In its 10th year of attending the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference in Washington, DC, SPC’s Model United Nations (MUN) brought home another Outstanding Delegation award.
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the MUN program at the College. At the conference, held November 7-9, SPC was recognized not only with the Outstanding Delegation award, but also for its 10th consecutive year of attendance. The team was one of six schools that received this distinction, the highest awarded.
NMUN remains the largest and oldest ongoing intercollegiate Model United Nations in the world. Since the program’s inception, the team has consistently won high-level awards at domestic and international MUN conferences. In fact, the team has won a delegation award at 27 of 29 NMUN conferences and attained the Outstanding or Distinguished distinction at 23 of 29 NMUN conferences (top 25%).
SPC MUN’s attendance at this year’s conference was also rewarding as Alliyah Edwards, a former SPC student and member of SPC MUN, served as the 2025’s NMUN-DC Secretary-General.
The SPC delegates were thrilled to receive the Outstanding Delegation distinction, as it was the culmination of months of hard work and preparations.
Jovan Billings, a first-time delegate, shared, “I can’t say enough positive things about how much this experience has impacted all of us individually and as a whole! Thank you, faculty, and SPC!”
SPC MUN faculty and NMUN-DC traveling team
SPC MUN faculty is includes six advisors: Drs Douglas Rivero (Lead Faculty), Roberto Loureiro, Bill Fleming, Randy Lightfoot, Gyldas Ofoulhast-Othamot, Earl Fratus and Professor Sonia King.
For this Fall 2025 conference, the traveling team included Professor King (Clearwater), Dr Ofoulhast-Othamot (Gibbs), and 13 students. SPC MUN delegates were Sherine Abuzaina, Jovan Billings, Oscar Adderley, Isabella Arnold, Kassiah Kasper, Kingston James, Alexandra Leinweber, Abigail Mehling, Clark Panugalinog, and Matthew Oliver. Alexandra Leinweber, Matthew Oliver, Hunter Hise, James Bain III, Alexa Griffin all served as head delegates for the team.
SPC MUN representing Spain
At the conference, SPC had the honor of representing Spain. Over the course of the fall semester, the delegates tirelessly prepared through bi-weekly meetings and simulations, various hands-on activities, and virtual meetings, including with the University of New Haven’s MUN team. Before the conference began, the delegates visited the Spanish embassy in D.C. There, students had the opportunity to query embassy officials and gather some last-minute information.
Once sessions formally began, SPC delegates were very active and involved in the following MUN committees and topics:
- Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)
- Creating Effective Drug Policy in Transit Countries
- Addressing the Impact of the Global Trade in Opiates
- Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
- Unpaid Work, Informal Employment, and the Economic Empowerment of Women
- Strengthening of the Coordination of Emergency Humanitarian Assistance of the United Nations
- General Assembly First Committee (GA1)
- The Relationship between Disarmament and Sustainable Development
- The Role of Science and Technology in the Context of International Security and Disarmament
- General Assembly Third Committee (GA3)
- Realizing the Rights of Indigenous Peoples through the Implementation of UNDRIP
- Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance in the Achievement of the SDGs
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Managing Radioactive Waste and Its Disposal
- Enhancing Effective National and Global Response Arrangements and Capabilities to Minimize the Impacts from Nuclear and Radiological Incidents and Emergencies
- United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)
- Ensuring Sustainable Tourism
- Promoting Regional Cooperation on Air Pollution to Improve Air Quality Globally
Next step: Montreal and New York
The work of SPC MUN will continue in Spring 2026. Two more conferences are planned in Montreal, QC and New York City, NY. Student recruitment for both events will start soon. These conferences will offer other exciting opportunities for SPC-MUN students to showcase their skills.
Last but not least, the success of SPC MUN would not have been possible without the support of the college and Dean Joseph Smiley, as well as the overall campus community. As always, SPC MUN’s student delegates and faculty members are looking forward to carrying out the College flag and enhancing its national and global reputation.