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TCC Model UN alumni set new standards for excellence in leadership through TSMUN
May 2014
Not many people would expect high-school-age students to be able to fluently debate international politics, intuitively apply parliamentary procedure or have a refined grasp of foreign affairs. However, the hundreds of high school and middle school students who come together for the Tallahassee Southern Model United Nations (TSMUN) conference each year can do all that and more.
Model United Nations alumni group receives Community Connection Grant
May 2014
An organization that supports Tallahassee Community College’s Model United Nations team received a $1,000 grant from a local Wells Fargo bank branch.
Tallahassee Southern Model United Nations, a group comprised of TCC Model United Nations alumni, collected the Community Connection Grant Thursday, May 8, from Wells Fargo’s North Monroe Street branch. The group was chosen to receive the award by Big Bend District Manager Wendy Parrish.
TSMUN Internship Program
July 2014
TSMUN Board of Directors moved forward to initiate TSMUN Internship Program in order to expend Public Relations capabilities. Internship Program is available for college students attending Tallahassee Community College, Florida State University and Florida A & M University. Please see “Read More” for detailed Job description and directions to apply.
UNESCO Center for Peace Partners with TSMUN
August 2014
After a successful International Model United Nations (IMUN) conference in Washington D.C this year (July 17- August 2), innovative minds were churning. Prominent global issues were discussed, ideas and ideologies were challenged, and young minds were forced to see perspectives in a whole new light. One hundred and sixty students from twenty-seven countries attended. Meanwhile, amidst all the international dialogue, two other minds reached their own pinnacle of inspiration. Frank Vasconcelos (2014 Secretary General of the Tallahassee Southern Model United Nations Conference) and Guy Djoken (executive director of UNESCO Center for Peace) were beginning to form a partnership in order to further extend this unique opportunity to students.
For the second time, TSMUN Mission is Wells Fargo Donation recipient
May 2015
Tallahassee Southern Model United Nations (TSMUN), one of Florida’s premiere Model United Nations conferences, is the recipient of Wells Fargo’s East Tallahassee Branch’s charity of choice.
"On behalf of my charity, I'm very thankful for Wells Fargo's generous contribution" said Bugra Demirel, president of TSMUN’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Wilson comes back to expend the Conference
April 2016
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Tallahassee Southern Model United Nations (TSMUN) Board of Directors are excited to announce the Secretary General (SG) of 21st Annual conference: Truitt Wilson. Truitt will be joining the TSMUN Board of Directors a second year in a row as the SG of the conference, aiming to expend the oppurtunuties TSMUN offers and reach out to more High and Middle school students.
Tallahassee Community College Students Earn an Unprecedented Five Awards at International Conference at the United Nations
April 2017
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-
Sixteen students from Tallahassee Community College attended the National Model United Nations (NMUN) in New York City. The NMUN, is the oldest and largest intercollegiate Model United Nations conference in the world. Over 5,800 students from 44 countries convened in New York to participate in the simulation that was from April 9th. to the 15th.