Sandburg Model UN gets global perspective

Sandburg Model UN made strides, expanding their knowledge of the international community while acting as delegates in the United Nations at CIMUN (Chicago International Model United Nations Conference) which is a Model UN conference annually hosted in the city by the Model United Nations Development Organization.

Sandburg represented nations like Angola, Argentina and Poland, and had members in a mock U.S. Senate and Cabinet of the Russian Federation. Over the course of 4 days students spent over 30 hours in committee, and many more outside, debating issues like the Syrian Civil War, Millennium Development Goals, Reliance on Eastern Europe for Energy, and the South Sudan Crises.

With sessions lasting as long as 6 hours and with numerous committees holding emergency 2 a.m. crises meetings, delegates worked around the clock to introduce solutions to the world’s problems.

After the weekend, several Sandburg delegates walked away with awards:

Best Delegates: Erica Rasmussen and Hanna Darwish Lauren Frankenbach and Jack Glynn Bill Kolpak

Outstanding Delegates: Alec Cardinal, Zahwa Hajyousif

Honorable Mentions: Ayyan Chaudhry, Anthony Arunno Caroline Hegg

Conference Award for Best in Simulations: Bill Kolpak

Overall, Sandburg performed and placed strongly in what was one of the most competitive Model United Nation’s conferences in the nation