Model United Nations at Aquinas College

2011 Delegates

Model United Nations Conferences bring college and university students together to role-play delegates from their assigned countries. Delegates are judged on their ability to accurately portray their country’s policies and positions on a number of important issues. Knowledge of history, balance of power, alliances and diplomatic skill are fundamental. For example, in the Security Council the issues include the Indian-Pakistani arms race and conflict, the situation in Kosovo, and the ethnic cleansing in central Africa. Students must use diplomatic skills including negotiation, conflict resolution and debate. Knowledge and use of parliamentary procedure is also considered in the judging.

Students at AQ spend several weeks researching and developing their country's positions and policies. They develop specific policy statements and practiced writing United Nations resolutions. Knowledge of the structures and functions of the United Nations as crucial to the success of their portrayal as was knowledge of their country’s positions.

Model U.N. Delegates for 2011

Committee	France	Myanmar
Security Council	Kaitlin Koett Jason Fischer	N/A
HSC - 2003	Connor Sutton Matt Schousen	N/A
HSCCW – 1973	Kerwin Warneke Haleigh Timmers	N/A
GA Plenary	Ian MacNeil Evelyn Vargas	Matthew Bassett Marika Rietesema
GA First Disarmament and Intl Security	Alja Alisic Whitney FitzGerald	Tyler Clark Celia Kaechele
GA Second Economic and Financial	Anthony Davis Rachel Lanczak	Laura Rico Troy Dildine
GA Third Social, Humanitarian and Cultural	Aimee Shemanski Sarah Parlette	Jamie Oberst Erica Utter
GA Sixth Legal	Bradley Ransom Stephen Wright	Chris Holmes Matthew Winther
ECOSOC Plenary	Mark Heystek Brady Gibbons	N/A
CSD Commission on Sustainable Development	Matthea Brandenburg Annie Parks	N/A
ESE ECOSOC Commission for Europe	Brent Schrauben Sean Paff	N/A
WHA World Health Assembly	Sarah Fast	Brian Doyle Evan Hill
IPD International Press Delegate	Jordan Sarchett	N/A
ICJ Justice International Court of Justice	Asja Jackson	N/A
Permanent Representative	Kaitlin Koett	Katherine Woodhouse

Model U.N. 2011 Awards

The 2011 MUN Award Winners:

The Roosevelt Award in recognition of the Outstanding Newcomer(s) to AQ Model United Nations:

Tyler Clark Representing Myanmar on the General Assembly First Committee
Celia Kaechele Representing Myanmar on the General Assembly First Committee
Ian MacNeil Representing France on the General Assembly Plenary Committee

The Nelson Mandela Award for Outstanding Diplomacy under Adversity. This award goes to the individual(s) who, despite difficult procedural or diplomatic circumstances, exhibited extraordinary effort at achieving diplomatic solutions or portrayal of their roles:

Aimee Shemanski Representing France on the General Assembly Third Committee
Sarah Parlette Representing France on the General Assembly Third Committee
Jordan Sarchett Participating as an International Press Delegate

A New Award for 2011: The Ralph Bunche Award for Outstanding Leadership. This award recognizes superior leadership and organizational commitment to the Aquinas College Model United Nations program:

Kaitlin Koett as Head Delegate and Permanent Representative for France

The Dag Hammarskjold Award for Most Outstanding Diplomacy and Performance:
This award goes to the individual(s) whose diplomatic and content portrayal was superior in every fashion. This is the most prestigious award given in Model United Nations at AQ.

Connor Sutton Representing France on the 2003 Security Council
Matthew Schousen Representing France on the 2003 Security Council

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