Carthage Model United Nations competes in Chicago conference

Sixteen Model United Nations (UN) students, accompanied by Professor Jeffrey Roberg, traveled to Chicago to compete in the American Model United Nations (AMUN) Conference on Saturday, Nov. 19 through Tuesday, Nov. 22. Carthage students represented the countries of Argentina and Nigeria.

Andrew Kasica ’25 and Spencer George ’26 representing Nigeria. With very little sleep, but good diplomatic skills, our students tackled issues of international importance such as: countering the threat posed by improvised explosive devices; examining the role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament; women in development; the promotion of international cooperation to combat illicit financial flows and strengthen good practices on assets return to foster sustainable development; protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons; the right to food; education for democracy; transboundary cooperation — a key factor for biodiversity conservation, restoration, and sustainable use

While at AMUN, Carthage Model UN students were part of approximately 950 participants from 83 colleges and universities from across the United States and the world who work to solve problems and try to “get their way.”

Dan Lenzi ’24 and Michael Malyszek ’25 representing Argentina. Representing the country of Argentina:

• Megan Baumeister ’23
• Elvira Chiappetta ’23
• Laura Hung ’24
• Max Kellerhals ’23
• Dan Lenzi ’24
• Michael Malyszek ’25
• Alex Papież ’23
• Maya Zenner ’25

Abby Trch ’23 and Lorin Bucur ’26 representing Nigeria. Representing the country of Nigeria:

• Lorin Bucur ’26
• Spencer George ’26
• Andrew Kasica ’25
• Tyler Kelly ’24
• Sabrina Moskow ’25
• Grace Kucharski ’23
• Zoe Moreano ’23
• Max Kellerhals ’23 and Maya Zenner ’25 representing Argentina. Abby Trch ’23

These students represent 12 majors from across the college, including accounting, Asian studies, biology, Chinese, computer science, economics, engineering, finance, history, international political economy, Japanese, political science, and sociology.

Please congratulate all of these students for their excellent efforts should you see them. They were a great team!

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Model UN helps students to sharpen their “hard” and “soft” skills through research, writing, public speaking (in front of large groups), and diplomacy (by working in smaller groups). In addition to helping students build and refine these skills, they also see an increase in confidence in presenting their views in a potentially stressful environment.

As a tune-up for our AMUN conference, members helped to teach these skills to high school students on Nov. 4, when we hosted our 23rd Annual High School Model UN Conference. We welcomed 314 students from 18 high schools.

Model UN is open to students of all majors. Please explore our website or contact Prof. Roberg (jroberg@carthage.edu) for more information about joining our Model UN organization.

Sponsoring Department, Office, or Organization:

Model United Nations

For more information, contact:

Jeffrey Roberg: jroberg@carthage.edu