Recently, UD's Model U.N. team has traveled to national conferences and shared their experience with high school students on campus.

Model U.N. is an organization with chapters in middle schools, high schools and colleges throughout

the world. All chapters of Model U.N. are simulations of the real United

Nations, according to President of UD's Model U.N. Caryl Nunez.

Model U.N. is attending three conferences this year, including the Model Organization of American States, which took place earlier this month in San Antonio, Texas at St. Mary's.

"We act as ambassadors for the country in which we represent and attempt to address and negotiate these issues diplomatically," Nunez said. "These conferences allow us to interact with students from local colleges and universities."

According to Zach Lindsey, vice president of Model U.N., the team did very well. UD represented Trinidad

and Tobago and was one of 15 schools attending. It was UD's first time at this conference and they were asked to return in 2009.

UD will be attending the Dayton Model U.N. Conference at Wright State in February, as well as the National Model U.N. Conference in New York City in April.

On Thursday the team hosted a high school conference in order to host younger students and teach them more about the program.

Members of Model U.N. hosted committees and picked topics for the students to deliberate, Nunez said.

"The high school conference is a learning conference for the students,"

Dani Hosfeld, the treasurer of Model U.N. and chair of the General Assembly during the high school conference said. "The goal is for them to finish with a better understanding of how the U.N. operates,

proper procedure during committee,

and to learn more about the position of the state they are representing."

According to Hosfeld, Model U.N. has improved on many of her public speaking and formal writing skills.

"I thought it would be a great experience,"

Hosfeld said. "Not only would it allow me to learn more about other countries, but it would also teach me a lot about how the U.N. functions,"

For more information about Model U.N. contact UDMUN@notes.udayton.edu.