Posted on Monday, January 3, 2022
Several ¾¨Ó㴫ý students traveled to Chicago in November to participate in the American Model United Nations (AMUN) Conference, an annual four-day United Nations simulation event that gives students an opportunity to hone their collaboration, negotiating and diplomacy skills.
Sixteen members of ¾¨Ó㴫ý’s Model United Nations (UN) team participated in the conference, held Nov. 20-23, during which students assumed the role of delegates from different countries tasked with solving real world issues. ¾¨Ó㴫ý’s students represented Panama and Uruguay.
The committees at the conference were tasked with solving problems related to a range of global issues such as water sanitation, nuclear disarmament, the HIV/AIDS crisis, racism and discrimination, mine action, refugee assistance, and indigenous peoples’ rights.
Senior Jessica Reabe, a senior criminal justice studies major from Export, Pa., led the Panama delegation, which also included:
• United Nations Environmental Assembly: Reabe and Jacqueline Buda, a senior political science major and Honors Program student from San Antonio, Texas
• General Assembly First Committee: Lydia Ohm, a first-year psychology major from Pittsburgh
• General Assembly Third Committee: Blake Wilt, a first-year computer science and political science double major from Lakewood, Ohio
• General Assembly Fourth Committee: Evan Brochinsky, a junior early childhood education major and Honors Program student from Bridgewater, N.J.
• Human Rights Council: Logan Minch, a senior history and political science double major from Grove City, Pa., and Sean Davis, a senior business administration and finance major from Sharpsville, Pa.
• International Atomic Energy Agency: Theodore Curcio, a sophomore history major from Mt. Jewett, Pa.
The Uruguay delegation was led by Mitchel Henderson, a senior political science major from Greenville, Pa. Other representatives included:
• United Nations Environmental Assembly: Hannah Wilson, a senior international studies major and Honors Program student from Bowie, Md., and Noah Pollio, a senior biology major and Honors Program student from New Castle, Pa.
• General Assembly First Committee: Henderson and Chloe Buckley, an exchange student from Lisburn, Northern Ireland
• General Assembly Fourth Committee: Ellis Moore, a first-year political science major from Millington, Mich., and Wyatt Walker, a first-year political science major from Venetia, Pa.
• Human Rights Council: Kelsey Humes, a sophomore marketing and professional sales major from Pittsburgh
• General Assembly Plenary Committee: Victoria Harden, a sophomore individual interdisciplinary and history double major and Honors Program student from Greensburg, Pa. (virtual)
• International Court of Justice: Buckley and Pollio
A total of 68 schools representing 133 countries participated in this year's conference. This is the 14th consecutive year ¾¨Ó㴫ý students have participated in the AMUN conference. The team is advised by Dr. Michael Aleprete, professor of political science.
