Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Eight ¾¨Ó㴫ý students and their adviser attended the 48th annual Midwest Model United Nations conference Feb. 13-16 in St. Louis.
The students received travel grants from ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and additional funding from the Department of Political Science and Sociology.
The students are members of ¾¨Ó㴫ý's recently established Model United Nations Club and this was their first competition.
The group represented Romania and was led by club president Jelena Gerga, a senior international politics and political science major, and head delegate Meredith Smith, a freshman international politics and French major.
Natasha Kassim, a junior biochemistry and political science major, and Danielle McCullough, a senior history major, won honorable mention awards for their work on the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) committee and ECOSOC Plenary sessions.
Dr. Michael Aleprete, ¾¨Ó㴫ý assistant professor of political science and faculty adviser, accompanied the group.
"They far exceeded what could reasonably be expected from first-time delegates," Aleprete said. "They went to St. Louis well prepared, and were very active throughout the conference. Their performance is a testament to what a good group they are."
Contact Aleprete at (724) 946-7254 or e-mail alepreme@westminster.edu for additional information.Â
