Friday and Saturday mark Model United Nations Weekend in Erie, and in an annual tradition, Gannon University’s Model United Nations joined the mayor’s office to raise a flag.
Thursday morning, Mayor Joe Schember and Gannon University’s Model UN invited their delegates to commemorate the upcoming weekend by raising the United Nations flag in front of City Hall.
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Organizers said that this is a great opportunity for students to get real-world experience in politics
Current senior and secretary general of Model United Nations at Gannon, Cadence Hover, told JET 24 about the purpose of this tradition.
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“Just understanding Model United Nations as an activity of diplomacy, team building and creative thinking. That really boosts me as a student because those are all skills that I’ll be taking in my career. Really organizing a conference for over 300 students is a lot of work, so I really commend my team for helping out with that,” said Hover…