UMass Lowell International Relations Club

obal issues while representing our university with a great sense of pride. Our club has participated in Model United Nations conferences in London, Cairo, Geneva, Toronto, Turkey, Vancouver, Scotland, and Belgium, as well as numerous conferences within the U.S. Many of our students are top performers in these conferences, and we have always maintained a strong presence in these competitions. Students in IRC also use what they have learned in Model UN competitions to influence the surrounding communities through the annual University of Massachusetts Lowell Model United Nations Conference (UMLMUN) for high school students. Every year, schools from all over the Merrimack Valley send delegations of students to compete at UMass Lowell. This competition takes rigorous amounts of preparation and research which engages the intellect of both the IRC members and the high school participants. While competitors learn how to adequately relay ideas that are important to them and gain confidence in doing so, IRC students oversee the debates and become proficient in areas such as event planning, professionalism, diplomacy, and public speaking. Since its inception, our club has fostered personal and lifelong intellectual development, as well as created lifelong bonds among its members. We have seen many of our past participants go on to become influential members in their communities, serving in such capacities as state representatives, political analysts, business professionals, and lawyers.