The University of North Georgia (UNG) had multiple students from its Dahlonega and Gainesville Model United Nations (UN) teams contribute a strong performance at the Southeast Regional Model United Nations conference in Atlanta in November.
Carlee Blankenship from Rocky Face was one of the team members.
UNG students won several awards, including:
• Best Delegate – General Assembly Plenary – France (Blankenship and Madeline Lindell).
• Delegation Award for Outstanding Position Paper – France (Blankenship, Tim Chamblee, Orla Fennell, Austin Gazaway, Sara Gonzalez, Dominick Ledesma, Lindell and Gianna Torretta).
Blankenship, a December graduate with a degree in political science with a pre-law concentration, said the Model UN class and club spurred growth for her. It was also valuable experience in preparing her to be a student speaker at commencement in December.
“It’s helped me learn to speak to other people in a way that helps lead them to action,” Blankenship, vice president of the Model UN on UNG’s Dahlonega Campus, said. “It’s a way to work on multifaceted problems with a collaborative approach.”