Model United Nations is a class offered at NSU (Northeastern State University) that prepares students for conferences in the Fall and Spring Semesters that simulate an actual United Nations Conference. This course offers students interested in Politics the opportunity to participate in a simulation of the inner-workings of a real political environment including the use of Robert’s Rules of Parliamentary Procedure, Caucusing to provide Resolutions to important issues in the world, and a general overall appreciation of world events. If you are interested in what is going on in the World, this is the class for you.

Government and International Studies Society is the umbrella student organization that MUN falls under. Unlike other student organizations dealing in politics, we are less concerned about events and issues occurring on the local and state level. Our focus and goal is the understanding and experience of the International Community as a whole, ranging from how U.S. domestic policy affects the whole world, to how the massacres in Myanmar (Burma) affect each one of us. In other words, the emphasis is on the bigger picture. We offer students the opportunity to join a student organization where the discussion of politics is not only ok, it is EXPECTED. We also offer the chance to participate in Student Organization Activities such as the Halloween Carnival and tentatively starting in the Spring 2008 semester, to proceed over NSU’s own High School Model United Nations Conference. Everyone is welcome, liberal or conservative; our Organization is an overall equal mix of both.

Requirements for MUN: MUN is a NSU sponsored class so the requirements for the class fall under tuition and the Instructors requirements for the class. This information can be found in the course description and by speaking with Dr Ron Becker the course instructor.

Requirements for GISS: $25.00 dollars will be required for Dues each semester to help with the expenses of Fundraising and Student Organization events. Attendance at weekly meetings is Mandatory barring emergencies and excused absences. Students are expected but not required to volunteer for fundraising and student organization events.

Travel: MUN offers the opportunity to participate in a conference each semester. The Fall conference will be the National Conference held in Washington DC; the Spring conference is the Midwest MUN conference held in St. Louis, Missouri. A joint MUN/GISS conference going to Los Angeles, California late in the spring semester is also offered. Pending funding for said events the majority of student expenses will be covered i.e. NSU funding to MUN; fundraising, dues, and donations to GISS. A class is also offered in the May intercession to travel to Mexico.