Model UN Team Victorious in D.C.
The Manhattan College Model UN team traveled to Washington, D.C. on Oct. 29 to participate in the National Model United Nations – DC conference. Sixteen Manhattan College students represented Uganda and Venezuela on six committees: General Assembly First Committee (disarmament); General Assembly Third Committee (social and humanitarian); Security Council, United Nations Environment Programme, African Union and the Special Session on Children and Armed Conflict. The Uganda Delegation won one of three Outstanding Delegation awards (the highest one awarded). In addition, Chris Tucci ’11 and Brian Donovan ’10 won the outstanding position paper award in the Special Session on Children and Armed Conflict.
The following students participated in the three-day conference:
Irfan Ahmed ’10, international studies and economics
Emily Attwater ’10, international studies and philosophy
Ryana Barbosa ’11, marketing and global business
Cristina Baglio ’12, international studies
Patrick Casey ’12, government and sociology
Kelly Dantuono ’10, English
Brian Donovan ’10, history and psychology
Caroline Faughnan ’12, government and communication
Sergiu Frasineanu ’11, economics
Britney Hayes ’10, communication
Jacqueline Patchen-Johnsen ’12, international studies
Caleb Merrill ’12, international studies and government
Amanda Scott ’10, international studies
Chris Shemanski ’11, government and economics
Andrew Tratner ’11, government
Chris Tucci ’11, international studies