The honors recognize outstanding academic preparation for, and participation in, the annual conference. Humboldt State’s delegation has grown to represent seven countries in just its third year, making it one of the largest and most successful programs enrolled at the conference.
Students play the role of diplomats representing their respective countries in international negotiations. This year, HSU undergraduates debated a wide array of contemporary international issues and U. N. policy with almost 600 counterparts from schools across Australia, Canada, the Philippines, Russia and the western U.S. Topics included U.N. cooperation in Humanitarian Disaster Relief, Reforming Bretton Woods, Dismantling the Refuse of the Cold War, Preventing Genocide and Protection of the Climate for Present and Future Generations.
The HSU delegation comprised David Bording, Stephanie Dowdle, Rina Ferrario and Virginia Otey (representing the Democratic Republic of the Congo); Dominic Efferson, Carly Hanssler, Morrissa Hudson, Terra Kopf, Dominic Lether, Rebecca Singleton and Patrick Sullivan (Italy); Christopher Bennett, Andrew Bond, Ryan Hawley-Jones and Ryan Sousa (Qatar); Jasmin Cookman, Lizz Fehr and Dina Haigounian (Rwanda); Set Bradley, Jesse Donnelly, Vy Ortiz and Lauren Perez (Sri Lanka); Sarah Daniels, Michael Lockary, Jon Mabee and Annalise von Borstel (Sweden); Jeff Guiterrez, Rory Kalin, Claire Price and Desiree Woods (Venezuela).
The HSU course, taught by Professor Noah Zerbe, will be offered again in Spring 2010.