by Kaitlyn Saldanha | Jul 12, 2020 | MUN Articles, Profile
Rachel Pederson began her work with American University Model UN Conference (AmeriMUNC) as a crisis staffer in her freshman year. In the years following, she filled a number of roles in the American University International Relations Society (AMIRS), which ultimately...
by Joel Shapiro | Apr 29, 2020 | Editorial, MUN Articles
When I entered the committee room for the first session at NAIMUN LVII, I took a seat along with nineteen other delegates: many of whom I immediately recognized as being Head Delegates from several top Model UN teams from the NOVA area. Each one of them walked up to...
by Joel Shapiro | Feb 10, 2020 | Announcement, MUN Articles
My name is Joel Shapiro, I am a graduating senior from Maryland, and I am your Assistant Director for the first ever All-American Model UN Summer Ad-Hoc Academy at Johns Hopkins University from July 12th to 18th, 2020. The Ad Hoc Academy is a week-long, hands-on Model...
by Brian Johnson | Jan 29, 2020 | MUN Articles, Strategy
There comes a point in every delegate’s career where Model UN starts to feel a bit stale. You’ve read dozens of 50+ page background guides, re-familiarized yourself with parliamentary procedure more times than you can count, debated child soldiers for the...
by Frank Pobutkiewicz | Oct 15, 2019 | Feature Article, MUN Articles
Ad Hoc Committees of the Secretary-General are becoming more popular with each passing Model UN season. Once a rare sight, conferences increasingly offer Ad Hoc committees to challenge experienced delegates. An ad hoc committee assignment allures senior delegates on...