The Atlanta Urban Debate League is committed to providing excellent debate education programs, services, and opportunities to diverse students, educators, and members of the community!
Volunteer Onboarding
The Atlanta Urban Debate League (AUDL) believes strongly in the power of community. Volunteers help the AUDL provide access to debate education to hundreds of debaters, giving them the critical thinking, speaking, and research skills to advocate for themselves and their communities.
After registering as a judge on Emory OPEN, please be sure to complete onboarding. It must be completed once per school year. Emory students. staff, and faculty should submit onboarding materials through Canvas; please submit materials here if you are not an Emory-affiliated judge.
If you are judging on behalf of a competing school, you do NOT have to register on Emory OPEN or complete this onboarding. The school’s coach should communicate all relevant information to their judges.
HIreRight Background Verification
All volunteer judges must complete a background check conducted by HireRight, which lasts for 4 years. Click here for details on the background verification process. The background verification process takes several business days to complete, and the links provided by HireRight expire, so please do not wait to initiate the process. Click here to start your background verification.
Onboarding Steps
Read the AUDL “Volunteer Expectations and Accountability” document.
Complete the “Emory University Release of Liability, Covenant Not to Sue and Assumption of Risk Waiver.”
Complete the “Personal Vehicle Waiver” if you are intending to use your personal vehicle to transport yourself or others to AUDL programming or events.
Register an account on the United Educators website to complete 2 required trainings.
Use 792-90242 for the branch code.
Search for and complete the “Boundary Training for Educators” course.
Download or take a screenshot of the certificate given at the end of the course to upload. It may take a few hours after course completion before the certificate is available (there should also be an email notification).
Search for and complete the “Protecting Children: Identifying and Reporting Sexual Misconduct Training” course.
Download or take a screenshot of the certificate given at the end of the course to upload. It may take a few hours after course completion before the certificate is available (there should also be an email notification).
Upload all paperwork and certificates using the form linked below.
You’re all set! We look forward to working with you!