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Westminster College Model United Nations Team Continues Debates

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Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2005

Eight members of the Westminster College Model United Nations team participated in the first Model UN competition of the year at Mercyhurst College.

 "The topic under debate was a resolution calling for global nuclear disarmament, an item on the agenda of the United Nations in New York this year," said Dr. Andrea Grove, assistant professor of political science and advisor to this group.  "Thirty-eight students from several area universities participated, including Westminster College, Mercyhurst College, Lakeland College (Ohio), St. Bonaventure University (N.Y.), Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Pittsburgh."

 Westminster College will host the next event Saturday, Oct. 8, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Sebastian Mueller Theater located in the McKelvey Campus Center.  Attending this meeting are representatives from Mercyhurst College, the University of Pittsburgh, St. Bonaventure University, Lakeland College, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Westminster College.

"A model UN is a way for students to learn about the United Nations, contemporary international issues, multilateral diplomacy, how to see problems from various perspectives, and how to engage in role playing," Grove said.

 Contact Grove at (724) 946-7254 or e-mail groveak@westminster.edu for more information.