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Wright State represented the United Kingdom. The team studied the U.K.\u2019s foreign policy thoroughly before the trip and used that information to give speeches, write resolutions and write position papers during the conference.<\/p><\/div>\n

For the 33rd year in a row, Wright State University\u2019s Model United Nations team achieved the highest recognition possible at the national conference in New York City.<\/p>\n

Competing against 255 teams from universities around the world, Wright State was one of 17 schools to be recognized as having an Outstanding Delegation. The Wright State team also collected several awards for Outstanding Committee Delegates (as voted by their peers) and Outstanding Committee Position Papers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 25 delegates demonstrated award-winning negotiation, consensus building and leadership; they are truly better prepared to be global citizens,\u201d said Donna Schlagheck, Ph.D., political science chair and Wright State\u2019s Model UN faculty advisor.<\/p>\n

This year, Wright State represented the United Kingdom. The team studied the U.K.\u2019s foreign policy thoroughly before the trip and used that information to give speeches, write resolutions and write position papers during the conference. The team also visited the U.K. Mission to the United Nations.<\/p>\n

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Wright State\u2019s head delegates for the 2012 team, Matthew Conaway and Jacquelyn Schroeder.<\/p><\/div>\n

Wright State\u2019s head delegates for the 2012 team, Jacquelyn Schroeder and Matthew Conaway, led the preparation on campus as well as Wright State\u2019s team at the conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got the Outstanding Delegation award again, which means we worked well in committee, we knew our country\u2019s policy, and above all else we were active and effective contributors,\u201d said Schroeder.<\/p>\n

Students represent their designated country and produce resolutions by working with students from other teams in committee. They try to get consensus, but different state policies conflict.<\/p>\n

“We had to represent the U.K. policy as best we could and interact with others with it in mind at all times,\u201d said Schroeder. \u201cIt\u2019s really a game of negotiation and compromise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students say the experience is invaluable because they learn to think from another country\u2019s perspective. The process of learning that country\u2019s position on global issues teaches tools that serve students well beyond the classroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe program engages students in\u00a0intense preparation for the conference, focusing on public speaking, negotiation, research and writing legislation and treaties,\u201d said Schlagheck.<\/p>\n

Schroeder, who has participated in five Model UN conferences, says her experience as head delegate in this, her final year, is bittersweet.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been my life the last five years, I guess you could say,\u201d Schroeder said. \u201cI\u2019m really proud of the team and the work that they\u2019ve done, definitely. I\u2019m so pleased with all of our results.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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