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MANHATTAN COLLEGE MODEL UNITED NATIONS TEAM A STANDOUT AT FALL INVITATIONAL CONFERENCE

Top Manhattan students snag multiple awards for outstanding performance and knowledge of issues.

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Manhattan College’s Model United Nations team recently won the award for outstanding overall performance, as well as three committee awards, at the first-ever Invitational Model United Nations (IMUN) Conference held November 10 to 13 in Washington, D.C. The conference, which is designed to help prepare students to compete in the national annual spring conference in New York City, was sponsored by the American Center for International Policy Studies (AMCIPS). The Washington, D.C.-based group provides educational and service programs to help social agencies as well as to increase public awareness of international issues affecting people globally. About 250 students, who represented 25 countries, participated in the IMUN conference.

The College’s delegation of 14 students represented Russia in the competition. A total of seven awards were given to teams for overall outstanding performance. Manhattan’s delegation was one of the seven that received that honor for their knowledge of issues, preparation, position papers and negotiation skills. In addition, three of the seven committees that comprised Manhattan’s delegation also won committee awards.

Michael Brady ’05 and Jamie LaMarco ’07,  part of the committee on trade and development,  won for their negotiations in trade and development issues including intellectual property rights, globalization, electronic trade and agricultural trade. Heather Anen ’05 and Nicole Pollio ’05, on the environment committee,  received the award for their handling of climate change issues, energy consumption and the preservation of biological diversity. Annamaria Eder ’07 and French exchange student Nadia Djebaili, part of the general assembly committee, won for their dealing on refugee issues including crime against refugees, refugee resettlement and providing for basic needs of refugees.

Dr. Pamela Chasek, assistant professor of government and director of the College’s International Studies Program, serves as faculty advisor to the Model UN program. Dr. Chasek invited international studies majors, government majors and students enrolled in her international organizations course to participate in the IMUN Conference. The delegation resulted in a mix of students majoring in communications, government and international studies.

Manhattan College was founded in 1853 in the Lasallian heritage of excellence in teaching, inspired by St. John Baptist de La Salle. Manhattan is an independent, Catholic, coeducational institution of higher learning offering more than 40 major programs of study in the areas of arts, business, education, engineering and science. For more information, visit www.manhattan.edu.

MODEL UNITED NATIONS TEAM AT IMUN CONFERENCE:

Heather Anen, senior, international studies

Tony Azios, junior, international studies

Michael Brady, senior, English/government/urban studies

Jennifer Diestra, junior, international studies/French

Nadia Djebaili, French exchange student, English

Annamaria Eder, sophomore, international studies

Carmelita Francois, senior, international studies/French

Marissa Gross, senior, international studies/Spanish

Jeremy Hudack, senior, international studies/communications

Jamie LaMarco, sophomore, government

Blair Lampe, senior, international studies

W. Dominick Mach, sophomore, government

Nicole Pollio, senior, international studies/communications

Anne Tarnasky, senior, government

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