Cal State L.A. delegation receives
Political Science class represents Cuba
Los
Angeles, CA –
With a
19-member delegation representing the Republic of Cuba, Cal State
L.A.’s Model United Nations (MUN) recently garnered top awards
in all three categories at the annual National Model United Nations
conference in New York.
For the
first time, Cal State L.A. received both “Outstanding Delegation”
and “Outstanding Position Papers”—which are the highest honors a
delegation can receive.
Presented to only 16 colleges and universities out of more than 300
colleges and universities, the outstanding delegation awards are
determined based on the collective performance of all delegates in three
areas—remaining in character, participating in committee, and proper use
of the rules of procedure.
Additionally, two CSULA students—Carlos Hollopeter and Juan Huezo—were
recognized for their roles as delegates of Cuba in the Organization of
American States (OAS) and received “Outstanding Delegation in
Committee.” (For a list of
awardees, go to
www.nmun.org/09%20downloads/2009%20NMUN%20Awards%20_Sheraton_.pdf).
Other
CSULA MUN students who participated in the conference through the POLS
454 course this past winter quarter included: Quetzalcoatl Aduna, Marcel
Anaya, Carlos Carrillo (head delegate), Denise Coca, Jaemy Garcia (head
delegate), Carrie Marina Grice, Jillian Kwong, Juan Ligutom, Liliana
Lugo, Michael Medina, Megan Mullins, Mario Palencia, Saul Porras,
Angelica Robles, Maria Samaniego, Fermin Vasquez, and Karam Yoo.
Grice
said, “I felt extremely proud of our entire delegation, including
myself, because we were recognized by not only our peers, but the MUN
organization—for all of our diligence and teamwork demonstrated on paper
and on the committee floors.”
Yoo also
echoed the same sentiment. She said, “I felt proud to be representing
CSULA and felt very proud of the team. Despite the limitations and
obstacles we faced, we still took on the difficult tasks and made a name
for ourselves.”
Emily
Acevedo, professor of the course and faculty advisor for the CSULA MUN,
explained, “In the classroom, students learn about the United Nations
and the country that they will represent as delegates. In addition to
learning about the United Nations and their country, students develop
precise writing skills and learn to correctly utilize the rules and
procedures through mock sessions.”
In 2006,
the Cal State L.A. team was awarded “Distinguished Delegate” and, in
2000, earned “Honorable Mention” distinction.
The
National MUN is an annual conference that provides students with the
opportunity to engage in a simulation with other colleges and
universities as a delegate of a nation. The conference is sponsored by
the National Collegiate Conference Association. For more details, go to
http://www.nmun.org/.
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