The last day of the conference included the awards and closing ceremony on that Friday morning. We had an awesome keynote presentation on the importance of United Nations peacekeepers. It is awesome to hear how our participation in the conference serves as a catalyst to changing the world. The University of Arkansas picked up 4 awards:
- Outstanding Position Paper – China ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council)
- Outstanding Delegates in Committee – China ECOSOC
- Distinguished Delegation – China
- Distinguished Delegation – Republic of Korea (South Korea)
I cannot express how proud I am of the hard work and dedication of this group. Our committee sessions were long. They included multiple speeches and hours of negotiation and debate. Every single country and committee from the University of Arkansas gave more than 100% effort and represented our school in very high fashion. In addition to the awards, our group benefited from personal and professional development. Because of our participation in this conference, we are better researchers, negotiators, and public speakers. We have mastered the skill of presenting and communicating research effectively and working in groups to create proposals and solutions that the body can actually implement. Our group also bonded and created a family. I cannot say enough about Dr. Stapp and the 20 students that participated in NMUN China 2018. I’m proud of myself and the group for getting out of our element and meeting other people from around the world. We challenged ourselves to work multilateral and have confidence in our research and proposals. We ended the conference with a celebration at an awesome Hot Pot restaurant. Great work, delegates!
