Representing Syria and Croatia, undergraduate and graduate students from Missouri State participated in the 2014 Midwest Model UN conference. According to the organizers, “the conference designed to furnish a structure and forum for students to work with the most pressing international issues from a perspective outside of the classroom, and thus broaden their awareness of the world of politics. Representing the role of another nation’s delegation to the United Nations, students further realize the difficulties and complexities of international relations.” This venue provides Missouri State students an opportunity to truly experience the public affairs mission.
Special recognition goes out to two MSU Model UN Students who won awards in St. Louis. The delegate from Syria, Ian Tate, won Honorable Mention for Best Delegate in the General Assembly Second Committee. The delegate from Croatia, Emma Hackett, won Honorable Mention for Best Delegate in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Plenary.
For more information about the Midwest Model UN, visit their website at http://mmun.org/.