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Thirty-five Model United Nations students, accompanied by political science professor Jeffrey Roberg, competed in the American Model United Nations conference in Chicago Nov. 17-Nov. 20.

Representing Honduras, Palestine, Israel, and the Historical Commission of Inquiry of 2005, Carthage Model UN took home six out of the 16 possible awards, including Overall Best Delegation for Exceptional Representation for Carthage students’ representation of Israel. Out of 125 delegations, only five received this honor.

American Model United Nations (AMUN) conference 2018 The other five awards won by Carthage students include:

  • Exceptional Representation of Israel in the General Assembly Plenary — Braden Kundert ’22 and Kelsey Spears ’22
  • Exceptional Representation of Palestine in the General Assembly First Committee — Alleigh Fine ’20 and Rebecca Rankins ’19
  • Exceptional Representation of Israel in the General Assembly Second Committee — William Fabian ’22 and James Meason ’19
  • Exceptional Representation of Palestine in the General Assembly Second Committee — Michael Arient ’20 and Cara Hull ’19
  • Exceptional Representation as a Party to the Dispute as Israel on the Historical Security Council of 1948 — Madeline Anderson ’20

Carthage Model UN students—representing diverse majors such as biology, political science, and studio art—were part of 1,265 students from 84 colleges and universities from across the United States and the world who worked toward solving important international issues. These issues included education for democracy; biological weapons; women and development; international cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem; the Geneva Convention and protecting victims of armed conflict; the permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian Territory; sound management of chemicals and waste; international migration and development; and the international commission of inquiry for Darfur.

American Model United Nations (AMUN) conference 2018

Congratulations to all Carthage participants for their hard work!

REPRESENTING THE COUNTRY OF HONDURAS:

Kate Baier ’21, Eryn Benner ’19, Levi Latoz ’20, Abigail Linnemann ’21, Caitlin McCombe ’20, Calvert McCormick ’22, Joanne Stanfa ’19, Natalie Lall ’22, Conner Schupp ’21, and Dulce Zarinana ’21.

REPRESENTING THE COUNTRY OF ISRAEL:

Madeline Anderson ’20, Kori Davis ’21, William Fabian ’22, Laura Hammock ’19, Taylor Kafer ’21, Caitlin Kitchen ’21, Braeden Kundert ’22, Megan Larson ’21, James Meason ’19, Alex Oblein ’19, Jonah Siminak ’21, Kelsey Spears ’22, and Mattie Weber ’19.

REPRESENTING THE “STATE” OF PALESTINE:

Michael Arient ’20, Sydni Baluch ’19, Alleigh Fine ’20, Olivia Hanley ’19, Cara Hull ’19, Shawn Klein ’20, Synclaire Lunardi ’19, Monica Masini ’19, Micah Pahl ’21, Rebecca Rankins ’19, and Colin Weeks ’19.

REPRESENTING A COMMISSIONER ON THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY OF 2005:

Erin Freeman ’19

American Model United Nations (AMUN) conference 2018

Whether you’re majoring in biology, computer science, international political economy, political science, studio art, or theatre production, Model UN is open to students from all majors. Model UN helps students sharpen their “hard” and “soft” skills through research, writing, public speaking, and diplomacy by working in smaller groups. In addition to helping students build and refine these skills, they also see an increase in confidence in presenting their views in a potentially stressful environment.

For more information about Model UN, email Prof. Roberg at jroberg@carthage.edu.