Each year, the National Model United Nations (NMUN) holds its annual conference in the week preceding Easter. The NMUN brings more than 3,000 college students and faculty from all over the world together in New York City, with opening and closing exercises held in the Assembly Hall of the United Nations.
In addition to the rigorous schedule of committee simulations that takes place, students meet with representatives of the Permanent Missions of the countries they represent, and benefit from hearing high-level diplomats relevant to their assigned committee speak.
Much of the Spring semester is spent honing documents called position papers. These are used both at the UN and in the NMUN conference to provide thorough, yet concise statements of a country's positions on relevant issues. Position papers represent actual policy of a school’s assigned country, as each sentence is weighed for what it brings to the document. Seven drafts of each of the eleven UI position papers were written. The position papers will be posted below in March for viewing.
MODEL UN DELEGATION 2013
Fiji Committee Assignments
General Assembly 1st Committee (Disarmament and International Security)
Samantha Hansen
General Assembly 2nd Committee (Economic and Financial)
Martha Ramirez and Mariela Vazquez
General Assembly 3rd Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural)
Karlee Kirking and Hannah Sandoval
General Assembly 4th Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
Patrick Green and Meaghan Younger
UNCTAD
Angie Heuring and Niccolette Matsche
Philippines Committee Assignments
General Assembly 1st Committee (Disarmament and International Security)
Ali Norris and Darcie Wonacott
General Assembly 2nd Committee (Economic and Financial)
Jillian Greene and Alysha Van Zante
General Assembly 3rd Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural)
Leanna Dann and Joanne Roman
General Assembly 4th Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
Emily Greene
C34 (Special Committee on Peacekeeping)
Scott Lembke
UNCTAD
Lauren Keeney and Angela Whalen
ECOSOC
Gabriella Alonso and Matt Fostvedt
Commission on the Status of Women
Erin Heuring and Madison Hulsey
Human Rights Commission
Chelsea Gaylord and Tyler McKanna
IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency
Kelly Fisher and Michael Wells
Togo Committee Assignments
General Assembly 1st Committee (Disarmament and International Security)
Dan Derig and Kelsey Stanaway
General Assembly 2nd Committee (Economic and Financial)
Haleigh Frank and Peik Wahl
General Assembly 3rd Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural)
Kaylee Kosareff and Lauren Layton
General Assembly 4th Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
Maggy Hand and Kady Suhr
C34 (Special Committee on Peacekeeping)
Thomas Cruz
Economic Commission for Africa
Darci Dobson and Ali Nuckles
UNCTAD
Lea Black and Katie Russell
Security Council
Max Cowan and Dan Lewis
Head Delegates
Lexington Becker, Alyssa Petersen, Taylor Reed, Andi Scanlan