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About UsGlenda Dawson High School's Model UN Club is a
club/organization founded in October 2015 by Adith Ram and Sarah Elsaim with Mr. Joshua Fahler as the sponsor and faculty supervisor. Dawson MUN aims to improve the diplomatic ability, charisma, speaking ability, and knowledge of its members. This is mainly done through meetings, organized discussions, and Model UN conferences within and out of school throughout the year. Even though our club is centered around the activity of Model United Nations, we are also a "current events" club. In our meetings we discuss, understand, and debate important issues that affect the world around us. What is Model UN? |
Model UN, also known as Model United Nations or MUN, is an educational simulation of the intergovernmental organization known as the United Nations (UN). By participating in Model UN students learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the inner workings of the UN. MUN involves researching, public speaking, debating, and writing skills, in addition to critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership abilities.
Through local, regional, national, or international "conferences", students participate in various committees-- resembling those in the UN-- and debate policies and issues in order to come to a logical conclusion that is agreed upon by all "delegates"within that committee. As members of their committees, delegates are expected to represent their school's assigned country accurately, while ensuring that the best policy and/or resolution is agreed upon by the whole committee.
At the end of a conference, the best-performing delegates in each committee, are recognized with awards.
Participating delegates include students at middle school, high school, and college levels from all around the world attending various conferences around the world.
History of Dawson MUN
Sponsors
Mr. Joshua Fahler (2015-present)
Ms. Brady (2020-2022)
Ms. Kerry Burkett (2023-present)
Mr. Joshua Fahler (2015-present)
Ms. Brady (2020-2022)
Ms. Kerry Burkett (2023-present)
Officers for the School Year 2022-2023
President: Co-Vice-Presidents: Treasurer: Co-Secretaries:
Albert Xie Fred Guo Shreyasi Sundaram Leena Alaasemi
Arya Kordia Zoya Siddiqui
Chief of Staff: Head Delegates: Historian:
Aarushi Lakhi Natalie Cramer (GA) Irene Shi
Tanmay Savargaonkar (Crisis)
Albert Xie Fred Guo Shreyasi Sundaram Leena Alaasemi
Arya Kordia Zoya Siddiqui
Chief of Staff: Head Delegates: Historian:
Aarushi Lakhi Natalie Cramer (GA) Irene Shi
Tanmay Savargaonkar (Crisis)
(Left-to-Right) Back row: Shreyasi Sundaram, Fred Guo, Tanmay Savargaonkar; Middle row: Arya Kordia, Albert Xie, Natalie Cramer, Irene Shi; Front Row: Leena Alaasemi, Aarushi Lakhi (Not pictured: Zoya Siddiqui)
ft. Mr. Markus Hatzelmann
ft. Mr. Markus Hatzelmann
Officers for the School Year 2021-2022
President: Co-Vice-Presidents: Treasurer: Co-Secretaries:
Aruna Muthupillai Rishabh Dave Aarushi Lakhi Caroline Hoang
Albert Xie Mihir Kalvakaalva
Chief of Staff: Head Delegates: Historian:
Fred Guo Dania Rutherford (GA) Thinara De Silva
Isabella Soares (Crisis)
Aruna Muthupillai Rishabh Dave Aarushi Lakhi Caroline Hoang
Albert Xie Mihir Kalvakaalva
Chief of Staff: Head Delegates: Historian:
Fred Guo Dania Rutherford (GA) Thinara De Silva
Isabella Soares (Crisis)
(Left-to-Right) Albert Xie, Fred Guo, Mihir Kalvakaalva, Caroline Hoang, Aarushi Lakhi, Dania Rutherford, Isabella Soares, Rishabh Dave, Aruna Muthupillai (Not pictured: Thinara De Silva)
Credits to Melissa Tariq
Credits to Melissa Tariq
Officers for School Year 2020-2021
President: Co-Vice-Presidents: Treasurer: Co-Secretaries:
Vidya Muthupillai Aruna Muthupillai Thinara De Silva Caroline Hoang
Mihir Kalvakaalva
Chief of Staff: Head Delegates: Historian:
Albert Xie Rishabh Dave (GA) Tracy Nguyen
Jawad Kazi (Crisis)
Vidya Muthupillai Aruna Muthupillai Thinara De Silva Caroline Hoang
Mihir Kalvakaalva
Chief of Staff: Head Delegates: Historian:
Albert Xie Rishabh Dave (GA) Tracy Nguyen
Jawad Kazi (Crisis)
Officers for School Year 2019-2020
President: Vice-President: Treasurer: Secretary:
Aditya Namjoshi Vidya Muthupillai Julie Henry Jawad Jazi
Commissioner of Conference Activities: Head Delegate:
Aarav Kumar Aruna Muthupillai
Aditya Namjoshi Vidya Muthupillai Julie Henry Jawad Jazi
Commissioner of Conference Activities: Head Delegate:
Aarav Kumar Aruna Muthupillai
(Left-to-Right) Aruna Muthupillai, Vidya Muthupillai, Aditya Namjoshi, Julie Henry, Aarav Kumar, and Jawad Kazi
Credits to Mr. Fahler
Credits to Mr. Fahler
Officers for School Year 2018-2019
President: Vice-President: Treasurer: Secretary:
Aditya Namjoshi Sabah Jamal Emma Blunt Cindy Li
Commissioner of Conference Activities: Commissioner of Club and Crisis Activities:
Aarav Kumar Vidya Muthupillai
Aditya Namjoshi Sabah Jamal Emma Blunt Cindy Li
Commissioner of Conference Activities: Commissioner of Club and Crisis Activities:
Aarav Kumar Vidya Muthupillai
(Left-to-Right) Vidya Muthupillai, Sabah Jamal, Aditya Namjoshi, Cindy Li, Emma Blunt, and Aarav Kumar
Credits to Mr. Fahler
Credits to Mr. Fahler
Officers for School Year 2017-2018
President: Vice-President: Treasurer: Secretary:
Emmanuel Yamba Elizabeth Cao Eric Alvarez Aditya Namjoshi
Commissioner of Conference Activities: Commissioner of Club and Crisis Activities:
Adith Ram Kate Yordy
Emmanuel Yamba Elizabeth Cao Eric Alvarez Aditya Namjoshi
Commissioner of Conference Activities: Commissioner of Club and Crisis Activities:
Adith Ram Kate Yordy
(Left-to-Right) Aditya Namjoshi, Adith Ram, Emmanuel Yamba, Eric Alvarez, Elizabeth Cao, and Kate Yordy
Credits to Mr. Fahler
Credits to Mr. Fahler
Officers for School Year 2016-2017
Co-Presidents: Vice-President: Treasurer: Secretary:
Adith Ram Emmanuel Yamba Zach Wallace Elizabeth Cao
Sarah Elsaim
Adith Ram Emmanuel Yamba Zach Wallace Elizabeth Cao
Sarah Elsaim
The 2016-2017 Officers at the Houston Area Model UN Conference 2017
(Left-to-Right) Zach Wallace, Adith Ram, Emmanuel Yamba, Sarah Elsaim, and Elizabeth Cao
Credits to Mr. Fahler
(Left-to-Right) Zach Wallace, Adith Ram, Emmanuel Yamba, Sarah Elsaim, and Elizabeth Cao
Credits to Mr. Fahler
Officers for School Year 2015-2016
Co-Presidents: Vice-President: Treasurer: Secretary:
Adith Ram Emmanuel Yamba Zach Wallace Hannah Michael
Sarah Elsaim
Adith Ram Emmanuel Yamba Zach Wallace Hannah Michael
Sarah Elsaim