This past Saturday, Feb. 21, Rosary hosted its second Model United Nations conference. To say the least, RAMUN 2026 was a smashing success!
Here on Rosary’s campus, we hosted about 70 delegates from five schools. Rosary MUN students chaired four committees: Novice (beginner) UN Women on Violence Against Women in Authoritarian and Developing Countries; Intermediate Crisis on the American Revolution and the Aftermath; Advanced UNESCO on Humane Treatment for Immigrants; and Advanced Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. “Chairing” essentially is facilitating debate between delegates, who were either representing a country or a person (in Crisis only), on the topic of their committee, with the goal of coming to a resolution. The day, of course, couldn’t have been possible without our club moderators, Mrs. Ward and Ms. Kelly, who put out fires all day.
The president (or Secretary General, in MUN terms) of our club, Tahlia Jain ‘26, shared about the enormous amount of planning that goes into hosting a conference: “As for planning, we start almost a year in advance; we recruit schools to attend and find girls who want to chair and vice chair committees. From there, chairs and vice chairs spend the school year picking committee topics, researching and writing background guides, and practicing moderating debate. At the same time, I’m dividing delegates into committees, selecting countries, communicating with advisors and clubs and keeping track of the budget. There are also a lot of little things that go into the conference, like ordering gavels, doing a presentation and tour for incoming families, maintaining the website, planning and running the Opening and Closing ceremonies and designing and printing awards, placards, committee signs and nametags.”
That’s a lot! With all that planning, it’s no wonder the conference went so well. In feedback forms, many delegates expressed that they had a great time. Our chairs did too; UN Women chair, Alexis Perez ‘27 exclaimed, “I loved how we provided students a platform to discuss global issues and empowered them to engage with the world!”
We’re looking forward to next year’s conference. If you’re interested in learning more, visit the RAMUN website.
Tahlia Jain • Feb 26, 2026 at 10:20 pm
Woohoo! MUN is FUN!
Bob Clark • Feb 26, 2026 at 2:46 pm
What a great article. Undoubtedly, hosting the conference (rather than just attending one) adds greater value. Those students who organize and run an MUN conference develop leadership and event management skills — logistics, crisis management, staff coordination — skills that are difficult to replicate in a classroom setting. It also gives older students a mentorship role over younger ones and deepens learning for both parties.
Additionally, hosting a conference brings students from different schools together, which builds networks and exposes participants to a community beyond their own campus.
It also gives students something they can point to with genuine pride — they didn’t just attend an event, they built one. Job Well done!
Angela Ward • Feb 26, 2026 at 2:29 pm
Amazing summary of an outstanding team effort! Thanks Christina.