by Nichole Poltinnikov | Jan 3, 2022 | MUN Articles, Strategy
When preparing for conferences, the importance of parliamentary procedure (parli pro) is often overlooked in favor of topic preparation. While it is essential to come to a conference with research and a game plan, your chances of gaveling without knowing the rules and...
by Andrew Maglio | Mar 21, 2020 | MUN Articles, Strategy
By far the most commonly and universally applied Model UN skill is the proposition of motions. In any given conference weekend, a competitive delegate likely proposes several dozen, perhaps even a hundred, points or motion to the chair. Motions dictate the format of...
by Kaitlyn Saldanha | Feb 21, 2020 | MUN Articles, Profile
Jordan Friedman is the incoming 2020 Secretary General for Washington University in St. Louis’s annual high school level conference, Washington University Model United Nations Symposium (WUMUNS). Friedman began his career at the Washington University International...
by Laura Reus | Jan 30, 2020 | MUN Articles, Strategy
Though it may not seem obvious, chairing a crisis committee is a very different job from chairing a General Assembly or Specialized Agency. The intimate size and rapid pace of crisis committees presents a unique set of challenges which the chair must overcome, as well...
by Khadija Sow | Jan 30, 2020 | MUN Articles, Strategy
Among the most underestimated aspects of any Model UN committee is the Q&A session. In a Q&A, a few delegates from one particular working paper will come up in front of the whole committee for a defined amount of time and answer questions from the committee as...