As a team we encourage student development in the realms of public speaking, research, and peer discussion/debate. Through debate, students engage with both sides of the argument/topic (pro/con, aff/neg); allowing students to do so enables them to think and interact with concepts outside of their comfort zone, this is what ensures our members as well rounded people and open minded thinkers. Model United Nations (MUN/Model UN) contains similar constructs that carry over to conflict resolution while maintaining your ‘character’s’ morals. In this way, MUN places students in roles they never would have thought to go into, like the prime minister of Chile or a religious official from Iran. While it may seem uncomfortable at first to portray a person with such staunchly different morals, it encourages a continuation of ongoing growth as both a person in society and a student.
