--- title: Vice Presidential Debate: Mike Pence Flubs Name of College description: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence stumbled at the beginning of the vice presidential debate when he got the name wrong of the hosting university. canonical: https://time.com/4518938/vice-presidential-debate-norwood-university/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-05T01:41:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:45:31.979Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Mike Pence Get the Name of the Debate Location Wrong og:description: "Norwood University." og:url: https://time.com/4518938/vice-presidential-debate-norwood-university/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltebe2ce17ba6e3112/6988a8b2cf40a8ee37c450b7/vice-presidential-debate-tim-kaine-mike-pence-17.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3978 og:image:height: 2238 og:image:alt: TIMEPOL Debate og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Mike Pence Get the Name of the Debate Location Wrong twitter:description: "Norwood University." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltebe2ce17ba6e3112/6988a8b2cf40a8ee37c450b7/vice-presidential-debate-tim-kaine-mike-pence-17.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Mike Pence Get the Name of the VP Debate Location Wrong > Sponsored content. 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Patrick Semansky—AP  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Oct 5, 2016 1:41 AM UTC Vice presidential hopefuls Mike Pence and Tim Kaine came prepared for [their moment in the spotlight](http://time.com/4518891/vice-presidential-debate-kaine-pence-preview/?xid=homepage) Tuesday night, armed with hours of preparation, talking points and canned zingers. But Trump’s running mate Indiana Gov. Pence stumbled right out of the gate when he got one of his first facts wrong: the name of the location of the debate. “Thank you to Norwood University for their wonderful hospitality,” he said in his opening statement. Unfortunately for Pence, the debate was actually hosted at [Longwood University](http://time.com/4046890/2016-presidential-debates/?iid=sr-link2) in Farmville, Va. 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