Regarding the Future of MSUMUN:

Esteemed Delegates, Advisors, Staffers and Friends of MSUMUN,
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I wish we were able to have a better opportunity to introduce ourselves to you than this present moment, but as so many things have gone this year, this is the situation we once again find ourselves in. For those of you who do not know, my name is Jillian Riney and I am your Secretary-General for MSUMUN XX’21. I am unceasingly aided by my Deputy Secretary-General, Emily Hanson, as well as the rest of our MSUMUN XX’21 Secretariat.

 As you know, MSU has made the decision to have a fully virtual fall semester because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are many questions you undoubtedly have about what this means for MSUMUN this year and we will try our best to answer them.

It is my personal goal and the goal of all of MSUMUN Secretariat that we will have a MSUMUN conference in 2021–-whether it be a fully in-person conference, a hybrid conference, or a fully virtual one. We understand the amount of time, hard work, commitment, and personal value each and every one of you dedicate to this organization and it is our number one priority to bring your work to fruition this year in a way that prioritizes your safety. It is not an option for us to go through the ordeal of cancelling another MSUMUN session; our staffers, delegates, and Secretariat deserve a MSUMUN that they are able to see through to completion. In order for this goal to be successful by springtime, there will be some changes to MSUMUN during the fall semester.

MSUMUN will be holding no in-person meetings or events during the fall. This includes social events, Senior Staff hirings, Junior Staff hirings, and All-Staff meetings. All of these events will be moved to the appropriate virtual platform and you will all be notified of how each meeting will be conducted well ahead of time. In regard to individual committee meetings, we will leave it up to the staffers of each committee to decide whether or not in-person weekly meetings are feasible while still adhering to MSU, East Lansing, and State of Michigan COVID-19 guidelines. Additionally, we understand that many of you will not be able to return to campus for the fall semester so even if a committee can host in-person meetings, there must be a virtual option for each meeting. 

There are still many unknowns that we are working out as a team. In all likelihood, we will not know what MSUMUN XX’21 will definitively look like until the start of spring semester. We are currently developing a series of flexible contingency plans which will be made known to all of you upon completion. Depending on the state of COVID–19 in the US and Michigan, one of those plans will be selected as our running operation. We ask that you remain patient with us and hold faith in the fact that there will be a MSUMUN conference held the weekend of March 26-28th, 2021. 

This fall will undoubtedly be a difficult one for many of you and that is not something we intend to ignore. We encourage you to remain part of the MSUMUN community as your presence this year will be the key factor in ensuring that we can follow through on our guarantee of hosting MSUMUN XX’21. With that being said, we understand that school, familial, and mental health commitments come first; whether or not you choose to be a part of MSUMUN XX’21, you will always be a part of this community and you will always receive support from us. 


Finally, do not hesitate to contact me, Emily, or any member of Secretariat with any questions or concerns. This year will be far from ideal, but together we will make it worth it. 

Best,
Jillian Riney
Secretary-General
MSUMUN XX
secgen@msumun.org

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About MSUMUN

Michigan State University Model U.N. is the premier high school conference in the Midwest. Over 7,900 delegates from 140 schools have attended our conference over the past eighteen years. Students from across the country have come back again and again to Michigan State University’s Model United Nations Conference. The staff of MSUMUN prides itself being both educational and exciting.

• General Assemblies are meant to instruct delegates about the functions of the United Nations and how a legislature works as a whole in giving recommendations from a global perspective.
• Specialized Committees are more targeted towards specific topics of the Chairs' choosing from the past, present and future.
• Crisis Committees take a look at more focused topics and the actions taken by the delegates to determine the outcome of the committees. 

We are thrilled about our committees this year and our enthusiastic staff looks forward to hosting another memorable conference for you! Students will be able to explore a world-class university while visiting campus and getting a taste of college life on Grand River Avenue.

Location
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
219 S. Harrison Road
​East Lansing, MI 48824

Committees

20

Schools

36

Exceptional Minds

850+

From the Desk of the Secretary-General

Esteemed Delegates, Advisors, and Friends,

It is my honor and pleasure to officially announce the twentieth session of Michigan State University Model United Nations (MSUMUN) as well as the ninth session of Red Cedar Model United Nations (RCMUN).

This past year, MSUMUN XIX and RCMUN VIII presented a variety of innovative and educational committees. In our General Assemblies, Delegates worked collaboratively to  resolve challenging issues, such as settling territorial disputes, decreasing ocean wastes, ensuring proper nutritious diets worldwide, giving freedom to superhumans, and tackling the epidemic of vaping and tobacco use. In our Specialized Committees, Delegates immersed themselves into ideas such as the privacy issues in the nation’s largest companies, the goal of supporting the Palestinian refugees, the empowerment of rural women, the incorporation of more voices and representation in democratic institutions, the implementation and plan to assist deaf and disabled children learn, and the modernization of the Soviet economy in the modern era. In our Crisis Committees, Delegates created a future Iranian government, the first term of Bolivian President Victor Paz Estenssoro, the Haitian Revolution, the Hong Kong Executive Council, the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producer, and both sides of the British East India Company and the Sikh Empire. With the support of over 100 MSU volunteer staff members, we hosted nearly 700 high school students and over 200 middle school students as they engaged in two of the nation’s premier Model UN conferences held on one of the nation’s most beautiful college campus.

At this time, I am excited to announce that MSUMUN XX will be held March 13–15, 2020 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center on Michigan State’s campus. With this being our twentieth year anniversary, the members of MSUMUN and I look forward to showing delegates the best of what MSUMUN and Michigan State University has to offer. At MSUMUN, we strive to provide the dynamic and educationally enriching experience that MSUMUN has offered previously. For questions regarding the conference as a whole, and your school’s potential participation, please contact Undersecretary-General of External Affairs, Allie Pail, at externalaffairs@msumun.org.

I am looking forward to the ninth session of our middle school conference, RCMUN IX. The date for RCMUN will be announced soon. RCMUN has always fostered incredibly positive experiences for all of its Delegates, Advisors, and Staff, and I am greatly pleased to see it enter its ninth session. Our exceptional Secretary-General of RCMUN, Emily Hanson, is enthusiastic to see RCMUN grow and expand as a conference. I have the utmost confidence in her vision and leadership. If for any reason you may need to contact her, Emily can be reached at rcmun@msumun.org.

As we continue to prepare for MSUMUN XX and RCMUN IX, we plan on continuing to work with our schools, Advisors, and Delegates outside of the conference through our Outreach Program. In past years, MSUMUN and RCMUN staff members travelled to school in order to help students engage in research, public speaking, writing, and debate skills. I expect our Outreach Program to continue to strengthen the relationships MSUMUN and RCMUN have worked hard to develop with schools, while providing valuable educational opportunities to our students. If you are interested in our Community Outreach Program, please do not hesitate to contact our Undersecretary-General of Operations, Jillian Riney, at operations@msumun.org.
 
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns relating to either of our conferences, feel free to contact me personally at secgen@msumun.org. I, along with our fantastic Staff and Secretariat, look forward to working with you this year. As the Secretary-General, I am honored to be a part of this organization, and I hope to see you all at MSUMUN and RCMUN!

Sincerely,

Monica Pham
Secretary-General
MSUMUN XX
secgen@msumun.org

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