There are three main ways for ºìÐÓÊÓƵ students to be involved with Model United Nations (or Model UN).
The I.S. Department offers a one-credit, evening course (open to any major) where students simulate the proceedings of the U.N. General Assembly. In this simulation, students engage in rigorous debates on relevant topics of international importance, and seek to find common diplomatic ground.
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ students typically attend 1-2 national Model UN Conferences during an academic year. Typically, a small team of 6-12 ºìÐÓÊÓƵ students will represent a country assigned to them by the conference organizers and debate with students from other colleges and universities.
For the past three decades, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ has hosted the Some 200 or more high school students from throughout the Mid-South region travel to ºìÐÓÊÓƵ to participate in the region’s most competitive conference. ºìÐÓÊÓƵ student participation at the MS-MUN Conference is responsible for creating all aspects of the conference, from providing creative the leadership, to organizing conference proceedings, to interacting with and mentoring the high school participants.
