Thursday, October 25, 2007

Model UN Intercollegiate Team to discuss Iran at Annual UN Day

Photo Credit: CSULB Model UN website

The Annual United Nations Day event, sponsored by the Model United Nations Intercollegiate Team, will be held tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the USU Beach Auditorium.

Panelists will discuss Iran: Perspectives on Power in the Middle East Commemorating the founding of the United Nations and discussing the challenges facing the UN and the world community, 6:30 p.m., Beach Auditoruim, 1st floor of the University Student Union.

The Model UN team at CSULB, known BeachMUN, is part club, part class. The class is POSC 378: Politics and Practice of the UN, is offered every spring.

According to the president of BeachMUN, Ricardo S. Nuñez, the class is, "where students learn how to research and debate in an effort to explore and ultimately discover solutions to the issues presented in front of the United Nations and its associated bodies."

BeachMUN takes it beyond the classroom by including real world debates and problem solving. Nuñez believes that,"Model United Nations is truly an interdisciplinary program, evoking the political reality while utilizing the skills associated with economics, geography, health science, urban planning, and a myriad of others."

During fall semester, the club part of this hybrid gets ready for upcoming conferences, and plans today's event. UN Day is celebrated every year to honor the establishment of the United Nations and to, according to Nuñez, " discuss the challenges facing the UN and the world community."

This event began years ago, and each year the executive board of the BeachMUN decides what type of event they will host on campus.

Nuñez explained BeachMUN's plans for today's event: "This year, we decided to host a panel discussion about Iran's emerging influence in the Middle East, the U.S. foreign policy reaction, and the subsequent role of the United Nations."

For further information on the event or the Model UN Intercollegiate Team, check out their website HERE.

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