meet at Oklahoma Christian University and hear from Gen. Franks, U.S. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Lt. Gov. Askins before traveling to Jordan for a week-long international debate and leadership camp

WHEN: 5 - 6:15 p.m. Gen. Tommy Franks and U.S. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.)
[OC Recital Hall]

7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Lt. Gov. Jari Askins [OC Gaylord Room]
Thursday, July 1

WHERE: Oklahoma Christian University
2501 E. Memorial Road

While in Jordan, the students will pair up with 24 Jordanian and Middle Eastern students to debate whether the United States should support a comprehensive peace agreement between Israel and Palestine. The camp will be held from July 1-  10 and will include a visit from His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan.

Four Star Debate: Developing Leaders with General Tommy Franks is hosted by the General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute, the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) and the Academy of Leadership & Liberty at Oklahoma Christian University (OC).

For more information, please visit http://fourstardebate.ncpa.org/.

About the General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum
The goal of the General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum is to tell compelling stories of leadership, introduce historical topics in each exhibit, and to encourage study and debate concerning the leadership traits illustrated by the story. It is located in Hobart, Okla. For more information, visit www.tommyfranksmuseum.org.

About the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA)
With offices in Dallas and Washington, D.C., the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization, established in 1983. The NCPA’s goal is to develop and promote private alternatives to government regulation and control, solving problems by relying on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector. For more information, visit www.ncpa.org

Academy of Leadership & Liberty
The Academy of Leadership & Liberty at Oklahoma Christian University exists to uphold, teach, and strengthen the values that promote liberty, free enterprise, and servant leadership. To accomplish that mission, the Academy seeks to inspire leaders of character, vision, and courage while equipping them with the values that have a profound and lasting impact on individuals, families, communities, and nations. Guided by faith and the principles of servant leadership, character, and social justice, the Academy is committed to perpetuating the values and freedoms endowed by our Creator and empowered by the founding wisdom of our democracy. For more information, visit http://www.oc.edu/academy/.

About King’s Academy
Established in 2007, King’s Academy is a private, not-for-profit, co-educational boarding and day high school (grades 9 to 12) in Madaba, Jordan. The school, which integrates the New England boarding school experience in the historical and intellectual context of the Middle East, follows an English-language, Advanced Placement curriculum. The dynamic curriculum includes an integrated co-curricular program of athletics, activities and community service, and students live in a nurturing residential environment that allows them to flourish personally and intellectually. King’s Academy is situated 30 minutes from Amman on a 144-acre (575-dunum) site and is comprised of 23 buildings and state-of-the-art facilities. For more information, visit http://www.kingsacademy.edu.jo.