Welcome to the Carthage College Model United Nations home page. We in the Model United Nations (MUN) strive to better understand international politics. The organization is open to all majors. The only requirement is an interest in international issues and a willingness to express your ideas.

How can you benefit from being a member of MUN? Model United Nations helps develop a vast array of skills needed in the professional world. A participant's public speaking, debating, writing and research skills will all be greatly improved. Negotiation skills will also be significantly enhanced as you work closely and often intensely with other delegations to refine a resolution that can be passed by the Model United Nations.

The organization was founded in 1997 and has since grown in size and achievement. What exactly do we do, you may ask? MUN attends at least two conferences a year, one in Chicago and one in St. Louis. At these conferences we attend a simulation of a session of the United Nations and represent the interests of an assigned country. In recent years we have represented such countries as Turkey, The Russian Federation, Costa Rica, Austria, Laos and Singapore. In acting in the country's best interests, we are not allowed to let our personal opinion interfere in the policy we argue for and must stick to the stance of the country we represent.

Another goal of the organization is to further political awareness. As an organization we hope to increase not only our own, but the community's political awareness. As evidence of our commitment to global issues, the organization has contributed to and supported such organizations as Doctors Without Borders and The Heifer International program.

Moreover, Carthage has hosted an annual Model United Nations Conference for High School students. This conference is currently a one-day conference that explores a recent international concern. Please visit the High School Conference pages for more information.

Carthage Model United Nations

Students travel to New York to discuss global issues at National Model United Nations conference. Read more ...