Model United Nations is a program focused on idealistically and pragmatically depicting the
United Nations at work. During this experience, students represent delegates from countries around the world tackling international problems and conflicts.
MUN is an internationally acclaimed activity. As much as we frown upon the following being used as a motivation for MUN, it is true that MUN is highly regarded by colleges and universities in the United States and overseas.
The Model United Nations Program at Gunn is the strongest in the Bay Area. To give corroboration to this claim, please consider the following statistics:
At Stanford in 2009, the Gunn club brought 10 delegates to a conference with over 200 and won five best delegate awards, more than any other school in attendance.
At Santa Clara Valley MUN in 2010, Gunn's club won five best delegate awards when only nine committees were present. Again, this was more than any other school.
Our club takes pride in its success and will often strike up its self-originated "Master Debaters!" chant before and after conferences.
Gunn Model UN has expanded significantly over the past decade. Gunn MUN was originally combined with Speech and Debate into one club. Several years ago, the clubs were split and given their own leadership.
After the 2008-2009 school year, the Model UN program was split into a club and class. The class was unfortunately disbanded after one year in operation.
With new teacher and student leadership, the club has greatly expanded its conference opportunities and experience over the past several years, going from attending two conferences annually in 2008 to a projected five in 2010.
Teacher Advisor: Faith Hilal
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Secretary-General: Max Lipscomb
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Coundersecretary-General: Anish Johri
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Coundersecretary-General: Kevin Zhang
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Undersecretary-General of Logistics: Hina Sakazaki
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Undersecretary-General of Simulations: Holt Bowmer
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Undersecretary-General of Training: Howon Lee
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Undersecretary-General of Legality: Derek Nielsen
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Our secretariat is comprised of members who have been involved with the club for multiple years and continue to show their prowess through consistently garnering award and recognition in conference. All the members are very knowledgeable and can be contacted regarding any Model UN matters. Their names and contact emails are listed to the left under the club logo.
Our advisor is Mrs. Faith Hilal. She holds Bachelors degrees in Political Science and History from UC Davis and a Masters in International Policy Studies from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. She is published in conference papers on political cooperation in the European Union, CBW and agricultural terrorism, and state-level terrorism in apartheid era South Africa. Immediately before coming to Gunn, she taught at the U.S. Embassy and American School in Morocco. In addition, she worked for two years as a Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty Analyst on a contract with the Department of the Army. She has represented the United States at disarmament conferences in The Hague, Netherlands.
Membership is available to any current student of Gunn High School. It is reccommended that any potential member be interested in current affairs and talking, but this is not required. To join, send us an email from the contact section or come to one of our meetings.
Our Model UN club is primarily organized through email. To have your email added to the list, send us an email in the contact section or speak to a secretariat member during a meeting.
The Gunn Model UN Club regularly holds simulations for additional practice and competition. These are directed by the Undersecretary-General of Simulations, Holt Bowmer.
Meetings are every Friday during the Gunn Lunch Period in Room V13
Meetings are held in Room V-13 (Gunn Campus) at Lunch on Fridays .
TELEPHONE: 1(650)796-9121
E-MAIL: gunnmodelunclub_gmail.com
