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Model UN Students Receive IPO Sponsorship

The International Programs Office (IPO) sponsored the International Relations Club (IRC)/Model UN to attend the Model United Nations Assembly at McGill University in Montreal in February. Their sponsorship allowed eight members of the IRC, including president Wendy Simon-Pearson ’12 (political science), to participate in the 4-day conference with 1,800 students from many colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada. About 1,300 of these students served as mock UN delegates, and another 500 took on the role of UN staff members. Students were required to prepare position papers, debate issues, and reach resolutions while acting as part of an actual UN session. Among the topics addressed included the 1980 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the situation in Libya, and groups dealing with cyber-terrorism.

Read the full article from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

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