Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres starts his speech with a welcome and a clear aim of the Sustainable Goals Moment which is to show “transformation is possible and is happening right now.” Secretary General Guterres continues on to speak of the progress that can be made as “one united family of nations.” However, he also recognizes the…
Dr. Mary Pettenger is a Professor of Politics, Policy and Administration at Western Oregon University, and is a Social Sciences Division Chair. She is the co-director of International Studies Major, and teaches a variety of courses of world politics. Pettenger received her B.A. from Whitman College, and her Ph.D. and M.A. in International Studies from University of Denver.
Dr. Noah Zerbe is the Model United Nations advisor for Humboldt State University. He received his Ph.D. in International Political Economy from York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2002. For two years, Dr. Zerbe worked in the Catholic University of Louvain before joining the faculty at Humboldt State in the fall of 2004. There he teaches classes in the…
Dr. Mike McBride celebrates 50 years of the Model United Nations of the Far West by reminiscing about the changes he has seen throughout those 50 years. From the issues that have been debated over time, locations of the meetings, and bodies that have been simulated at the conference. However, “one thing hasn’t changed. Model UN has always attracted bright,…
The MUNFW World Press is pleased to present the new, digital format for the conference’s traditional news publication. If you are a returning delegate, check out our conference archives for past issues and to relive the best moments of your time at Far West. You can even find older issues and information dating back to the earliest years of the…