{"289251":{"#nid":"289251","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GT Model United Nations Emerges Victorious","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ESponsored by the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, the Georgia Tech Model United Nations (GTMUN) Competitive Team keeps up the momentum at a recent competition, MUN-E II, hosted by Emory University. After receiving a spot in the top 75 North American teams ranking by Best Delegate, GTNMUN spent April 3-6th at Emory University competing in Emory\u2019s Model United Nations crisis competitions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003EWith committees such as Team of Rivals: Abraham Lincoln\u2019s Cabinet, 1861-1865, Iran Goes Green: the Uprising of 2009, and The Sopranos; GTNMUN addressed current, past and imaginary issues spanning from slavery to Iran\u2019s election process to assassination attempts. To participate in each of these committees, all delegates utilized their leadership, public speaking, and creativity skills to sway public opinion, resolve critical issues, and create entirely new nations. Vanderbilt University, University of Georgia, Georgia College and State University, Agnes Scott University, Clemson University, the College of William and Mary were just some of the universities present to compete in the four day competition.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe GTNMUN team returned with 8 individual distinctions and second place overall amongst all competing universities. The awards were:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E-\u0026nbsp;Verbal Commendation to Hari Tiwari (Industrial Engineering),\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E-\u0026nbsp;Verbal Commendation to Dylan Radford (Mechanical Engineering),\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E-\u0026nbsp;Honorable Mention to Jacob Whitfield (International Affairs),\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E-\u0026nbsp;Honorable Mention to Shilpa Anju Suresh (Industrial Engineering),\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E-\u0026nbsp;Outstanding Delegate to Joseph Rondone (Public Policy),\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E-\u0026nbsp;Outstanding Delegate to Anna Hunter (Economics and International Affairs),\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E-\u0026nbsp;Best Delegate to Taylor Prichard (History Technology and Society),\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E-\u0026nbsp;Best Delegate to Andres Marcuse-Gonzalez (Economics and International Affairs),\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003Eand\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E-\u0026nbsp;Outstanding Large Delegation to the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ECongratulations to all winners of the final conference for the 2013-2014 academic year! The GTNMUN team will start fall recruitment soon, and anyone interested in joining the GTNMUN team should contact Joseph Rondone via e-mail at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jrondone3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejrondone3@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Competitive Team keeps up the momentum at a recent competition, MUN-E II, hosted by Emory University."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ESponsored by the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, the Georgia Tech Model United Nations (GTMUN) Competitive Team keeps up the momentum at a recent competition, MUN-E II, hosted by Emory University. After receiving a spot in the top 75 North American teams ranking by Best Delegate, GTNMUN spent April 3-6th at Emory University competing in Emory\u2019s Model United Nations crisis competitions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"After receiving a spot in the top 75 North American teams ranking by Best Delegate, GTNMUN spent April 3-6th at Emory University competing in Emory\u2019s Model United Nations crisis competitions."}],"uid":"27751","created_gmt":"2014-04-08 15:28:23","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:11","author":"Vince Pedicino","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-04-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-04-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"289241":{"id":"289241","type":"image","title":"GT Model UN Team","body":null,"created":"1449244274","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:51:14","changed":"1475894986","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:46","alt":"GT Model UN Team","file":{"fid":"199184","name":"image_0.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/image_0_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/image_0_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":125119,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/image_0_0.png?itok=ZBATLbqo"}}},"media_ids":["289241"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"851","name":"INTA"},{"id":"91171","name":"Model UN"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoseph Rondone\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jrondone3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejrondone3@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jrondone3@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}