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GWUPIE Coordinator Kiran NatarajanContact KiranHey there! My name is Kiran Natarajan and I’m a sophomore in the Elliott School of International Affairs, majoring in International Affairs and Economics. Originally from Chennai, India, I went to Torrey Pines High School in San Diego and I now call Lake Charles, Louisiana my hometown. I have been involved in MUN since high school and I have gone to several conferences with the wonderful GW Model UN team. My specific areas of interest in the international field are conflict and economic development in South Asia and the Persian Gulf. I think GW is an incredible place to study and DC the best place to interact with the international affairs community. The George Washington University Program for International Education (or GWUPIE for short) is a major arm of the IAS’ community service initiative. I was a Global Classrooms DC Model UN trainer in the Spring of ’09 and I am committed to developing and improving the GWUPIE program here in GW. If you would like to volunteer or want more information about the program, please feel free to email me |
GWUPIEGeorge Washington University’s Program for International EducationGWUPIE is another opportunity for IAS Members to put their knowledge and experience of International Affairs and Model United Nations to use. In November and in April the IAS hosts a Middle School Conference and a High School Conference for Model United Nations. The students that run this conference are well trained in Model UN and have strong knowledge of what is going on in the world, so it made good sense to bring back GWUPIE a few years ago to teach students who do not have these opportunities about Model UN and about world affairs overall. The IAS will be working with Global Classrooms, the education arm of the United Nations Association, to go into high school classrooms and do what we do best. For example, this fall we will be teaching about different regions in the world through contemporary films that have had an impact on the way the world looks at these regions. One of our main goals is to emphasize to the students the importance of events that are often overlooked because they did not occur in the United States. Then, in the spring, we will be helping Global Classrooms prepare students for the Washington, D.C. conference in May at the US State Department. If you like working with students, watching movies, International Affairs, and Model UN, get involved with GWUPIE! To learn more about the program and how you can participate, e-mail Kiran. |
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