Clark Students and Model United Nations (MUN)

A message from Professor Joe Cavalli, Clark MUN faculty advisor:

“ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS

IF YOU ANSWER YES TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS, MODEL UNITED NATIONS IS FOR YOU –
✓ Do you have an interest in world events?
✓ Are you a ‘team player’?
✓ Are you interested in different cultures?
✓ Do you want to hone your critical thinking
skills?
✓ Do you want to build confidence in your
speaking skills?
✓ Have you ever wanted to be involved in student
activities?
✓ Do you want to collaborate with your peers in
addressing ‘real time’ world issues?
✓ Would you like to meet students from different
colleges/universities?
✓ Do you like to compete?
✓ Finally – Do you ever wonder what the United Nations does?

Please Contact – Joe Cavalli, Clark College MUN Program Director, jcavalli@clark.edu”

According to American Model United Nations International, the purpose of this organization is to bring global perspectives to future leaders. Clark students have the opportunity to participate in MUN activities and broaden their knowledge of global issues.

Did you know that Clark students have participated in Model United Nations for decades? You can search the Clark College Student Newspaper Collection for “Model United Nations” to read about Clark students’ MUN activities in the last century. For example, below is the content of an article from the March 2, 1962 issue of the Penguin’s Progress (a predecessor of INDY), entitled Model council eyes ’62 Mun:

International Relations Club members attended the second Model Security Council held at Lewis and Clark in Portland, Saturday, Feb. 24. The council was patterned after the United Nations council by countries and agenda presented. Clark represented the Irish Republic. Discussion centered upon the situation in the Congo, Netherlands, New Guinea, Angola, as well as the international problems of the ban on nuclear weapons’ testing and the organization of the secretary-general’s office. Molly Barry, Ceci Ryan, Judy Lecky, Carolyn Whitmore, Diane Betzing, Russ Erdman, and Ted Rogers attended the Security Council, one step in preparation for the Model United Nations to be held later in the spring at San Diego. Marshall Husson, faculty adviser went with the group.