Troy University To Host Middle School Students For Model United Nations Assembly
By: Stephen Crews
Updated: February 17, 2011
During the two-day event, which is sponsored by the Wiregrass
Writing Project and the Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center at
Troy University, 28 delegations from Brewton City, Coffee County,
Dothan City, Ozark City and Troy City school systems will dress in
costumes native to the country they represent and meet together to
debate issues and pass resolutions.
“This Model United Nations event provides students with a new
awareness of the world and international affairs,” said Terry White,
program development specialist for the Southeast Alabama Regional
Inservice Center at Troy University. “Model United Nations can help
students build self confidence and provides them an opportunity to learn
by doing. During this assembly, they will have the opportunity to
develop consensus-building, research and communications skills.”
The opening assembly will begin at 8:30 a.m., March 3, in the
Trojan Center Ballrooms on the Troy Campus. Students will spend the
remainder of the event’s first day in committee meetings and general
assembly, during which proposed resolutions will be presented and
debated.
The first day of activities will draw to a close with a World
Hunger Meal during which students view a presentation on the issue of
global hunger and have a meal of bread and water.
During the second day of the assembly, students will be presented
with a “world crisis” scenario and be divided into Bloc Nations to
develop solutions to the crisis situation. Finally, the UN Security
Council will meet to vote on proposed solutions to the world crisis.
The event will conclude with an awards presentation and closing ceremonies beginning at 1:20 p.m. on March 4.
Schools participating in this year’s assembly are:
- Brewton Middle School
- New Brockton Elementary School
- Girard Middle School of Dothan
- Carver Magnet School of Dothan
- D.A. Middle School of Ozark, and
- Charles Henderson Middle School of Troy.
