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Top Row (left to right): Henry Price, Jasym Mireles
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Lone Star College hit its stride at the
National Model U.N.
conference in New York City. Eight honors students from LSC-Montgomery
helped the college win the Outstanding Delegation Award for the second year in
a row. Three LSC-Montgomery students, Hanna Brumbellow, Natalia Hazelwood and
Lindsey Solis each won the prestigious individual award, Outstanding Delegate
in Committee. Four
LSC-Montgomery students, Emma Hudroge, Pradip Lamsal, Jasym Mireles, and Henry
Price won position paper awards.
LSC represented the Republic of Chad. Other
national and international colleges and universities at the event included
Brigham Young University, Syracuse University-Maxwell School, The Hague
University of Applied Sciences, University of Mississippi, University of South
Wales, and University of Ottawa.
“There was an extremely high level of competition at this
conference,” said Hazelwood. “Our hard work showed LSC-Montgomery belongs among
the top schools at National Model U.N. I was very proud to be a part of the LSC
delegation.”
Unlike many other college and university
students taking part in National Model U.N., LSC-Montgomery students do not
receive academic credit. They do a large amount of research independently and
commit to meeting with other LSC campuses every Friday afternoon for almost
three hours.
“It is definitely a source of pride for our
students,” said David Kennedy, LSC-Montgomery professor. “Our students are
hungry to prove themselves and they are incredibly hard-working. We are
fortunate to have funding to train and bring this group to New York to expose
them to a large academic conference and students from around the world. The
conference is a great opportunity for our honors students to learn hands-on
skills in diplomacy.”
Brumbellow, Hazelwood and Solis were
presented with their awards on the last day of the conference, which took place
inside the U.N. headquarters.
“Headquarters is such a powerful room, it
is like a cathedral,” said Brumbellow. “You are in there and you are thinking
about the historic, important documents that have been passed. I kept thinking
about the people whose chair I sat in. I thought about how they make important decisions
with real-world consequences. The National Model U.N. Conference was unlike any
educational experience I have ever had. It was phenomenal.”
Two freshmen, Mireles and Hudroge won an award for their
position paper on renewable and sustainable energy. Lamsal and Price also won
an award for their position paper on corruption and environmental governance. In preparation
for the conference, students prepare sophisticated position papers on their
committee assignments. These papers reflect extensive research into the
historic and substantive backgrounds of U.N. committees, key topics addressed,
and the positions of their represented country on these topics.
For more information about the Honors
College at LSC-Montgomery or National Model U.N. contact David Kennedy at Charles.D.Kennedy@lonestar.edu.
LSC-Montgomery
is located at 3200 College Park Drive, one-half mile west of Interstate 45,
between Conroe and The Woodlands. For more information about the college, call
936.273.7000, or visit www.LoneStar.edu/montgomery.
Known
for its leadership, innovation and steadfast commitment to student success,
Lone Star College provides high-quality academic transfer and workforce
education / career training programs to more than 83,000 credit students each
semester, and a total enrollment of 95,000 students. LSC is training tomorrow’s
workforce today and
redefining the community college experience to promote student success and
economic prosperity. Stephen C. Head, Ph.D., is the chancellor of LSC, the
largest institution of higher education in the Houston area, which consists of
six colleges, eight centers, two university centers, Lone Star Corporate
College and LSC-Online. To learn more visit LoneStar.edu.