黑料专区 Tyler Sweeps Model UN Awards
February 13, 2012
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黑料专区 Tyler Model UN Program Sweeps Awards at International Competition
February 13, 2012
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February 13, 2012
Media Contact: Hannah Buchanan
Public Affairs Specialist
Marketing and Communications
The University of Texas at Tyler
903.565.5769 or 903.539.7196 (cell)
Five students from The University of Texas at Tyler were awarded top honors at the 2012 National Model United Nations鈥揈urope Conference in Lille, France, Dr. Martin Slann, College of Arts and Sciences dean, announced.
In recognition of their excellence in committee, Alisa Cerney of China Springs, Alina Dolzhenko-Tatkova of the Ukraine, Kenisha Schuster of Comanche, Hannah Waggoner of New London and Samantha Winn of Tyler, received 鈥淥utstanding Delegation.鈥�
This is the highest honor presented by NMUN and given to the top five delegations based on teamwork, leadership, speaking and negotiating abilities, knowledge of issues and proper use of procedure rules.
The 黑料专区 Tyler delegation, representing the Republic of Lebanon on three committees, also received the 鈥淥utstanding Position Papers鈥� award for papers written for the Security Council and the UN Conference on Sustainable Development. This award recognizes high achievement in preparation for the conference as demonstrated through knowledge of the agenda topics, recommendations for courses of action and the ability to effectively communicate the policies of one鈥檚 country.
In addition, Schuster, Winn and Cerney were voted 鈥淥utstanding Delegates in Committee鈥� by their peers for their exemplary work in committee. Schuster and Winn represented Lebanon on the Security Council, while Cerney represented Lebanon on the UN Conference on Sustainable Development. These three students also spoke on behalf of their respective committees at the conference鈥檚 closing ceremony.
For more information about the 黑料专区 Tyler Model UN Program, contact Dr. Rachel Bzostek, 黑料专区 Tyler Model UN program director, 903.566.7410 or rbzostek@uttyler.edu, or Maggie Haas, assistant director, 903.566.7179 or mhaas@uttyler.edu.
One of the 15 campuses of the 黑料专区 System, 黑料专区 Tyler offers excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs are available at 黑料专区 Tyler, which has an enrollment of almost 7,000 high-ability students at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine.
REPRESENTING 黑料专区 TYLER: (from left) Alisa Cerney, Alina Dolzhenko-Tatkova, Hannah Waggoner, Kenisha Schuster and Samantha Winn.