UW Oshkosh Model UN

Hello everyone!!! Welcome the Year 38 Executive Board. It is as follows: OSA Representative: Tannyr Locy - Secretary: Sami Christiansen - 2nd Vice President: Peter Herrmann - Vice President: Gabriel Anderson - President: Grant Steffen ! CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST OF LUCK! 👏

HELLO EVERYONE!!!!! It’s a beautiful summer day ☀️and we are serving up brats, hot dogs and burgers 🌭🍔at the Oshkosh Festival Foods today!! 🤩 Please come visit us if you’re out and about today! We have hand sanitizer! 😉 Coleman Korb Peter Herrmann Tannyr Locy Zoë Dahse

We are pleased to present our 2020-2021 Executive Board!🇺🇳😁

President: Coleman Korb
Vice President: Grant Steffen
2nd Vice President: Sydney Devitt
Secretary: Tannyr Locy
Oshkosh Student Association (OSA) Representative: Gabe Anderson

Please enjoy the virtual photo pictured below accompanied with some clearer photos of our newly elected! The virtual photo has Coleman at the bottom in the circle, Tannyr top left, Grant top right, Sydney bottom left and Gabe bottom right! Making the best of COVID-19 in our small MUN world! Congratulations to the new exec!

Here is our official press release for MMUN 60!

https://uwosh.edu/today/83276/tradition-of-excellence-continues-for-model-un-titans-with-most-successful-recognition-to-date/

With 34 awards, tradition of excellence continues for Model UN Titans - UW Oshkosh Today UW Oshkosh's Model United Nations team maintained its long-standing tradition of excellence at the recent Midwest Model United Nations Conference, achieving its most successful recognition with 34 awards.

GOOD MORNING!!! 🌍☀️☕️

Sorry for the delay in posting, we returned to school last week from the 60th MMUN competition, and have immediately gotten back into the school and New York groove!

There will be an official Press Release coming out, so stay tuned, however, in the meantime, feel free to take a look at this poster! 😃

Ready to go to STL with our baby child 🤩💖🇺🇳🌟

WE HAVE SOME VERY EXCITING NEWS!!!!! SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

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WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE REPRESENTING BOTSWANA AND SAMOA AT NMUN 2020 🇧🇼🇼🇸🌍🌏❤️😃

MEET THE 2019-2020 EXECUTIVE BOARD🇺🇳: Next up we have our President Zoë Dahse! Zoë is a senior pursuing a double major in UWO Political Science and International Studies through the UW Oshkosh International Studies Program!

Going into her fourth year on the team, this will be Zoë's third year on the team's executive board. Previously, she held the positions of Oshkosh Student Association Representative, as well as Vice President. Zoë stated, "Going into my fourth year, I am honored to serve as President for the 36th year of the tradition of excellence. My past leadership experiences on the team have guided me and prepared me on this path to Presidency, and I cannot thank Dr. Kenneth J. Grieb, and all of the team members before my time for building a program as prestigious and giving as UWO Model UN". 🌍

Sitting on the executive board during Dr. Grieb's last year, and working closely with year 35 President Matt Clowney to shape the team into a new era of Model UN, has allowed Zoë to draw on past experiences from the team that we all know and love, and help guide her in working with both Advisors, Dr. Tracy Hoffmann Slagter and Dr. Ang Gray Subulwa in transforming our resilient team in continuing our tradition.

Through her time in Model UN, she has spent most of her time researching political and environmental topics. Zoe stated, "At first, I was honestly not that excited to make the transition from talking about weapons of mass destruction, to plastic in the ocean. However, through this research, there are a lot of direct links that intertwine political and environmental issues. The best thing about Model UN is that there is ALWAYS something new to learn, or expand on. In my fourth year, I am eager to make more connections, and help others get the same transformational knowledge that I have gotten out of Model UN so far". If you want to chat with Zoë, stop by her office in Sage Hall 4444!

PLEASE come to the Informational Meeting tonight in Sage 3232! There will be free pizza🍕🍕🍕!

MEET THE 2019-2020 EXECUTIVE BOARD🇺🇳: Next up we have our Vice President Josey Strand! Josey is pursuing three majors in Spanish, Anthropology, and International Studies through the UW Oshkosh International Studies Program.

Reflecting on her past three years of Model UN, Josey's favorite country to represent was Gabon🇬🇦, and her favorite topic to research was human trafficking. Going into her fourth year, Josey is looking forward to making new friends and passing down knowledge to new members to continue the tradition of excellence. Through her Model UN experiences, Josey has seen a huge confidence boost from her first year to now. She attributes Model UN to helping her immensely in her personal and professional lives! Josey's spark to learn about the world around her led her to study abroad in Argentina this summer! She looks forward to sharing her experiences and knowledge from Argentina 🇦🇷with the team.

Josey encourages all new students to join the team because not only does it help you with research, writing✏️, and public speaking, but it gives you the BEST friends you could ever ask for! If you want to chat with Josey come to her office in Sage 4444! 🌍🤩⭐️

Don't forget our Informational Meeting is tomorrow night, Thursday 9/12 at 6:30PM in Sage 3232! If you have any questions email [email protected]!

MEET THE 2019-2020 EXECUTIVE BOARD🇺🇳: Next up we have our Second Vice President Peter Herrmann! Peter is pursuing a major in UWO Political Science with minors in Law and Policy, Civic Engagement, and Public Administration.

With a year of experience on the team under his belt, Peter, a fourth year college student, believes his past experiences can help him provide a unique perspective to the decision making processes of the team, especially regarding fundraising💸! As a teammate, Peter has enjoyed learning about United Nations Peacekeeping the most. Peter stated, "UN Peacekeeping performs a very admirable job, yet has flaws that warrant plans and discussions on how to resolve them, such as the empowerment of local women and women Peacekeepers. As conflicts continue to arise globally, it is important that people are familiar with the role UN Peacekeeping has to play in resolving them". During Peter's first year of competitions, he stated, "My favorite part of competing is making a working group of not only countries from all over the globe, but meeting students from all over the globe and working towards comprehensive solutions on international issues🌍". Moving into this year, he is looking forward to learning more, growing as a delegate, and helping others grow too!

When we asked Peter why new students should join Model UN, he responded with, "Joining Model UN was the best decision I made during my first year at UW Oshkosh. I gained a family and network of people here in Oshkosh, learned so many new things, and made huge strides in my classwork through study and preparation skills. I would recommend joining it to anyone looking to meet people, learn more, and improve their classwork🍎📓✏️". If you want to chat with Peter, visit him in his office in Sage 4449!

Don't forget our Informational Meeting is this week Thursday at 630PM in Sage Hall 3232! If you have further questions email [email protected]!🤩

HAPPY INFORMATIONAL MEETING WEEK🇺🇳🇺🇳🇺🇳🇺🇳🇺🇳🇺🇳🇺🇳🇺🇳🇺🇳🇺🇳🇺🇳🇺🇳🇺🇳!!! Our first meeting will be this Thursday at 630PM in Sage Hall 3232! In the meantime, you can find us visiting classrooms and stationed in the Reeve Concourse from 11-2 today through Thursday! Stop by if you want more information, otherwise feel free to email [email protected]! Hope to see you on Thursday night!!!

MEET THE 2019-2020 EXECUTIVE BOARD🇺🇳: Next up we have our Secretary Coleman Korb! Coleman is a Junior pursuing majors in UWO Political Science with a Law and Policy Minor and the UW Oshkosh International Studies Program with a UWO Global Scholar Certificate.

As Secretary and head of recruitment, Coleman is looking forward to the new activities and initiatives that the executive board has planned for the year. This year in particular, he is excited to put some of our new activities into practice, so that the team can continue go into competitions strong in its 36th year! With two years on the team under his belt, Coleman had the most enjoyment playing Germany 🇩🇪 at the Midwest Model United Nations competition this past year. Coleman stated, "Germany was a fun perspective to work from, with an ambitious set of goals for the future". His favorite topic researched in Model UN so far has been the unsustainable burden of debt 💵. Coleman explained, "Debt is a problem which not only unfairly affects developing countries, but also threatens the structural integrity of the global financial system". As a student, Coleman attributes Model UN to connecting him with Professors and opportunities in the field, which will better prepare him after graduation. In his personal life, Coleman has made friends from all Model UN generations, and is very thankful that this team has become such close friends and family.

Coleman encourages all students to consider joining Model UN, even just to give it a chance. There are so many features to the team and it is hard to explain them all if you are not a part of it. So just come! If you want to chat with Coleman about Model UN, you can find him in his office in Sage, 4449!🌍

MEET THE 2019-2020 EXECUTIVE BOARD🇺🇳: First up we have our Oshkosh Student Association Representative Jon Shanks! Jon is a Senior pursuing a major in UWO Political Science.

With one year on the team under his belt, Jon ran for the executive board because he wants to contribute more to the team, make a difference, and continue our 35 year streak of excellence! Last year Jon researched plastic and microplastic litter in the ocean 🐠🐢, he said, "I learned so much about the topic that I never expected to be as interested in as I was, it has become my favorite topic I have researched in Model UN this far!". This past year Jon enjoyed the feeling of winning in NYC for the 35th consecutive year the most 🌃. Jon stated, "The time we spent with the team after we learned we had won was surreal, just getting to be in NYC after working towards this moment the entire year was incredible, and to share the experience with all of my teammates, it was a moment I will never forget".

Moving into this year, Jon is encouraging students to join Model UN, "You'll make great friends and make memories that you will have your whole life! You'll grow as a person and develop skills that will allow you to both casually and professionally use on a daily basis. You will also learn about subjects that you didn't know you loved". If you want to chat with Jon about Model UN, you can find him in his office in Sage, 4449! 🌍

Our team member Tannyr Locy!!!! At our brat fry today!!!!

Make sure to go say hi and support our team ❤️

“We are members of the UW Oshkosh Model United Nations. We are the only academic club that represents the University, and our team has won the top awards for 35 years. We simulate what the U.N does. In conferences, we are split into different groups and discuss certain humanitarian issues or international politics. I was a social delegate in (a group) that discussed combatting human trafficking and promoting the rights of persons with disabitlites. Everyone should care about what’s happening on the international and global stage. There are people suffering all across the world that deserve the same privileges and offerings that we have here in America. Countries that are underdeveloped should be able to be economically stable. These issues affect everyone - like human trafficking, it’s not just the under-developed or developing world, it affects First World countries as well. If the world is doing bad economically, no one is doing good economically.”

(Note from Humans of Oshkosh: We are fans of young people who see the world from multiple perspectives. These four students, all sophomores at UWO, are cooking brats and burgers outside of Festival Foods, 2415 Westowne Ave, in Oshkosh, Wis., until 5 p.m. Sept. 8, 2019. They are raising money to cover the travel costs to their conferences. For more information about this top-ranked team, see https://uwosh.edu/today/73720/model-un-titans-are-champions-again/)

COME SEE US AT TASTE OF OSHKOSH!! If you listen to our spiel you can get a free Kwik Trip snack!🌍🇺🇳💚

Happy Labor Day Weekend from your favorite Model UN team!!!!

Stop by festival for all your cookout needs but mostly grab some brats 😁

We are back again today at Festival Foods! Come enjoy some food! Ranging from a brat, burger, cheeseburger, hot dog, an ice cold drink! It’s a beautiful day & it’s EAA!! If you stop by you may also notice some awesome planes flying overhead! 🤗✈️🌭🍔

Please come see us at Festival Foods today! We tell jokes for tips...and sloth fun facts! Watch out pages story and if you like what you hear come on down! 🍔🌭❤️✈️✈️✈️

ATTENTION!!!!!

Come visit the exclusive "Four Guys" Brat Fry at Festival Foods TODAY! Why go to Five Guys when you can get a DELICIOUS brat at festival foods?!?! Come see us until 5!

First brat Fry of the season! Come visit us at the Festival Foods brat barn today and tomorrow. Especially if you have some last minute shopping to do for this holiday weekend! Stay tuned for June car wash and July brat fry dates! 😉☺️🌭🍔

As we move into next year, we are really going to miss these shining Model UN stars, but we know that they are off to do bigger and better things!

Congrats to our grads: Matt Clowney, Tabitha Engstrom, Stephanie Liechty, Zachary Q. Vetter, Michael Hettig, Kirby Lawlis, and Alex Siebers!!!

Hello to our wonderful alumni! Our 35th year reunion weekend is coming soon! Please check out the website (link below) for more details! We are looking forward to seeing you all there! If you have any questions about the reunion please reach out to Janet Marie Tierney, Katie Keelan, Caitlin Hopper, Lindsey Marie Newhauser, Lindsey Marie Tyson, Chase Mitchell, or Adam Wolf!

https://oshkoshmodelun.com/?fbclid=IwAR1iriU3XcL11J7NgiL3NAD4y1Caxu36I_Izwfiy_HeJ7o_h_mxnV1tafGg

Thank you to the UW Oshkosh International Studies Program for recognizing the success of our team this year at both of our conferences and St. Louis and New York! And a big congrats to our all our team members on their success this year in their studies especially:

Matt Clowney and Natalie Britt for being inducted into the UW Oshkosh Chapter of the international studies honors society, Sigma Iota Rho, and Stephanie Liechty for receiving the Outstanding Political Science Student Award for the UWO Political Science department!

We are pleased to announce the new executive board for 2019-2020!
OSA Representative- Jon Shanks
Secretary- Coleman Korb
Second Vice President- Peter Herrmann
Vice President- Josey Strand
President- Zoë Dahse

Congratulations to our former teammate Max Honzik who is getting ready to graduate and dive into this once in a lifetime amazing opportunity! You deserve it, Max! We are so proud of you. 💗

https://uwosh.edu/today/74000/uw-oshkosh-graduate-ready-to-pursue-something-big-as-ambassador-intern-in-germany/?fbclid=IwAR24uQCbrbIv1XlHb8Nge-ak3HStMYkiQZ2QJIXhbLyCKwZyyTuFOXmVAhQ

UW Oshkosh graduate ready to pursue "something big" as ambassador intern in Germany - UW Oshkosh Today UW Oshkosh senior Max Honzik was selected for a fully funded, yearlong internship in Germany with the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals--serving as a “young ambassador.” He graduates May 18 and leaves for Germany in July.

Happy Birthday Secretary General António Guterres!!!

Thank you so much to The Advance-Titan for this article! Please read to find out about the unique experiences that MUN provides for students, which enhance their campus life and college experiences!

https://advancetitan.com/news/2019/04/25/35-consecutive-years-of-winning

35 consecutive years of winning At the National Model United Nations competition in New York from April 14-18, the UW Oshkosh Model UN team competed and won for their 35th consecutive year. Model UN President and UWO Senior Matt Clowney said MUN allows students to represent a country in the setting of the United Nations. “Studen...

Here is the official press release for our 35th year!

https://uwosh.edu/today/73720/model-un-titans-are-champions-again/

Model UN Titans are champions again - UW Oshkosh Today After a year like no other, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Model United Nations (MUN) team returned from the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference as champions. Although they are accustomed to taking top honors at the conference—indeed, this was their 35th year of victory—this yea...

WAKE UP PEOPLE! We are SO proud to announce that Year 35 for UW-Oshkosh Model UN exceeded expectations while representing Gabon & Barbados at the 2019 National Model UN Competition in New York. We walked away with not only two Outstanding Delegation Awards, but also with Outstanding Delegate Awards (peer voted) in eight of our thirteen opportunities to do so, as well as our team being recognized for having Outstanding Position Papers.

We cannot thank each and every person who has supported us in the year enough. This year started off with a hard loss of Dr. Grieb, and we are beyond proud to carry on his legacy of excellence this year, and for many more to come. Tracy Hoffmann Slagter, our new Model UN Advisor, jumped head first into supporting our team and learning the tradition of excellence, and how it must be upheld. We cannot thank her enough for sticking by our side, her positive energy at the competition, and her willingness to not only advocate for our team, but also play a huge role in leading our team to the successes we had this year. Our executive board worked so hard to instill not only institutional knowledge, but to also improve the team's skillset immensely compared to last year. We are so proud of our experienced members, as well as our new members, as we move forward in carrying on the tradition of excellence.

*Here are some of our photo highlights! More to come, as well as a formal press release*

Thank you ALL for your continued support,
Matt, Zoe, Steph, Josey, & Sydney