U.S. AMBASSADORS  TO SPEAK AT B-CC’S 23^RD ANNUAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -Harriet Elam Thomas, the United States Ambassador to Senegal and Sylvia Stanfield, America's first Black woman ambassador to Brunei are just a few of the guests scheduled to speak at Bethune-Cookman College’s 23^rd Annual Model United Nations Conference (B-CC MUN). Opening session will begin Wednesday, February 4 at 7 p.m., and continue thru Saturday, February 7 in the Wendell P. Holmes Building located on the college campus.

Model United Nations (B-CC/MUN) was founded in 1979 following the participation of several B-CC students in a similar program at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

During the conference, participants will simulate the proceedings of the United Nations Economics and Social Council (ECOSOC) Plenary.

“As an extension of classroom, Model United Nations provides a unique opportunity for students to gain valuable knowledge of global issues and how to resolve them, Said Dr. Chiazam Okoye, Assistant Professor of Political Science and B-CC Model United Nations advisor.

For more information or to apply online, visit the B-CC MUN website at www.cookman.edu or contact Dr. Chiazam Okoye at (386)-481-2529.

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Bethune-Cookman is a comprehensive college, which offers degrees in liberal arts as well as professional fields, such as business, education and nursing. A United Methodist Church-affiliated school, the College has a diverse and international student population of more than 2,700 and a solid reputation for academic excellence and community service. As evidence of its outstanding program, the College has been listed in the Templeton Honor Roll of Character Building Colleges and Universities, and it was ranked by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the “Top 50” schools in the nation for black students.  B-CC is one of 10 charter member colleges of Project Pericles, a program to create civic leadership and involvement on its member campuses.  The College will celebrate its 100^th year of founding on October 4, 2004.

For more information, contact our website www.bethune.cookman.edu. 

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