Model UN named Outstanding Delegation at national conference in New York

April 24, 2017

Georgia Southern University’s Model United Nations delegation was named the Outstanding Delegation at the National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference in New York in March. The delegation was also recognized for Outstanding Position Paper Writing. Georgia Southern has received the Outstanding Delegation award for seven consecutive years, and this is the team’s ninth time winning the award in the last 10 years. The Georgia Southern delegation represented the Republic of Chad, a landlocked country in Central Africa, in the University’s 46th consecutive year participating at NMUN. They assembled in October and spent the last six months learning the policies of the country of Chad and how they relate to issues such as the environment, refugees, nuclear weapons, sustainable development and many other topical global issues. “I am extremely proud of the hard work, dedication and perseverance that our students demonstrated in carrying on the outstanding traditions that have been established by the Model United Nations program,” said Barry Balleck, Ph.D., team advisor and professor and chair of the Department of Political Science and International Studies. The NMUN Conference is the largest Model UN competition in the world and features over 150 schools and more than 3,000 delegates from five continents. Individual students received awards for Outstanding Position Papers including: Kellie O’Boyle and Conner Kenney in the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development; Errol Spence and Jessica Forsee in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; Victoria Riggs and Colleen Keeney in the United Nations Human Settlements Program; Charles Arvey, Hannah Funk, Taylor Endres, Logan Crosby, Jacob Turner and Neha Aggarwal received the award for papers in the General Assembly. Arvey and Funk  were also named Outstanding Delegates from General Assembly 1. The Georgia Southern delegation included Neha Aggarwal, Melissa Ambrose, Charles Arvey, Jacob Bearden, Isabella Bueso, Logan Crosby, Taylor Endres, Jessica Forsee, Hannah Funk, Colleen Keeney, Conner Keeney, Emily Krout, Anu Morton, Kellie O’Boyle, Victoria Riggs, Chance Shelton, Errol Spence, Jacob Turner and Nicholas Williams. The delegation was advised by Balleck, and Graduate Assistant Shareen Clement. The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) is the largest of the eight colleges that make up Georgia Southern University, and it plays a central role in every student’s core of knowledge. CLASS, also described as the University’s College of the Creative Mind, prepares students to achieve academic excellence, develop their analytical skills, enhance their creativity and embrace their responsibilities as citizens of their communities, their nations and the world. CLASS offers more than 20 undergraduate degrees and several interdisciplinary minors from its 11 departments and five academic centers. CLASS offers eight master’s degrees, two graduate certificates and one doctoral degree. For more information, visit class.georgiasouthern.edu. Georgia Southern University, a public Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers 119 degree programs serving 20,673 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. Georgia Southern is recognized for its student-centered and hands-on approach to education. Visit GeorgiaSouthern.edu.