Graphic by Annabelle Childers
After months of preparation, the hard work of students in Pepperdine Model United Nations paid off on a national stage.
The National Model United Nations Conference awarded Pepperdine’s Model UN team with four awards following their participation in the virtual New York conference.
“It’s so good to have this shared experience with people from other schools and other states and other countries and other cultures who share the same passion for resolving international issues,” junior delegate Alexis Olmstead said.
March 28-31, 24 Pepperdine students participated in the conference, taking place on an online meeting platform called Gatherly. Senior Hadley Biggs, co-president of Model UN and business director of the Graphic, said in previous conferences, around 2,000-3,000 students from around the world have participated over five or six days in New York, spending nine-hour days at the conference.
LAS CRUCES - The New Mexico State University Model United Nations team took home top honors from the virtual 2021 National Model U.N. Conference, continuing a strong track record of achievement since the 1990s. Last year’s conference was unexpectedly canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
NMSU’s Model U.N. team earned the title Outstanding Delegation at the conference, which ran virtually from April 5-8. In receiving the Outstanding Delegation designation, the NMSU Model U.N. team achieved the highest recognition awarded at the conference. NMSU represented the United States during the mock summit, which focused on several major issues, including the establishment of a nuclear-free Middle East.