With fall and the Oct. 7 Town Hall Debate getting closer, Belmont still has few firm details.

Although the university will be hosting the debate—presidential candidates, thousands of national media representatives and much more—that’s really all it’s doing.

“It’s their show,” Pamela Johnson, director of strategic marketing and special initiatives, said about the Commission on Presidential Debates.

The Secret Service is working to determine the security perimeter and other issues related to the site where the presidential nominees will debate, but there is no available information at this time.

Johnson said she does not expect the university to know anything definitive for some months. She is confident, however, that “they will work to make it as little of an inconvenience as possible.”

Johnson said the debate will bring many volunteer opportunities for students, but she doesn’t know exactly what those will be. The university plans to get students involved through those opportunities as well as through guest speakers and convocations.  But, again, nothing is set for sure.

The debate at Belmont will be the second of three presidential debates before the election.

The debate on campus will have a big impact on the university, Johnson said. “We will be put on the national map,” she said.  “Wherever you go, people will know where your degree came from more than they did two years ago.”