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The Model United Nations team from Kalamazoo College earned an Honorable Mention Delegation award at the National Model United Nations (NMUN) in New York in April, and several awards at the Midwest Model UN (MMUN) conference in St. Louis, Missouri, in February. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NMUN honor places the 15 K students who participated\u2014half of whom were rookies\u2014in the top 20% of the largest, most established intercollegiate Model UN conference in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was very proud of that, especially with a good half of our students coming into New York completely new to conferences,\u201d said Mason Purdy \u201924, president of Model UN at K. \u201cWe did as much teaching and training as we could, but they had to learn as they went.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The K team represented the Kingdom of Morocco at NMUN, with students assigned in pairs to various committees. For example, Purdy and Hannah Willit \u201924, vice president of Model UN at K, served on the human rights council. Each council considers two topics. For Purdy and Willit, the topics were human rights and the use of private military and security companies as well as human rights of indigenous peoples. Before the conference, teams research existing laws and standards, their country\u2019s history, and other areas that provide context for the topics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor example, Morocco has been embroiled in a controversy for years about territory in the Western Sahara,\u201d Purdy said. \u201cOne side says this was always Moroccan land and was taken for colonization; the other side says the people who live there don\u2019t really want to be Moroccan; the first side says they are Moroccan, they just don\u2019t realize it. The issue of indigenous sovereignty is a politically tricky one for Morocco, and sometimes you have to represent views at Model UN that maybe you wouldn\u2019t love as an individual.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The National Model United Nations team from Kalamazoo College attends the conference\u2019s closing ceremony in the UN General Assembly Hall.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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The Model UN team from K received Honorable Mention Delegation at the national conference in New York in April. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Fifteen students from K participated in the National Model United Nations in New York in April. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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K’s Model UN team represented the Kingdom of Morocco at a national conference in New York in April. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Maddie Hanulcik \u201926 served on the commission on the status of women, which considered the empowerment of rural women and girls along with healthcare accessibility for women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was largely an all-women committee, which made it a safe space for women to talk,\u201d Hanulcik said. \u201cWe were all dedicated to the same ideas of furthering women\u2019s rights. All of our committee papers passed. I had never been to a conference where every paper passed. It was cool to see us all working together and how everyone felt empowered to share and speak without fear.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At each Model UN conference, committees employ both formal (speeches) and informal (networking and developing de facto working groups) sessions to work toward a resolution addressing each topic. Over hours and days, a few resolutions will emerge that the dais (a moderating team of staff members) evaluates as acceptable, the committee will vote, and amendments will be made. The goal is that the committee will eventually adopt one resolution unanimously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGenerally, the aim on a Model UN committee is to try to get as much unanimity in agreement as you can on an issue, because in the real international community, that’s how you get change to actually happen,\u201d Purdy said. \u201cModel UN tries to replicate that, and in the process, it teaches conflict resolution, negotiating, compromise, and social and political skills.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A highlight of the New York conference for Hanulcik came when the resolution she had primarily worked on was one of just a couple chosen to be sent to the actual United Nations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt felt incredible that so many people from so many places had come together, even though we had very different backgrounds, to find resolution on this issue and make such a powerful, moving paper that our dais submitted it to the actual United Nations,\u201d Hanulcik said. \u201cIt was wonderful to feel like we have power in the future as the next generation.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Hanulcik, a political science<\/a> major with concentrations in community and global health<\/a> and in women, gender and sexuality<\/a>, Model UN offers the feel of real-world experience and develops public speaking abilities, teamwork and collaboration, friendships and optimism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Even though it\u2019s not the real world\u2014it’s a model\u2014it gives the sense of what you can do outside of school with the classes you\u2019re taking and see how they can be applied,\u201d Hanulcik said. \u201cFor example, in my women, gender and sexuality classes, we learn theories about how women can be fully liberated. Then I go to Model UN and see how those policies can be put in place to make a difference in women\u2019s lives. There is such optimism, and that goes for the real UN as well. It’s easy to know that our world is a hard place to live in and can be terrible for so many people. But the UN has this optimism about it. We’re going to keep trying. We’re going to pass these resolutions. We’re going to encourage people to implement them. It’s a place to gather and try to make things a little bit better with the power of collaboration.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to New York, a smaller group of K students attended the Midwest Model United Nations conference, where the team received several awards. There, the more experienced students represented Azerbaijan while the newer participants represented Lebanon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDuring the St. Louis conference, there was a big plenary where everyone comes together in one room and votes up or down the resolutions that each committee has done,\u201d Purdy said. \u201cThere\u2019s debates and amendments, so on and so forth. Representing Azerbaijan, I went to our delegates representing Lebanon\u2014our learners\u2014with a resolution. I said, \u2018We would really like your support for this; we would like you to sign on to it.\u2019 They read through it, and they were like, \u2018No. Lebanon cannot support this.\u2019 And I was so glad that they didn\u2019t just say yes to me because I was their friend and their teacher. I was like, \u2018Yes, you guys are getting it.\u2019 That might have made me more proud than some of the awards we won.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those awards included Distinguished Delegation as Azerbaijan, placing the team in the top 10 of all countries represented. Team members also won three individual awards, with Nathan Bouvard winning an award for his position paper in General Assembly 2 as Azerbaijan, Martina Mar\u00edn winning a position paper award in the World Health Organization as Azerbaijan, and Purdy winning the top honors of Outstanding Delegation as Azerbaijan in the UN Environmental Assembly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A double major in religion<\/a> and political science<\/a> with a Jewish studies<\/a> concentration, Purdy is grateful that the Office of Student Activities and the Department of Political Science fund Model UN at K. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cModel UN has made a world of difference to me, developing my skills, developing as a person, developing as a leader, being in charge of this club,\u201d Purdy said. \u201cI\u2019m a first-generation student, I come from a very working-class background; If I\u2019d had to pay to participate, I would have had to say no. I\u2019m so glad the K Model UN program is free to students. And we get to do that because the school is very generous, and its donors are very generous. I\u2019m very proud that our program is free because in some places, this is an elite activity. It\u2019s cordoned off for people with wealth, with financial privilege, and I\u2019m glad that\u2019s not the case at this school. Here, Model UN is about your willingness, your talent, your commitment, and that makes a world of difference with our team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy to say Model UN has made the recovery post-COVID, and we are larger and more competitive than I ever saw us. I\u2019m very proud of this program and I hope that the people I hand it off to will bring it to new heights.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Before going to New York, a smaller group of students attended the Midwest Model United Nations conference, where the team received several awards. The more experienced students represented Azerbaijan while newer ones represented Lebanon.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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K’s team that represented Azerbaijan in the Midwest competition placed in the top 10 of all countries represented.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Midwest Model United Nations Participants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Laura Goia<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Martina Marin<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Nailia Narynbek Kyzy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • John O’Neill<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Mason Purdy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Hannah Willit<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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    National Model UN Participants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Belen Ca\u00f1izares Acu\u00f1a<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Nathan Bouvard<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Maansi Deswal<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Laura Goia<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Kenia Gonzalez<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Teresa Gonzalez Redondo<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Paola Guzman Jimenez\u202f<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Maddie Hanulcik<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Rob Kloosterman<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Nailia Narynbek Kyzy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Andrea Ladera<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Martina Marin<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • John O’Neill<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Mason Purdy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Hannah Willit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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