Model United Nations

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Wichita Area Model UN Great Plains Model UN UN Day Dinner

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Model United Nations

Students have been winning awards and making great memories in WSU's Model UN program for over 60 years. Through Model UN, WSU students learn about the UN, its role in world affairs, and the transformative power of diplomacy. Students take on the role of diplomats and practice critical skills, like consensus-building, collaboration, teamwork, critical thinking, research and writing, and public speaking.

Model UN team Gathered at the NMUN conference

Meet our Leadership Team

Dr. Alex Middlewood

Faculty Advisor

Ayleen Escobedo

Secretary-General

Tyler Dorsch

Deputy Secretary-General &MUN Student Coordinator

Taliyah Winn

Under-Secretary-General of Finance

Niki Noland

Under-Secretary-General of Social Activities

Sydnie VanArsdale

Under-Secretary-General of First Year Affairs

Conferences We Attend

American Model United Nations

AMUN is an international Model UN conference held in Chicago, IL each November. The conference hosts 1,400 students, faculty and young professionals from across the United States and around the world.

National Model United Nations

NMUN is the largest international Model UN conference in the world, hosting students from across the world in New York, NY each spring. At NMUN students have the opportunity to meet with UN diplomats for country briefings and attend the conference's closing ceremony n the UN General Assembly hall.

McGuire Model UN Scholarship

Dr. Alex Middlewood and scholarship recipient, Tyler Dorsch, pose at the 2023 UN Day Dinner

McGuire Model UN Scholarship

Mr. W. John McGuire is an attorney practicing law in Washington, D.C. Prior to law school, he received his Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Public Administration from Wichita State University. While at WSU, Mr. McGuire was a regular participant in the Model United Nations program, including serving as the student coordinator during the 1979-80 school year. During his time as a member of the WSU Model UN program, Mr. McGuire was twice named Outstanding Delegate at the University of Pennsylvania Model UN Conference and was a member of several award winning delegations. Following graduation from WSU, he served as under secretary general of the National Model UN in New York and served two additional years on its governing board. Mr. McGuire and his wife, Connie, established the W. John and Connie O. McGuire Model UN Scholarship to ensure that other WSU students have the opportunity, and to encourage them, to participate in Model UN.

McGuire Scholarship Recipients
Year Awarded	Name of student
23	Tyler Dorsch
22	Andrew Bobbitt
21	Jared Troxclair
20	Mackenzie Gibson
19	Zubair Khan
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Award-Winning Team

Our team regularly wins awards at regional and international conferences.

Recent Awards
Year	Conference	Country Represented	Award
2024	NMUN-NY	Kazakhstan	Distinguished Delegation
		Kazakhstan in the Human Rights Council	Outstanding Position Paper
2023	NMUN-NY	Bulgaria	Distinguished Delegation
	ScotMUN	Nigeria in the	Outstanding Delegation
	AMUN	Costa Rica in the General Assembly First Committee	Oustanding Delegation
		Costa Rica	Position Papers
		Venezuela	Position Papers
2022	AMUN	China in the General Assembly Third Committee	Outstanding Delegation
		China	Position Papers
		Viet Nam	Position Papers
2021	NMUN-NY	Bahamas	Honorable Mention
	AMUN	Japan in the General Assembly First Committee	Outstanding Delegation
		Japan	Position Papers
		Hungary	Position Papers
2020	AMUN	Ethiopia in UNESCO	Outstanding Delegation
		South Africa in the Security Council	Outstanding Delegation
		Armenia	Position Papers
		Ethiopia	Position Papers
		Ireland	Position Papers
		South Africa	Position Papers

United Nations Day Dinner

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Other Programs of Interest

If you have an interest in international politics, you might be interested in majoring or minoring in Political Science or International Studies. We also offer a 15 hr Global Competency Certificate.

Political Science International Studies Global Competency Certificate