February 12th-17th, the department’s Model United Nations (MUN) program sent 12 students to Harvard to participate in Harvard’s National Model United Nations (HNMUN). Representing Belize, Texas State’s Eunice Arcos, Stephen Aubuchon, Sam Flores, John Garcia, Trevor Graves, Kaylie Hidalgo, Ralph Kelley, Jesse Ortega, Laurel Parkhurst, Christian Sears, Zoë Steiner, and Ethan Strickland debated a variety of global issues ranging from “Augmenting Human Capital to Reduce the Skills Gap” to “Cyber Warfare.” This is the third year the department has sent a delegation to HNMUN. As in the past, the MUN program was made possible by support from the department and Student Service fee funds.
In addition to the HNMUN, students from the MUN program will attend the Southern Regional Model United Nations ( SRMUN ) in Charlotte, NC this March 27th–April 1st. Representing Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Honduras, twenty students are registered to compete. Proceeds from the Step Up for State campaign the MUN participated in last fall will be used to pay for a portion of the trip to Charlotte.
