From left: Jocelyne Combey-Adamah, Tracey Johannes, Randi Chantrill John Hanley IV, Sara Deick, Matt Dale, Tom Justesen, Lauren Vaske, and Beth Biagi.
The International Relations Club, formerly known as the Model United Nations Club, is a place for those who have international interests to debate the issues of the day, organize conferences, and participate in model United Nations, among other things. Twice in the last decade, the Club won the Best Delegation awards at the annual Arrowhead Model United Nations Conference, in addition to numerous individual delegate awards. In April 2010, the Club hosted the 34th annual Arrowhead Model United Nations Conference at the UWRF: http://www.arrowheadmun.org/. The Club represented Germany, Italy, Peru, Russia, and Switzerland.
UWRF Students (L-R) Randi Chantrill, Chris Olsen, Katy Van Putten, Beth Biagi, and Jason Larson during a caucus of the Political & Security Committee
It was another amazing and successful conference. The students participated in six major United Nations bodies: the Security Council, the General Assembly, the Political and Security Committee, the Economic and Financial Committee, the Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee, and the Environmental Committee. Although the conference addressed a wide range of issues, much of the students’ work focused on the global economic crisis, nuclear proliferation, piracy in the Indian ocean, global warming, and human rights abuses in Sudan, just to mention some of the more prominent topics. Matt Dale was nominated for a Best Delegate Award for representing Russia in the Security Council debates while Tom Justesen was nominated for a Best Delegate Award on the Social, Cultural and Humanitarian Committee, also representing Russia. The Club is already looking forward to next year's conference! If you were a member of either the International Relations Club or the Model United Nations Club, please contact Wes Chapin. We would love to hear from you, to learn your stories about your experiences as a participant, and to build a list of members from past years.
OUR CONSTITUTION
2011-12 IR Club Members
President Logan Villebrun (Fall), Randi Chantrill (Spring)
Vice-president Katy Van Putten
Secretary Becca Machones (Fall), Bri Klaras (Spring)
Treasurer Liz Hebert
2010-11 IR Club Members
President Randi Chantrill
Vice-president Logan Villebrun
Treasurer Rachel Ryan
Secretary Becca Machones
Ali Al-Hanooti
Charles Ellefsen
Alexandra Ezaki
Briana Klaras
Kate Lange
Maria McMahon
Katie Nibbe
Ben Plunkett
Jessica Wheeler
Jonathan Williams
2009-10 IR Club Members
President Tom Justesen
Vice-president Lauren Vaske
Treasurer Randi Chantrill
Secretary Beth Biagi
Ali Al-Hanooti
Matt Dale
Ashley Drexler
Charles Ellefsen
Alexandra Ezaki
Ed Figi
Frank Freeman
John Hanley
Briana Klaras
Kate Lange
Becca Machones
Maria McMahon
Katie Nibbe
Katie Oaks
Ben Plunkett
Sarah Stoffa
Kathryn Van Putten
Logan Villebrun
Jessica Wheeler
Jonathan Williams
Colt Wright
For more political science information
Professor Wes Chapin, Chair and IR Club Advisor
Political Science Department
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
410 S. Third Street
River Falls, WI 54022-5001
715.425.3318 phone
715.425.0606 fax
Wes Chapin
